Climate Concerns The Topic Of Next Marblehead Book Talk

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Sustainable Marblehead will welcome two local authors to share how storytelling can inspire climate action at its next Book Talk.

Julia Glass, a Marblehead author and National Book Award winner, and Patricia Hanlon, a West Gloucester author, will help lead the discussion on Jan. 26 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Old Town House.

Glass is the author of "Vigil Harbor" — set amid rising climate destruction one decade from now, the novel includes a marine biologist who despairs at the state of the world, and architect Austin Kepner, who looks to build homes that will withstand the escalation fury of relentless storms.

Hanlon's memoir "Swimming at the Top of Tide" chronicles her swims in the Great Marsh from Cape Ann to New Hampshire and she viewed the disruptions caused by human actions and discovered the importance of these watersheds in the natural world.

The Book Talk will include a question-and-answer session with tickets $15 and free for students.

Ticket registration can be done here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)