Chaucer’s Choices

A trio of SoCal authors autograph and talk about their new books this week as the midtown bookstore Chaucer’s Books also gets ready for its own 50th anniversary celebration. On September 15, UCLA professor Teddi Chichester’s Wildlife Crossings of Hope: Connecting Creatures Around the Globe combines first-person reporting with research – and stunning two-color art from illustrator Jamie Green – to take a personal, in-depth look at wildlife crossings, corridor projects and dam removal efforts around the world, from an underpass for elephants in Kenya to the Un-Dam the Klamath movement in the U.S. to the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, which extends from southern Mexico to Panama. September 17 brings local author Alycia Vreeland, who will be highlighting both her memoir Baby Darlin’, which examines the stigma around child sexual abuse with compassion and insight, as well Laughing in her Sleep, a poetry collection by her late husband Jon Vreeland featuring her illustrations and photos. On September 19, Santa Barbara sportswriter Jim Buckley’s latest release, ‘STER IT UP! The story of Santa Barbara Foresters, America’s Most Successful Summer Baseball Team, features recaps of every Santa Barbara Foresters season since the team’s founding in 1991, along the way telling the story of how a collection of college players from around the country gather here each summer to create a team of unprecedented championships, including players who go on to major league careers. Foresters’ founding manager Bill Pintard will also be on hand. All events at 6 pm. Visit http://www.chaucersbooks.com.