Local author D.J.McIntosh has just completed her Mesopotamian Trilogy with The Angel of Eden. Andrew Armitage says she "is the real thing, a terrific storyteller and creator of readable historical thrillers." She's also a member of the Society for Mesopotamian Studies, Reporters Without Borders and the Ctte to Protect Journalists.

Join the author this Thursday (Aug 20) at 7:00pm at The Ginger Press for a reading as well as a talk about writing and getting published. No charge. Copies of D.J.McIntosh's books Witches of Babylon ($13.50), The Book of Stolen Tales (26) and Angel of Eden ($26) can be reserved at 376-4233 if you are unable to attend.