J.R. Roessl, author of the sailing memoir Unmoored: Coming of Age in Troubled Waters will be at Civic Center Library in the Storytime Room on Sunday, August 27 at 2 p.m. for an Author Talk. Set against a backdrop of the tropics, teenage torment, and a coterie of colorful and unforgettable characters, Unmoored tells a story of a young woman’s budding independence and personal growth. Aboard her family’s forty-foot sailboat Heritage, fueled by humor and her indomitable spirit, she learns to trust her intuition and to understand the power of self-reliance as her family hopscotches from port to port along the rugged coastlines from San Francisco to Central America and beyond. Copies of this memoir will be available for sale and signing. Readers can also borrow a copy of Unmoored from the Livermore Public Library.