'Meet the Author' series continues Sept. 30

FALLBROOK — The Bottom Shelf bookstore will continue its “Meet the Author” series on Saturday, September 30, with appearances by Arch Barnes at 10:30 a.m. and Kirby Wright at 1:30 p.m.

Arch Barnes is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Redlands and a former senior executive with Tenneco, Inc. In recent years he has turned his talents to fiction and poetry. In 2000 he published his first mystery novel, “Old Dogs, New Tricks” followed in 2002 by “In for a Penny.”

His current novel, “Unconscious,” traces the anguish of Brendan Carlson, whose wife is in a deep coma. Attempting to reach her s...