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Book talk cafe at Ponte Vedra Beach library


Special to Compass
Published Friday, May 18, 2007

Glynn Marsh Alam, the author of five Luanne Fogarty mysteries, is the guest speaker at the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Library's Book Talk Cafe program, at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 22.

Alam worked for the National Security Agency in Washington, D.C. as a decoder and translator, but her heart was always in the forests and swamps of her native Florida. When she finally returned to her home in Tallahassee, she used her knowledge of those swamps and the bottomless underwater caverns as the basis for her mystery novels.

The public is invited to share a cup of coffee and interact with the authors in these free monthly programs. Alam is the second author in the series, and she'll discuss her latest book, "High Water Hellion," and her journey from NSA decoder to novelist.

Book-signings

May 26: Author John Seriff will sign copies of "Awakening Mind: Travels with My Self" at 11 a.m. at Crucial Coffee Cafe, 25 Cuna St., downtown St. Augustine

June 2: Royal Palm Literary Award winner Randy Cribbs, author of several popular St. Augustine-based books, will sign copies of his works from noon to 4 p.m. at the St. Augustine Barnes and Noble.

In "High Water Hellion," Luanne Fogarty, an adjunct scuba diver for the sheriff's department, travels from Tallahassee to central Florida to do a favor for a sheriff's detective. While there, she encounters cranky alligators, a deadly hurricane, and what appears to be a murder. Alam's writing has been praised as "lyrical, shot through with sly humor and affection for the denizens of the swamp." The author will sell and autograph her books after her talk.

The Friends offer coffee and cookies for each of the programs, which are expected to run from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Next month, two outstanding authors will appear at the Book Talk Caf. First, S.V. Date, the Capital Bureau Chief for the Palm Beach Post, will discuss his new book, "Jeb: America's Next Bush," on June 7. On June 25, join Carol D. O'Dell, author of "Mothering Mother: A Daughter's Humorous And Heartbreaking Memoir."

Call Vic DiGenti at 285-2258.
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