# Event Details - **Event Name**: Matthew Aldrich presents 'The Natural Order' - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 16 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 16 Nov, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-08:00) - **Event Description**: A billionaire who has stopped aging struggles to find common ground with his estranged son, who is dying of old age.About this EventThird Place Books welcomes acclaimed screenwriter Matthew Aldrich to our Ravenna location to present his debut novel, —a near-future dystopian novel grappling with issues of technology, longevity, and the true value of time.“An urgent, plausible, upsetting, and unexpectedly moving look at our gradual descent into dystopia.” —Daniel Krauss, Pulitzer Prize winnerFor important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!Tickets:This event is free to attend. Registration is recommended in advance.Please note: While RSVP helps us anticipate attendance, your RSVP may not guarantee a seat. Seating is first-come, first-served, and all events at our Ravenna neighborhood store are free and open to the public. Only standing room may be available for events with high interest.We are happy to accommodate any accessibility concerns. Please contact us at events@thirdplacebooks.com or call our Ravenna store at (206) 525-2347.About The Natural Order. . .From an acclaimed screenwriter comes a provocative, propulsive debut novel about a billionaire tech visionary who creates a method to stop aging, putting him in the crosshairs of an extremist group and forcing a tense reunion with his estranged son, who is dying of old age.Paul Whitmore, the world’s wealthiest man, begins each day on his secluded Marin, California, estate with a guided meditation, an hour of exercise, and a proprietary nutritional shake. These are the first three steps in a strict, monastic protocol known as The Method—a protocol which arrests the aging process. Paul is 122 years old, yet he appears no older than fifty; he has unlocked the secret to eternal life and is ready to bring his breakthrough to market. The world is poised to enter a post-aging future.But not everyone wants Paul to succeed, and his enemies are prepared to use violence to keep The Method from launching. Alone in his private Xanadu, Paul is well-insulated from the steady stream of death threats. But when a new threat emerges that targets Paul’s estranged son, Max, he is forced to take action. Max is eighty-five years old, living in a nursing home, and has not spoken to his father since he was a child. As far as he’s concerned, Paul Whitmore can rot in hell. Paul brings Max to his compound to protect him, but the real test soon becomes clear: can he care for his son? Is it ever too late to be a father, or a son? Unfortunately, the answers to these questions require time—and time is suddenly in short supply. The men who have threatened his son are coming for them both, and the gates surrounding his compound are less secure than he realizes.A “haunting, humane, and utterly compelling” (Barry Jenkins, Academy Award–winning director) page-turner with unusual depth and substance, The Natural Order grapples with issues of technology, longevity, and the true value of time.Matthew Aldrich, a renowned writer for film and television, is best known for cowriting Disney Pixar’s Coco, which won two Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature. His screenplay also won top prize at the International Animated Film Association Awards and was nominated for the Humanitas Prize. The Natural Order is his first novel.About Third Place BooksFounded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. 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