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Deep Stepping Stones A unique mystery as fictional characters and events play out on a stage of actual places and landmarks. First time Northwest novelist, Robert Miller, employs facts about Butte, Montana as the backdrop for detectives who search for and uncover clues in following the case's stepping stones. Book Publishers Network, 978-1-935359-28-9, $16.95, May 2010 Contact: Sheryn Hara, sherynhara@earthlink.net |
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The Good Daughters From the bestselling author of Labor Day, comes a spellbinding novel about friendship, fate, and the strange, unexpected twists of life. HarperCollins Publishers, 9780061994319, $24.99, September 2010 Contact: Tavia Kowalchuk, Tavia.Kowalchuk@harpercollins.com |
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The Incredible Lives of Norton Baily & Samee Ravenhair: Book I This groundbreaking phenomenon will blow your mind as Norton and Samee; along with a cast of unforgettable characters, circumvent time and the globe in an extreme effort to save humanity. Rising, PNW, Fantasy Author, Mark Christian, spins an exceptionally entertaining, stirring series of love, war, peace, hate, loyalty, and betrayal. MoonBay Press, 0-9791099-7-3, $18.95, February, 2010 Contact: Mark Christian, markrchristian@hotmail.com |
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More Than an Echo Echo is an investigative reporter with a unique ability: she is an empath capable of detecting lies. This power is both a gift and a curse, and creates more problems in her life than solutions, especially since her extended family consists of telepaths, telekinetics, and necromancers living in the Bayou. Bella Books, 978-1-59493-219-9, $15.99, August 2010 Contact: Jess, editorialdirector@bellabooks.com |
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Mozart's Blood Louise Marley, Pacific Northwest author who is also known to audiences for her performances with Seattle Opera, the Seattle Symphony and other organizations, brings her musical knowledge to Mozart's Blood, an eerie and haunting tale of an opera singer whose fate is eternally entwined with that of the greatest of all musicians. Kensington Books, 978-0-7582-4212-9, $15.00, July 2010 Contact: Louise Marley, louise@louisemarley.com |
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Murder in E-flat Major At first glance, classical music and terrorists have little in common. But Professor Thomas Martindale finds out otherwise in his latest adventure as an amateur sleuth. His sometimes dangerous quest to help a cellist friend takes him from Newport's Yaquina Bay Bridge to New York City and back to Drift Creek Falls. Penman Productions, 978-0-9767978-7-6, $15.00, July 1, 2010 Contact: Ron Lovell, penman@cablespeed.com |
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My Name is Mary Sutter A sweeping, unforgettable Civil War epic about a brilliant, headstrong and heartbroken midwife whose dreams of becoming a surgeon--in a time when prejudices against women in medicine were commonplace--lead her from Albany to Washington DC, a city besieged with legions of wounded Union soldiers. Viking Books, 9780670021673, $26.95, May 17, 2010 Contact: Andrew Dudley, andrew.dudley@us.penguingroup.com |
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Precarious: Stories of Love, Sex, and Misunderstanding In these 15 stories from award-winning writer Al Riske (born and raised in the Pacific Northwest), the characters "brim with the fears, desires, and idiosyncrasies of real, complex human beings," says Laura Matter of the Blue Mesa Review. Luminis Books, 978-1-935462-32-3, $16.95, February 2010 Contact: Tracy Richardson, tracy@luminisbooks.com |
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She's Gone Country When Shey Darcy's marriage falls apart, she moves her three boys back to the family ranch in Texas but soon faces a new host of dramas from her overprotective family to her ex-crush, national bullriding champ, Dane Kelly. Another smart, bittersweet examination of marriage and motherhood by bestselling author Jane Porter. 5 Spot (Grand Central Publishing), 978-0446509411, $13.00, August 2010 Contact: Leena Hyat, lee@authorsoundrelations.com |
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The Wilding From the author of Refresh, Refresh comes a startling literary thriller. Echo Canyon is a disappearing pocket of wilderness outside of Bend, Oregon. Justin Caves, his belligerent father Paul, and Justin's young son embark on one last hunting trip that sheds unexpected light on our shifting relationship with nature and family in contemporary society. Graywolf Press, 978-1-55597-569-2, $23.00, October 2010 Contact: Erin Kottke, kottke@graywolfpress.org |
