Authors at Third Place Books December 3 - 14

Rick Springfield

Late, Late at Night (Touchstone)

Friday, December 3 at 5pm

Welcome Rick Springfield for a special signing on his new memoir Late, Late at Night. Receive your signing line ticket with your purchase of Late, Late at Night.

Tickets required for the signing line.

Clark Crouch

Harkin' Home: Cowboy Poetry and Western Tales

Saturday, December 4 at 6:30pm

Clark Crouch, a prize-winning cowboy poet, returns with his eighth book, Harkin' Home, a collection of original poems and short stories. From the allegorical beauty of a "Red Prairie Rose" to such verses as the fantasy of "Dead Man's Gun," the brutality of "Massacre," the defense of "Chopin's Minute Waltz," and hemp tricks by "Ropin' Fool," he offers a generous view of the humor and the pathos of life in the Great American West. A two-time winner of the Will Rogers Medallion Award for Cowboy Poetry, his work reflects viewpoints and biases which grew out of life during the Great Depression, years of drought in the Sandhills of Nebraska, and six youthful years earning his own way as a cowboy from the age of twelve.

Caridad Ferrer

When the Stars Go Blue (St. Martin’s)

Tuesday, December 7 at 7pm

An alluring novel of passion, ambition, temptation and a young woman’s discovery of the meaning of love. In this contemporary interpretation of Bizet's Carmen in which the fiery gypsy is reinvented as a modern-day dancer, torn between the attentions of an intense music prodigy and a dashing soccer player, Ferrer brings to the page a story so lush and enthralling, you won’t be able to put it down.

Roy Holman

Healing Self, Healing Earth:

Awakening Presence, Power, and Passion

Wednesday, December 8 at 7pm

Learn how to heal old wounds and find a path of peace and purpose during these turbulent and transitional times. Find your heart while also helping heal our planet. Each chapter includes stories, tips, quotes, daily practice points, and a meditation to guide you to a powerful and passionate life. For anyone at any stage of their path.

Steve Berry

The Emperor’s Tomb (Random House)

Thursday, December 9 at 7pm

The tomb of China’s First Emperor, guarded by an underground army of terra-cotta warriors, has remained sealed for more than 2,000 years. Though it’s regarded as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world, the Chinese government won’t allow anyone to open it. Why?

That question is at the heart of a dilemma faced by former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone, whose life is shattered when he receives an anonymous note carrying an unfamiliar Web address. Logging on, he sees Cassiopeia Vitt, a woman who’s saved his life more than once, being tortured at the hands of a mysterious man who has a single demand: Bring me the artifact she’s asked you to keep safe. The only problem is, Malone doesn’t have a clue what the man is talking about, since Cassiopeia has left nothing with him. So begins Malone’s most harrowing adventure to date—one that offers up astounding historical revelations, pits him against a ruthless ancient brotherhood, and sends him from Denmark to Belgium to Vietnam then on to China, a vast and mysterious land where danger lurks at every turn.

John Pappas

That Dog Will Never Hunt

Friday, December 10 at 6:30pm

Twelve very different stories with a dog theme that pulls you into the times, places and hearts of real people and their dogs in surprising ways. From humorous to serious, hunters to best friends, set in contrasting places and situations.

Enter these stories and meet the artist who feels if her dog ever leaves her she will no longer be able to paint, the displaced rancher whose memory of his dog’s unnecessary death still haunts him, the homesteader who counts on his dog to warn of danger, the boy who knows his dog is his closest friend and many others from Alaska to the swamps of Louisiana.

Sarah Lee Lawrence

River House : A Memoir (Tin House Press)

Saturday, December 11 at 6:30pm

River House is one young woman’s story about returning home to her family’s ranch and, with the help of her father, building a log house on the property. Sarahlee Lawrence grew up in remote central Oregon and spent her days dreaming about leaving her small town for world adventures. An avid river rafter through adolescence, by the age of twenty-one, Lawrence had rafted some of the most dangerous rivers of the world as an accomplished river guide. But living her dream as guide and advocate, riding and cleaning the arteries of the world, led her back to the place she least expected — to her dusty beginnings and her family’s home. River House is a beautiful story about a daughter’s return and her relationship with her father, whom she enlists to help brave the cold winter and build a log house by hand. Lawrence’s father, landlocked on the ranch for decades, is a surfer who longs for the sea. Lawrence, a reformed river rat, has forsaken the water for a spell, determined to build a home. Together, they work through the harsh winter, father helping daughter every step of the way to achieve her dream. The surprise comes when Lawrence sees how she has helped him live his.

Nancy Pearl

Book Lust To Go : Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers

(Sasquatch)

Monday, December 13 at 7pm

In this collection, Pearl offers recommended reading for travelers, vagabonds, and dreamers on 120 places in the world, from Indonesia to Ireland, summoning the perfect book to connect with a particular interest of the area. Autumn – can you roll something into this about it being a gift giving suggestion event?? Ideas for gifts etc etc.

Ken Armstrong and Jonathan Martin with the staff of The Seattle Times

The Other Side of Mercy: A Killer’s journey across the American Divide

Tuesday, December 14 at 7pm

The Seattle Times’ coverage of the ambush slayings of four Lakewood police officers won a 2010 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news. In this compelling new book, the newspaper’s staff goes deeper, telling a story about our nation’s racial divide, the political risks of mercy, and missed opportunities to stop a man going mad. 

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