Snohomish plays host to supernatural thrills in the Other series
Readers of Twilight will find another set of characters to love in Karen Kincy’s new series, set in Snohomish.
Telling Frontier & modern-era stories “West of Here.”
Jonathan Evison’s descriptive and modestly crafted historical fiction cuts back and forth between the struggles of pioneering settlers and native communities in late 1880’s Olympic peninsula and how their descendants face the present-day outcomes of their ancestors’ fears and ambitions.
The Story of Ms. Lillian Walker, a civil rights pioneer.
John Hughes’ eminently readable biography of Ms. Walker, alongside her oral history chronicles race relations and civil rights history in Bremerton, Washington
Head to the San Juans with “The Search”
Best selling author Nora Roberts takes her romantic tales of suspense to the San Juan Islands.
The Walking Dead are among us!
Walking Dead is the 4th installment in the Walker Papers series of Zombie thrillers by C.E. Murphy.
D.B.: A Novel (about getting away with a lot of money)
D.B.: A Novel. By Elwood Reid, is clever speculative fiction that mixes dark comedy with unsentimental reflection on modern masculinity.
WSL Updates for February 24, 2011
Volume 7, February 24, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS, AND LIBRARIANS, OH MY! 2) SIMPLY WASHINGTON – NEW & IMPROVED 3) LIBRARY LEGISLATION TRACKER 4) DOE GRANT – IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES 5) FREE WEBJUNCTION COURSES – MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation – Part 4
The year was 1875. Territorial legislators introduced a women’s suffrage bill, but the measure lost in the House by a vote of 15 to 11. Better news next week, I promise!
Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation – Part 3
In 1871, Daniel Bigelow brought before the Territorial Legislature a bill granting women’s suffrage. However, the Legislature rejected the bill by enacting a law which declared that women could not vote until the U.S. Congress made it the law of the land. (Dave Hastings alluded to this in his comment on my previous post.) Here is what they said: “Hereafter no female shall have the right of ballot at any poll or election precinct in this Territory until the Congress of the United…
From Your Corner of Washington: North Fork Palouse River
The North Fork Palouse River seen from the McDonald Farm. Photo submitted by Patrick McDonald We invite you to e-mail your photos and stories to us as part of an ongoing feature called “From Your Corner of Washington” – we want to gather images of landscapes, homes, views, and personal narratives from all over the state. Q) How do I submit a photo or story to be used in “From Your Corner of Washington”? A) Please send your text or image…