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Work Song Last seen leaving a one-room schoolhouse in Marias County, Montana, Morrie Morris steps off a train a decade later in Butte, copper-mining capitol of the world. But while the riches of the hill elude him, he crosses paths with miners, a former student and radical "outside agitators". As tensions grow aboveground and below, Morris finds a way to give a voice to those that truly need one. Riverhead, 9781594487620, $25.95, June 29, 2010 Contact: Andrew Dudley, andrew.dudley@us.penguingroup.com |
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The Artist's Journey Pacific Northwest artist and author Marcia Shaver transports the reader, through her evocative artwork, along Spain's medieval pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santiago. Share her adventure of the heart, the feet, and the soul in this exquisite account of her meaningful and entertaining journey. Book Publishers Network, 978-1-935359-29-6, $16.95, June 2010 Contact: Sheryn Hara, sherynhara@earthlink.net |
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Creating a Collaborative Enterprise Creating a COLLABORATIVE ENTERPRISE is not a concept; it is a compelling view of how to bring greater success in reach of any organization. It is written in a way that informs, instructs, guides, and encourages; all with insight, honesty, practicality and simplicity. Book Publishers Network, 978-1-935359-34-0, $16.95, June 2010 Contact: Sheryn Hara, sherynhara@earthlink.net |
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Crisis to Creation: Our Power of Choice Their choices point the way: In the midst of catastrophe, some people discover well-being, even undergo transformation. Crisis to Creation: Our Power of Choice tells of transformational journeys through terminal illnesses, shattered bodies, shattered families. The stories reveal how we can support ourselves and others to grow and thrive through any crisis. Book Publishers Network, 978-1-935359-32-6, $16.95, May 2010 Contact: Sheryn Hara, sherynhara@earthlink.net |
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Dancing at the Edge of Death; The Origins of the Labyrinth in the Paleolithic The modern labyrinth movement uses this ancient form as spiritual journey. Yet Greek legend places the cannibalistic Minotaur at its center. How can one symbol contain both god and monster? Follow a Portland author's Ariadne's thread back in time to Paleolithic shaman/cave artists - a fascinating vision of the world of earliest modern humans in Europe. Kim Stafford commented, "I'm loving Jodi's book. Really takes my mind and soul for a ride!" Kharis Enterprises Publishing, 978-0-9578329-5-4, $15.00, Available now Contact: Jodi Lorimer at: http://www.dancing-at-the-edge.com/contact.html |
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Far As I Can Remember: An Immigrant Woman's Story, 1888-1975 A spirited Englishwoman leaves her wheat-farm family at 11 ("wicked" stepmother), leaves England at 24 ("I was all lookin' ahead") for Vancouver, marries, bears a child, divorces, and settles on Bainbridge Island, WA, where she remarries, helps run a dairy for 30 years, writes popular book on raising chickens. NW Trillium Press, 9780982455333, $14.95, June 2010 Contact: Everett Thompson, editors@nwtrilliumpress.com |
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A Fish Out of Water From Seattle Socialite to Commercial Fisherwoman--a true story of a gutsy lady who tossed out her high heels, donned her wellies, and fished for a living in the freezing waters of Alaska. Arlene Lochridge of Mount Vernon, WA expands on her aunt's 1940's diaries. Book Publishers Network, 978-1-935359-31-9, $22.95, May 2010 Contact: Sheryn Hara, sherynhara@earthlink.net |
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Gimme Refuge: The Education of a Caretaker In 1998 Matt Love became caretaker of a wildlife refuge on the Oregon Coast. During his service, he helped restore the grounds and reinvented himself as a teacher and writer. Gimme Refuge: The Education of a Caretaker is his passionate account of his experience as caretaker and awakening as an Oregonian. Nestucca Spit Press, 978-0-9744364-4-9, $20.00, April, 2010 Contact: Matt Love, love@nestuccaspitpress.com |
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The Girl Among Thorns Why did she stay so long? In this true story, faith, love, and loyalty are put to the test as Chelsey struggles to survive. Honest, direct accounting of incest victim's life helps survivors, counselors, community leaders understand dynamics breaking down a child's defenses rendering them emotionally unable to flee/fight. . Edict House Publishing, 978-0-9790238-6-6, $12.99, August, 2010 Contact: Sharon Castlen, Book Marketer, ibmarket@optonline.net |
