Authors at Third Place Books January 12 - 15

Third Place Books at LFP Towne Centre is a major stop on the book circuit for 
authors promoting new books. Authors generally read from their books, sometimes answer a few questions, and then autograph the copies that people have purchased. Most of the events take place in The Den, a cozy area in the middle of the store.

David Wilma

Historic Photos of Seattle in the 50s, 60s, and 70s (Turner)

Wednesday, January 12 at 7pm

History is more than dates and events. History is images often as mundane as a shopper buying vegetables or a lost view of a neighborhood transformed by development.  Here, photos of Seattle from the three middle decades of the 20th century are compiled and we learn the stories of their photographers and subjects. 

Rabbi Mark Glickman

Sacred Treasure: The Cairo Genizah

Thursday, January 13 at 7pm

In 1896 a Rabbi stepped into the attic of a synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, and there found the largest treasure trove of medieval and early manuscripts ever discovered.  Considered among the most important discoveries in modern religious history, the Cairo Genizah’s contents contained early copies of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, early manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, and other sacred literature. 

Robert Crais

The Sentry (Putnam)

Friday, January 14 at 6:30pm

Bestselling author Robert Crais returns to Third Place Book with his latest Joe Pike adventure.  Joe Pike and Elvis Cole offer their help to a pair of Hurricane Katrina refugees who, it turns out, have a sordid past that is rapidly catching up to them.   

Heidi Durrow

The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Algonquin)

Saturday, January 15 at 6:30pm

This debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy. Growing up in the 1980s, she confronts her identity as a biracial young woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white.