Stephan Pastis presents 'Pearls Jubilee'

Third Place Books is thrilled to welcome cartoonist and author Stephan Pastis back to our Lake Forest Park store for the release of Pearls Jubilee, a celebration of 25 years of the hit comic strip series Pearls Before Swine.

Tickets are required in advance.

What you need to know:

• Tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. Pre-ordering the book will NOT grant you access to the event.
• If you are unable to attend the event, your book will be placed on hold at our Lake Forest Park store. You may request to have your book transferred to our Ravenna or Seward Park neighborhood stores.
• Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticketholders who do not attend the event.

Additional books by Stephan Pastis will be available for purchase at the store. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book in advance!

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About Pearls Jubilee. . .

The most explosive Pearls Before Swine book of all-time, this 25th-anniversary celebration of the beloved feature from bestselling cartoonist Stephan Pastis includes his selections of his funniest, most controversial, and most heartwarming strips, as well as fan mail, author commentary, and all the comics that were too hot for newspapers.

Arriving on the 25th anniversary of one of America's most popular comic strips, Pearls Jubilee is a celebration of all things Pearls Before Swine.

From creator Stephan Pastis's hand-picked top-10 lists to crossover comics by other cartoonists, essays, fan mail, hate mail, photos, and sketches, this book will delight longtime readers while welcoming a new generation of fans. Included are:

• Hundreds of strips from across the feature's storied run
• The author's personal favorites and most controversial picks
• Tributes from some of the biggest names in cartooning
• Behind-the-scenes commentary and never-before-seen extras

Celebrate 25 years of Pearls Before Swine with the perfect gift for any comics fan!

Stephan Pastis is an attorney turned cartoonist. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and the UCLA School of Law, he worked as a lawyer before trying his hand at cartooning. Pastis lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two children.

About Third Place Books

Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events