On April 20 at 5:30 p.m., The Mustard Seed Bookstore will host American historical nautical novelist Jim Nelson. He will be discussing his novem “Seagoing Rogues — the Vikings and Pirates During their Golden Age.” Nelson will be presenting in costume and attendees are encouraged to wear their favorite pirate gear. Nelson will be available to sign books and his Viking series will be available for sale at the event. This is a free event provided by The Mustard Seed Bookstore.

Nelson is the author of 17 works of maritime fiction and history. His books cover the gamut from Vikings to piracy in Colonial America, the naval action of the American Revolution and the Civil War. His novel, “Glory in the Name,” was the winner or the American Library Association/William Young Boyd Award for Best Military Fiction. His nonfiction, George Washington’s Secret Navy, won the Naval Order’s Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval History. He has lectured all over the country and appeared on the Discovery Channel, History Channel and BookTV. He currently lives in Harpswell with his former shipmate from the Golden Hinde, now wife, Lisa and their four children.

For more information contact Susan Shipsey at the The Mustard Seed Bookstore (207)389.4084 or Susan@themustardseedbookstore.com.