Authors at Third Place Books Dec 10-17

Third Place Books is located in Lake Forest Park Town Center

17171 Bothell Way NE   98155   206-366-3333

Monica McDowell

Confessions of a Mystic Soccer Mom: A Life Played with Feet in Both Worlds

Monday, December 10 at 7pm

What’s a mom to do? Her kids see auras and angels. Divine visitations interrupt routine household chores, and random dogs mysteriously come and lie down at her feet. In Confessions of a Mystic Soccer Mom, Monica muses on events from her stranger-than-fiction life with an engaging voice and a quirky eye.

Christopher Lord

The Christmas Carol Murders

Tuesday, December 11 at 7pm

The Christmas Carol Murders is the first of an exciting new cozy mystery series combining the atmosphere of a classic Agatha Christie puzzle, the deft touch of Charlotte MacLeod, a hint of Oscar Wilde’s humor, and the literary spirit of the great Charles Dickens.

Paul de Barros

Shall We Play That One Together? : The Life and Art of Jazz Piano Legend Marian McPartland (St. Martins)

Friday, December 14 at 6:30pm

In a world dominated by men, Marian McPartland distinguished herself as one of the greatest jazz pianists of her age. Shall We Play That One Together? is more than just the life story of one of our greatest artists, Paul de Barros chronicles an age when jazz was a vital art form. Just as inviting as Marian’s signature question on Piano Jazz, Shall We Play That One Together? is an invitation to readers everywhere to listen to the score of a bygone age.

Lish McBride

Necromancing the Stone (Henry Holt)

Monday, December 17 at 7pm

Local author and Third Place Books bookseller Lish McBride’s second novel Necromancing the Stone delivers the fallout to her first novel Hold Me Closer, Necromancer. Filled with the familiar and eclectic cast of characters, Necromancing the Stone picks up the pieces six weeks after the showdown with Douglas, the Necromancer. With her wonderful brand of snarky wit and engaging, suspenseful storytelling Lish delivers the next chapter in the Necromancer series.