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A Thrilling, Chilling Afternoon with James Swain will be held on Wednesday, March 19, at noon in Florida Studio Theatre's Court Cabaret, Bookstore1Sarasota has announced. The FST venue is located at 1241 N. Palm Ave. in downtown Sarasota. The luncheon event will feature best-selling author Swain, who has written 16 thrillers, a news release says. His novels have been translated into 10 foreign languages and some have been chosen Mystery of the Year by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, the release notes. Swain has received three Barry Award nominations — a Florida honor for fiction — as well as the prestigious Prix Calibre .38 for Best American Crime Writing, the release continues. Swain is more than an author, the release points out. He also is a magician and a mind reader. "Yes, you read that correctly: a mind reader," the release adds. Tickets, which are $25, include lunch. Order tickets at the Florida Studio Theatre box office or by calling 366-9000. In other Bookstore1 news, T.D. Allman, author of Finding Florida and Miami: City of the Future, will be at the store on Saturday, March 8, at 6 p.m. A freelance journalist best known for his exposés of the CIA's "secret war" in Laos and for his later interviews with world figures as foreign correspondent for Vanity Fair, Allman "offers a comprehensive look at the history of [Florida] from its discovery, exploration and settlement through its becoming a state" to notable events in the early 21st century, the release continues. Poetry LocalMic will be held on Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. at the shop, the release says. "This month we feature three local poets: Lucia Blinn, Marcia Reass and Linda Parks," the release notes. All will read from their own works, and audience discussion will follow. Then at 7 p.m. on March 10, Robert Edsel, author of Monuments Men, will appear in a program at Riverview High School Auditorium, the release notes. The school is located at 1 Ram Way in Sarasota. The program will be presented by the Jewish Federation and The Ringling. To make a res- ervation for it, call Len Steinberg at 552-6301. Bookstore1Sarasota is located at 1359 Main St. in Sarasota. More event information is available at bookstore1sarasota.com or 365-7900. BOOKSTORE1 TO PRESENT THRILLING, CHILLING AFTERNOON WITH SWAIN James Swain/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader March 7, 2014 Page 126