Authors to talk about works in library series
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WENATCHEE — Writers of adventure, science fiction and memoirs will be among the participants in the 2020 summer author lecture series, NCRL Reads, sponsored by North Central Regional Library.
The program has made some changes in light of restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak: It has moved online. Authors normally would come to North Central Washington, but for 2020, the author lectures will be offered via video.
Four popular authors will talk about their work and answer questions in June and July. People who want to participate can register at the NCRL website, www.ncrl.org.
Yakima native Noe Alvarez will talk about his memoir “Spirit Run” at 7 p.m., June 2. The book, published earlier this year, traces Alvarez’s participation in a trek from British Columbia to Guatemala. Alvarez now lives in Boston.
Novelist Kristin Hannah will answer questions about her books at 4 p.m., June 23. Since 1991, Hannah has written more than 20 novels, including “The Nightingale,” which follows the fortunes of two French sisters during World War II. Three of her books, including “The Nightingale,” are being made into films. A former attorney, she lives in the Puget Sound area.
Adventure writer Peter Heller is scheduled for 7 p.m., July 7. Heller has written fiction and non-fiction. His latest novel, “The River,” was published in 2019. “The River” is the story of two longtime friends whose camping trip is complicated by a massive forest fire and a woman who may be fleeing a murder attempt. Heller lives in Colorado.
Blake Crouch will talk about his works and answer questions at 7 p.m., July 28. Crouch has authored the best-selling novel “Dark Matter” and the “Wayward Pines” trilogy. Currently, Crouch is working on the “Dark Matter” screenplay, and “Wayward Pines” was turned into a television series. “Dark Matter” tells the story of a scientist who wakes up to find himself in an entirely new world, which may in fact be an alternate universe. Crouch lives in Colorado.
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