Author Gary Schwartz will sign copies of his new book, “The King of Average” from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 at Barnes and Noble in Issaquah.

Schwartz, the director of Valley Center Stage in North Bend, is a first-time author, and familiar voice talent on “Team Fortress 2” and “Star Wars: The Old Republic” video games, and the 1980s TV series Zoobilee Zoo.

Schwartz’s book follows a boy who decides to become the most average kid in the world.