Poet who loves the sea, teacher of English in Japan, and novelist at Third Place Books this week

Three authors are scheduled for Third Place Books this week, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: a reflection on teaching in Japan, a novelist who writes about DEA agents, and a fisherman who writes poetry.

As always, the public is invited and those purchasing books can get them autographed by the author. Third Place Books is on the upper level of Town Center at the corner of Ballinger Way and Bothell Way in Lake Forest Park

Chad Frisk

Direct Translation Impossible: Tales from the Land of the Rising Sun (Lioncrest)

Tuesday, January 20 at 7pm

In his  new book, Frisk shares his experiences living Japan. This book is a window into the life of a foreigner in Japan and will appeal to anyone who is considering teaching English abroad, wants to see Japan from the inside or enjoys the occasional dose of schadenfreude.

M.A. Lawson

Viking Bay (Blue Rider Press)

Wednesday, January 21 at 7pm

Viking Bay is the second novel in Lawson's Kay Hamilton series and picks up with rogue DEA agent Hamilton trying to support herself after being dismissed from her job. Lawson, a former senior civilian executive for the U.S. Navy, and author of Rosarito Beach and the eight novels in the Joe DeMarco series.

Holly J. Hughes

Sailing by Ravens (University of Alaska Press)

Thursday, January 22 at 7pm

Holly J. Hughes, a salmon gillnetter, mariner, naturalist and poet, explores this koan in Sailing by Ravens. Drawn from more than thirty seasons working Alaska waters, these poems explore her love of the sea, the history of navigation, and how to trust the knowledge of ravens and monarch butterflies.