The Singing Ship Book Launch

Noe Valley Author Rebecca Winterer discusses her debut novel, The Singing Ship, in conversation with Peg Alford Pursell Tuesday, August 29, 7 p.m. at Folio Books, 3957 24th St. in Noe Valley. Pursell is the organizer of the North Bay reading series Why There Are Words. The Singing Ship, “a novel about traversing boundaries,” is set in Winterer’s native Australia. It won the Del Sol Press First Novel Prize. It is the story of two sisters who fight an unorthodox battle for truth after an attack in the Australian Outback. Free admission, champagne, and cake. An author signing follows the discussion. www.facebook.com/events/124981894791558