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Release Date: 08/14/2012

Ivan Doig reads from 'The Bartender's Tale' Sept. 10 at The Seattle Public Library

Ivan Doig

Ivan Doig will read from his new book, "The Bartender's Tale," from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10 at The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium.

 

The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Parking is available in the Central Library garage for $5 after 5 p.m. Auditorium doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

 

"The Bartender's Tale" tells the story of a father and son left on their own in a small Montana town in 1960.

 

Doig is a third-generation Montanan, former ranch hand, newspaperman and magazine editor. He has written 13 books, including most recently "Work Song" and his classic memoir "This House of Sky." He lives in Seattle.

 

This event is supported by The Seattle Public Library Foundation, author series sponsor Gary Kunis, media sponsor The Seattle Times, and presented in partnership with The Elliott Bay Book Co. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

 

For more information, call The Seattle Public Library at 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian.


For more information contact:

Andra Addison, communications director
206-386-4103


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