Strat Warden, author of the novel “Huskers,” will sign copies of his new book from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 3 at the University Bookstore.

Strat Warden grew up in rural Nebraska in the 1960s. He was an accomplished high school and college athlete. His experience led him to write “Huskers” in hopes that it would help his children, and others, to understand the “true awards” of participating in sports.

“Huskers” is about an introspective and resourceful young boy who becomes a reluctant leader when his friends chose to follow him on a journey. The book is about their desire and their need to become more than the little boys they perceive themselves to be.

Warden served as a corpsman with the United States Marines, before earning a commission in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps. He completed his training as a general surgeon in the Navy and served in that capacity until he entered private practice in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Warden retired in 2005 to spend more time with his children and devote more attention to ZirMed, Inc., where he served as Chairman of the board until retiring in 2012.