Local author Melissa Coleman will talk about her memoir “This Life Is In Your Hands.” The focus is on life on a coastal Maine homestead during the 1970s. You can also read an interview with Coleman in the Books section of the April 17 Maine Sunday Telegram. 

WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday

WHERE: Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: Longfellowbooks.com; 772-4045