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Book talk: Of bees and a novel featuring them

Dan Webster

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Bees seem to come up regularly in the news. Either they’re being threatened by climate change or by invasive so-called “killer bees.”

They even play a part in the plot of the Netflix series “Bridgerton,” when – warning: spoiler alert – a sting from one causes the death of the family’s patriarch.

Bees, too, are the construct that author Eileen Garvin uses in her novel “The Music of Bees.” A resident of Hood River, Ore., Garvin will appear to discuss her book at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Hive, 2904 E. Sprague Ave.

“The Music of Bees” tells the story of three people, all of whom are searching for something to improve their lives, who bond over their shared interest in beekeeping.

“This is a debut novel,” wrote a reviewer for the New York Journal of Books, “which not only gives readers insight into raising bees but also takes away the fear many may experience with them while it explains the complexities of their lives and their jobs.”

“In addition to this,” the reviewer wrote, “the reader gets to meet three unlikely individuals who bond together to overcome their fears, sorrows, and upsetting pasts to learn how to grow, heal, and find a lasting camaraderie.”

The event, as listed on the Auntie’s Bookstore calendar, is free and open to the public.