Third Place Books: Monday and Tuesday author signing lines require tickets

Third Place Books Lake Forest Park has two authors this week who are popular enough to need tickets for the signing line. Call the store to purchase your book ahead of time. 206-366-3333. The store is on the upper level of Town Center, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.

Monday, November 11 at 7pm
★Erin Morgenstern
The Starless Sea
In conversation with Rene Denfeld

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world – a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.

Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, he uncovers a series of clues that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth.

Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome, barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose – in both the mysterious book and in his own life. Tickets are required; ticket purchase includes admission for two, and one copy of The Starless Sea. Tickets are available at thirdplacebooks.com

Tuesday, November 12 at 7pm
★Lisa Jewell
The Family Upstairs

From the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes another page-turning look inside one family’s past as buried secrets threaten to come to light. Hailed as “rich, dark and intricately twisted,” by Ruth Ware, “this enthralling whodunnit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.” Presentation is free; Priority Signing Line Tickets are available with purchase of The Family Upstairs.

Wednesday, November 13 at 7pm
Clyde W. Ford
Think Black: A Memoir

In this thought-provoking and heartbreaking memoir, an award-winning writer tells the story of his father, John Stanley Ford, the first black software engineer at IBM, revealing how racism insidiously affected his father's view of himself and their relationship.

Thursday, November 14 at 7pm
Michelle Roehm McCann
Enough Is Enough: How Students Can Join the Fight for Gun Safety

Enough is Enough is a call to action for teens even as it examines America’s gun violence issues—myths and facts, causes and perpetrators, solutions and change-makers—providing a road map for teens ready to take an active role to incite real change in their community and across the nation.

Friday, November 15 at 6pm
Kevin Henkes
Penny and Her Sled

Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes’s award-winning and bestselling mouse, Penny, stars in an irresistible story about anticipation, disappointment, and a brand-new sled.

Told in five short chapters, Penny and Her Sled is perfect for reading alone, reading aloud, and sharing together.

Saturday, November 16 at 6pm
Charlotte Stuart
Survival Can Be Deadly: A Discount Detective Mystery

Penny-wise Investigations, “Vigilance you can afford,” is located in a suburban shopping mall.

When Cameron Chandler, recently widowed single mom, lands a job with Penny-wise, her first assignment takes her to a survivalist camp on a remote island. Armed with only a Swiss Army Knife and training as a suburban sleuth, she soon discovers that Survival Can Be Deadly.