Lauren J. A. Bear presents 'Aphrodite in Pieces'

Thu Apr 23 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-07:00

Third Place Books Seward Park | Seattle

Third Place Books
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Lauren J. A. Bear presents 'Aphrodite in Pieces'
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Experience the myth and magic of antiquity's most alluring and provocative goddess as never witnessed before.
About this Event

Third Place Books welcomes author Lauren J. A. Bear to our Seward Park store for a conversation about her new book, . Part memoir, part fantasy, and all heart, Aphrodite in Pieces begs the eternal, essential questions: what do love and beauty truly mean? And can they last?

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About Aphrodite in Pieces. . .

Experience the myth and magic of antiquity's most alluring—and provocative—goddess as never witnessed before, in this gorgeously rendered, unflinching, and deeply vulnerable retelling from the author of Mother of Rome and Medusa's Sisters.
Two hundred years before the common era, Aphrodite surprises an itinerant sculptor with a shocking request: Hear my story, see me for who I truly am, and carve it into stone. Never before has the goddess posed for her likeness, and as the artist works, she shares pieces of herself.
Her greatest triumphs and most grievous mistakes. The truth behind the tales of her beneficence and vengeance. And the one epic romance that slips through her perfect fingers, time and time again.
Part memoir, part fantasy, and all heart, Aphrodite in Pieces begs the eternal, essential questions: what do love and beauty truly mean? And can they last?



Lauren J. A. Bear was born in Boston and raised in Long Beach. After studying English at UCLA and education at LMU, she taught middle school humanities for over a decade—and survived! She is a teaching fellow for the Holocaust Center for Humanity and lives in Seattle with her husband and three young children. She likes crossword puzzles and being on or near the water without getting wet. She is the author of Mother of Rome and Medusa's Sisters.


About Third Place Books

Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.

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Third Place Books Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Avenue South, Seattle, United States

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