FAIRHOPE, Ala — Page & Palette, 32 S. Section St. in Fairhope, will host author Stephanie Pearl-McPhee today, May 19. She will speak and sign her book, “Free Range Knitter,” from 6–8 p.m. at the downtown bookstore.

The author has enjoyed tremendous success with her first book “Yarn Harlot,” and is back again with more knitting enjoyment to reveal the purest elements of her woolly craft obsession, frustration, reflection and fun.

“Free Range Knitter” has the same wide appeal to knitters as her previous work, and her unique and humorous look at her obsession is written so that knitters of every skill level can appreciate, laugh and relate to her experiences.

The Library Journal gave a review of the book that called her writing “a sort of David Sedaris-like take on knitting — laugh-out-loud funny most of the time and poignantly reflective when it’s not cracking you up.”

Pearl-McPhee returns to pen another hilarious and poignant collection of essays surrounding her favorite topics: knitting, knitters and what happens when you get those two things anywhere near ordinary people.

For the 60 million knitters in America, Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. the Yarn Harlot) shares stories of knitting horrors and triumphs, knitting successes and defeats, but mostly stories about the human condition that ring true for everyone — especially if you happen to have a rather large amount of yarn in your house.

Divided into sections relating to each essay’s content, such as women, politics, family and overcoming boredom, “Free Range Knitter” will entertain yarnsmiths who enjoy sharing in the collective experiences of the woolen and silky skein.

She has also written “At Knit’s End,” “Knitting Rules!,” and “Casts Off.”

Pearl-McPhee maintains a popular blog at www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/ from her wool-filled home in Toronto, Canada, where she lives with her husband and three daughters.

The author and illustrator will exclusively sign all books purchased from Page & Palette.

For more information, call (251) 928-5295, or visit www.pageandpalette.com.