The Sippican Historical Society will host an author event on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00 pm in the Marion Art Center’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater. Author Carol Wallace will discuss her latest book, Our Kind of People. Carol Wallace has written more than 20 books, including the New York Times bestseller To Marry an English Lord, which was an inspiration for Downton Abbey. She is also the author of an historical novel, Leaving Van Gogh, and a coauthor of The Official Preppy Handbook. Wallace holds degrees from Princeton University and Columbia University and is the great-great-granddaughter of Lew Wallace, author of the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, which was first published in 1880. She currently lives in New York, New York. A reception and book signing will follow the talk. The presentation is free, but space is limited, so please register by emailing info@sippicanhistoricalsociety.org