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PATRICK BARB: St. Paulite launches his debut novel “Abducted,” in which police sergeant Stacy is working her first case, the abduction of a young boy from his bedroom. The case goes cold until 19 years later when Stacy is on the verge of retirement. The young man has been found, but he has changed. And things about his story don’t add up. Stacy is skeptical of the official narrative and dives deep into investigating a case that has haunted her for decades. The author’s published works include dark fiction collections and novellas. He also runs the monthly interview column in Shortwave magazine. His 2023 short story “The Scare Groom” was selected for “Best Horror of the Year Volume 16.” 6 p.m. Tuesday, Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul.
LAUREN STRINGER: Painter, writer, picture book illustrator and set designer launches her picture book “An Abundance of Light: A Story of Matisse in Morocco,” capturing the light and shadows in the city of Tangier, which captivated Matisse in 1912-13 and inspired an outburst of radical abstraction in his paintings and sculptures in the years that followed. 5 p.m. Tuesday, Groveland Gallery, 25 Groveland Terrace, Mpls.
NICOLE WELLS: Presents “It’s All About Astrology.” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. A portion of the day’s proceeds will support purchases for the Women’s Prison Book Project.
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