LFP Reads Ivan Doig

By Cheryl McKeon, Third Place Books

LFP Reads has chosen local author Ivan Doig's novel The Whistling Season for its sixth city-wide Summer book.

Doig will introduce his newest novel, Work Song, at Third Place Books June 29. He’ll attend a book club discussion of The Whistling Season Monday, July 26 at 7 pm at the book store, and all are invited.

The Whistling Season is set in early-20th century Montana (familiar Doig country) and is the story of a widower who advertises for a housekeeper for himself and his children -- the woman who steps off the train is just right for the job, and her brother adds his own color to all of their lives. “It's a novel any reader 13 and up can enjoy,” said a LFP Reads committee member.

An art exhibit and a program about Montana pioneer life round out the summer’s events.

Entries for a one-day two-dimensional exhibit should reflect a theme from the book. Entry forms for the July 31 exhibit are at Third Place Books.

Kenmore author Kirby Larson’s power point presentation about the pre-WWI Montana frontier is Thursday, August 5 at 7 pm on the Third Place Commons stage. Larson is the author of the Newbery Honor-winning young adult novel, Hattie Big Sky.

Earlier LFP Reads titles were: Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos; The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch; Plenty: A Year of Eating Locally by Alisa Smith and J.B. Mackinnon; The Worst Hard Time by Tim Egan; and A Sudden Country by Karen Fisher. While Plenty was written by a couple from British Columbia, all the others are by local authors.

LFP Reads is a consortium of the City, the LFP branch of King County Library, Friends of the Library, and Third Place Books.