Third Place Books: two best-selling authors, a vegetarian cookbook, and mistakes of evolution

An anthropology professor once said that the reason humans have so many problems with their feet and backs is because we came down out of the trees too soon. It wasn't our fault that the trees all went away. It will be interesting to see if Mara Grunbaum includes this in her book of evolutionary blunders.

Besides botched evolution, Third Place Books has two best selling authors: Northwest author Mary Daheim, and NY Times bestseller Helen Macdonald.

And don't forget the complete vegetarian cookbook.

Third Place Books is on the upper level of Town Center in Lake Forest Park at the intersection of Ballinger Way and Bothell Way.

Mary Daheim

The Alpine Zen (Ballantine)

Tuesday, April 14 at 7pm

The picturesque town of Alpine in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains -- home to Emma Lord and her weekly newspaper -- has long charmed and enthralled mystery lovers. Now, with The Alpine Zen, Mary Daheim has at last reached the anticipated letter “Z.” 

Jack Bishop

The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook (Cook’s Illustrated)

Wednesday, April 15 at 7pm

America’s Test Kitchen’s new vegetarian cookbook provides bold new recipes. Whether you are a committed vegetarian or want to try to eat less meat, you'll find healthful, big-flavor options.

Helen Macdonald

H Is for Hawk (Grove Press)

Thursday, April 16 at 7pm

A lyrical memoir of a woman who coped with bereavement by immersing herself in training a fierce goshawk. Macdonald’s memoir combines memory, myth, and history to achieve a unique blend of nature writing and literary memoir. Check out the NY Times review

Mara Grunbaum

WTF, Evolution?! (Workman)

Friday, April 17 at 6:30pm

Mara Grunbaum is a very smart, very funny science writer who celebrates the worst of evolution’s blunders.