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Debut novelist Melinda Moustakis visits the store for the release of Homestead, which received rave early reviews, including starred reviews from Publishers Weekly ("Moustakis shines in her debut...This evocative, well-drawn account of Alaska’s American settlers is so convincing it ought to come with a pair of mittens") and Booklist ("This stunning debut novel considers what it truly means to own land."). Local author and friend of the store Laurie Frankel will join Melinda in onstage conversation.