Miriam Gershow, author of the short story collection “Survival Tips,” will read at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Seaside Library Community Room.

SEASIDE — Eugene author Miriam Gershow will read at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Seaside Public Library Community Room.

Gershow will present “Survival Tips,” a collection of 10 short stories about characters in search of connection and meaning. In one, a wife begins communicating with her husband only in puzzles. In another, a new teacher confronts the parents of a disruptive student.

Gershow is also the author of the novel “The Local News,” which was an Oregon Book Award finalist, and teaches writing at the University of Oregon.

For more details about the event, visit www.seasidelibrary.org.