PHIPPSBURG — Dave Roper will read from his book, “Watching for Mermaids,” on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Sebasco Harbor Resort.
A news release describes the book as follows:
“Watching for Mermaids,” a collection of short stories that navigate through decades of Roper’s waterborne life, celebrating the romance, uncertainty, and possibility, climbed to number four on the Boston Globe’s bestsellers list for nonfiction.
Roper’s sea stories take the reader through a journey that blends fantasy and reality, starting with his sighting of two mermaids along the Maine coast as a 9-year-old boy. From that early moment, Roper spent the next few decades exploring the realm that exists between what is imagined and what is real.
Roper has been a professional writer and speaker for more than 25 years. Roper is a regular columnist for Points East Magazine and has written feature stories for Cruising World, DownEast Guide, Lakeland Boating, Sail, Sailing, Reader’s Digest and The Wall Street Journal’s National Business Employment Weekly.
The book is available at all major bookstores and online booksellers.
For more information, visit www.sebasco.com.
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