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Riding with Reindeer, A Bicycle Odyssey through Finland, Lapland, and Arctic Norway In the summer of 2007, Seattle resident Robert Goldstein arrives in Helsinki, assembles his folding bicycle, and begins an adventure that will take him to the Arctic Ocean. More than a travelogue, Riding with Reindeer intersperses the author,s humorous adventures with cultural and historical anecdotes about the regions he traverses. Rivendell Publishing Northwest, 978-0-9763288-1-0, $15.95, May 2010 Contact: Robert Goldstein, rmmiguel2@comcast.net |
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Second Sight: A Journey of Risk, Reward & Redemption The dramatic story of one man's determination to triumph over adversity. Mettco Sabic has penned a thrilling and inspirational memoir that illustrates how the worst of times brings out the best in us while reaffirming our belief in American ideals. Book Publishers Network, 978-1-935359-36-4, $15.95, June 2010 Contact: Sheryn Hara, sherynhara@earthlink.net |
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Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: A Daughter's Civil Rights Journey Joseph Spagna and five other young men waited to board a city bus called the Sunnyland in Tallahassee, Florida. Their plan was simple but dangerous: ride the bus together--three blacks and three whites--get arrested, and take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fifty years later Joseph Spagna's daughter, Ana Maria, travels from her home in the Pacific Northwest to Tallahassee, to understand what happened and why. University of Nebraska Press, 978-0-8032-1712-6, $19.95/paperback, April, 2010 Contact: Cara Pesek, cpesek2@unl.edu |
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The Ultimate Diet is Not About Food For people tired of dieting and struggling with food, this un-diet book examines weight loss with a different angle. It presents a simple way of slimming down without any forced diets or exercise. By shifting one's focus and by recognizing and changing impeding beliefs about food and oneself, weight loss becomes natural and virtually effortless. Book Publishers Network, 978-1-935359-37-1, $12.95, June 2010 Contact: Sheryn Hara, sherynhara@earthlink.net |
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Washington Sports Trivia From the pro leagues of the NFL to the college baseball diamond, athletes from the Evergreen State have given the sports world some of the craziest, weirdest and just plain old head-scratching moments. Read about how Mariners Lenny Randle got creative with the rules of baseball when he tried to push a ball over the foul line by blowing on the ball hard. Or how the Seahawks managed to make one of the more unfortunate trades in NFL history. OverTime Books, 9781897277515, $14.95, May 2010 Contact: Helen Ibach: hibach@lonepinepublishing.com |
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Rocky Mountain Blue Collar Haiku A switched-on Colorado poet writes poignant American haiku about life in the Rockies. Soulful, smart and tender, the blue collar direction speaks from the heart, not the head, following in the spirit of Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828), the first Japanese haiku master who was also a common man. Greg Paullus, 978-1449918378, $20.00, Available Now Contact: Greg Paullus, greg@bluecollarhaiku.com |
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The Rise of Renegade X Sixteen-year-old Damien Locke has a plan: become a professional evil genius, just like his super villain mom. But when he discovers the shameful secret she's been hiding all these years, that the one-night stand that spawned him was actually with a superhero, everything gets messed up. Egmont USA, 978-1-60684-060-3, $17.99, May 2010 Contact: Robert Guzman, robertguzman@egmont.com |
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Seaglass Summer While spending a summer month on an island off the coast of Washington helping in her Uncle Sanjay's veterinary clinic, eleven-year-old Poppy Ray soon questions her decision to follow in her uncle's footsteps. "Always true to itself, this should find a wide readership." --Booklist Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 978-0-385-73567-4, $15.99, May 2010 Contact: Elizabeth Zajac, ezajac@randomhouse.com |
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Stringz Jace Adams, a mixed-race teen coping with bullying and an unstable home life, plays his cello for cash on the streets of downtown Seattle. But one night things start to change when a famous cello instructor offers him a shot at winning a scholarship to a prestigious music school. WestSide Books, 978-1-934813-33-1, $16.95, May 2010 Contact: eyamada@westside-books.com |
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Edsel McFarlan's New Car A young car enthusiast receives a model car kit that matches the true scale of his passion. This high-octane adventure offers understated text against humorous, richly-detailed illustrations. An impressive first title for a Northwest author and illustrator team. Book Publishers Northwest, 978-1-935359-40-1, $16.95, June 2010 Contact: Sheryn Hara, sherynhara@earthlink.net |
