It’s a celebration at Flying Apron Restaurant, 4709 California Ave SW, from 4-6.

Enjoy a glass of wine or champagne, some vegan, gluten-free appetizers and good friends. Joyce Major, the author, will do a reading at 4:30 and talk about how she found three kids and an orangutan chasing through the rainforest in her imagination. The adventure novel is written for 8-13 year old readers. All profits go to orangutan conservation.

(And if you absolutely can’t make it, your library or independent bookstore can order it)