Dave Boling with Elizabeth George

In 'Claire Maguire Is Silently Correcting Your Grammar,' a woman's reluctant decision to teach a local writing class opens up a new chapter.

Third Place Books welcomes PNW author and journalist Dave Boling to our Lake Forest Park store for a conversation about his new book, Claire Maguire Is Silently Correcting Your Grammar: a story about language and those who love it and a tender exploration of what's possible in life's third act. Elizabeth George, author of the acclaimed Inspector Lynley mystery series, joins in conversation.

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About Claire Maguire Is Silently Correcting Your Grammar . . .

When financial worries force cranky recluse Claire Maguire to teach a local writing class, she encounters students she fully expects to disappoint her, a new generation of police prying into her past, and, strangest, elderly men eager to share her company (shouldn't they be done with all that by now?). Rabble-rouser Wil Hedlund, though, could be the key that allows Claire to confront the shattering events that drove her into seclusion decades earlier. Brimming with heart and humor, Claire Maguire Is Silently Correcting Your Grammar offers a tender exploration of what's possible in life's third act.

About the authors. . .

Dave Boling's first novel, GUERNICA, was an international bestseller and multiple award-winner. His second, THE LOST HISTORY OF STARS, was an Amazon Editors' Pick. His collaboration with Curt and Ana Warner, The WARNER BOYS, was an Amazon First Reads selection and an Editors' Pick. His third novel, CLAIRE MAGUIRE IS SILENTLY CORRECTING YOUR GRAMMAR, was released in August, 2026. He is a long-time journalist in Washington state, now living in Silverdale, WA.

Elizabeth George is the creator of the 23 Inspector Lynley novels, featuring DI Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers of New Scotland Yard. She is also the creator of a young adult series set on Whidbey Island, Washington, two non-fiction books on writing, and the editor of two anthologies. Her series is an international best seller, and her crime novels have been adapted twice for the BBC, for PBS, and for Britbox, which will feature the second season of the critically acclaimed Lynley, in January starring Leo Suter, Sophie Barclay, and Daniel Mays.

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