Two book events next week have skating themes:

• Author and national figure skating authority Joanne Jamrosz will be signing her book, "Skating Forward" (Comfort Publishing) on Jan. 23, 10 a.m. to noon, at Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main. The book tells the stories of 16 figure skaters who fight the odds to pursue the sport they love. Jamrosz is a contributing writer with U.S. Figure Skating.
• Ron Judd, author of "The Winter Olympics: An Insider’s Guide to the Legends, the Lore and the Games" (The Mountaineers Books, $18.95) will do a slideshow presentation and book signing on Jan. 22, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Kress Gallery at River Park Square. The book is about all of the Winter Olympics sports, but in his presentation he will concentrate on figure skating. Judd is an outdoors columnist for the Seattle Times.

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