Join us as we celebrate local author G.M. Weger’s award winning book East Garrison, A Novel. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a public reception with the author, cash bar and some nibbles. At 7:00 p.m. join us in the Salinas Room for a discussion of the book and its meaning, the author’s process and a digital presentation. Book-singing and Q&A to follow the talk. All books must be purchased at the National Steinbeck Center to be signed.

East Garrison asks, "What happens when the soldiers depart and leave the predators behind?" This fictional story unfolds on 28,000 acres of sand, scrub oak, and dilapidated buildings - remains of what once had been one of the largest army training facilities in the U.S. East Garrison interweaves the history of Ford Ord with the tales of four unique individuals caught in a dangerous life-altering situation in a long abandoned section of the fort, known as East Garrison.

Californian native G. M. Weger has served the state she loves and the parks she's grown up to respect by immersing herself in rural environment and exploring her surroundings. For over 14 years she has been an editor with the Department of Defense, and she writes an on-going column for the Californian Writers Club. G.M. Weger has published numeriou short stories and is currently working on her second novel, a true tale about a local family tragedy in the mid-1800s. Her first novel, East Garrison, won the National Indie Excellence Award 2010 for the best regional fiction. She lives with her husband and two children in Salinas.

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