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ADULT FICTION
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Cathedral of Dreams In Newcity nobody ever feels bad -- or your implant alerts police to bring you in for treatment. But Keith has visions revealing that something's very wrong. Escaping to the unruly Outside, can he avert his world's impending collapse into chaos? Compelling dystopian science fiction from award-winning Washington author Terry Persun. Booktrope Editions, 978-1-935961-20-8, $14.95, Currently Available 50 copies available - Contact: Elaine Sangiolo elaine.sangiolo@booktrope.com |
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Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention Before Jules Verne's flying machines there was Frank Reade, the original steampunk hero. In Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention, spectacular images and excerpts from the word's first science fiction periodical are interwoven with a biography of the "real" Reade family by authors Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett. Abrams Image, 9780810996618, $24.95, February 2012 25 copies available - Contact: Maya Bradford, mbradford@abramsbooks.com |
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Normal People are Those we Don't Know Well Most people have a fascination with reading about the lives of others-especially quirky, often unhinged individuals who live in a world of their own. The stories in Normal People Are Those We Don't Know Well allow the reader to see how peculiar others can be, and how we are not so different. Many of these stories take place on an island in Puget Sound. Black Rose Publishing, 9781612960609, $15.00, Available now 25 copies available - Contact: BRW Public Relations, pr@blackrosewriting.com |
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Riversong Lee Tucker's husband commits suicide, leaving her deeply in debt to gangsters -- and pregnant. Fleeing to her down-and-out Oregon hometown, she creates a wonderful restaurant and confronts her past inability to truly love. Washington author Tess Hardwick offers a surprising mix of romance, humor, inspiration, intrigue and gourmet food. Booktrope Editions, 978-1-935961-14-7, $16.95, Currently Available 50 copies available - Contact: Heather Ludviksson, heather.ludviksson@booktrope.com |
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The Bungalow In the thick of WWII, Seattle bride-to-be Anne Calloway joins the Army Nurse Corps on the Pacific Island of Bora Bora. Anne becomes intrigued with a handsome soldier named Westry where, together, they discover an abandoned bungalow along the shoreline. When the cruelties of war intervene, Anne must cope not only with an unfinished love story but twin mysteries that have lingered on the island for seventy years. Plume, 978-0-452-29767-8, $15.00, Dec 2011 25 copies available - Contact: Milena Brown, Milena.Brown@us.penguingroup.com |
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The Secrets of Mary Bowser A novel based on the true story of Mary Bowser--Confederate slave in Jefferson Davis's house and Yankee spy--a daring woman who risked everything to change her life and a nation's history. Brunonia Barry calls it "masterfully written." HarperCollins, 9780062107909, $14.99, May 2012 25 copies available - Contact: Jean Marie Kelly, JeanMarie.Kelly@HARPERCOLLINS.com |
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Walter's Muse When Maggie, a retired librarian, moves to Vashon Island she meets Walter, a recovering alcoholic children's author who has a history with Maggie they would each like to forget--but a startling new chapter begins. A joy to read! -- Rayna Holtz, Librarian, King County Library System, ret. Endicott and Hugh Books, pb: 978-0-9837115-1-3, $15.99; cl: 978-0-9837115-2-0, $26.95; ebook: 978-0-9837115-3-7, $6.99, February 2012 25 copies available - Contact: Jennifer Justice, jennifer@endicottandhughbooks.com |
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When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man "Robert Louis Stevenson would be proud of Nick Dybek. . . . He delivers a page-turner full of danger, secrets, and betrayals." - Stewart O'Nan, author of Emily, Alone Riverhead Books/Penguin, 9781594488092, $26.95, April 2012 25 copies available - Contact: Mary Stone, Mary.Stone@us.penguingroup.com |
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A Silence of Mockingbirds: The Memoir of a Murder The 2005 murder of Karly Sheehan unnerved the close-knit community of Corvallis, Oregon. Investigative journalist and OSU alum, Karen Spears Zacharias never anticipated that she would become a character in such a high-profile murder. But when she reconnects with Karly's mother, Sarah, who lived in the Zacharias home at one time and was treated like family, Karen is compelled to consider her own culpability in this tragic case. MacAdam/Cage Publishing, 978-1-59692-375-1, $25.00, April 2012 30 copies available - Contact: David Poindexter, david@macadamcage.com |
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The Bar Mitzvah and the Beast The Bar Mitzvah and The Beast is a funny, thoughtful memoir of one ordinary American family's extraordinary journey by bicycle, and an enlightening exploration of the bond between a spiritual, nature-loving father and his ambivalent, computer game-loving son. Northwest author event tour in Summer 2012. Mountaineers Books, 978-1-59485-672-3, $16.95, April 2012 25 copies available - Contact: Luis Borella, luisb@mountaineersbooks.org |
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Making Fine Spirits Making Fine Spirits guides the neophyte hobby distiller of fine liquors through the morass of folklore and false information to the construction of classic potstills, to the fermentation, distillation, cut-making, blending, and aging of fine sipping liquors. Successes are early and plentiful. Amphora Society, 978-1-935761-04-4, $25.00, June 2011 50 copies available - Contact: Pat Brunjes, kelley@kelleybarts.com |
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Washington's Channeled Scablands Guide The first comprehensive recreational guidebook to a fascinating region rich in history and access to camping, hiking, fishing, and more. Author John Soennichsen's previous book Bretz's Flood is a Northwest classic (and a staff pick at Powell's). Mountaineers Books, 978-1-59485-483-5, $19.95, March 2012 25 copies available - Contact: Luis Borella, luisb@mountaineersbooks.org |
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Loowit's Legend: The Story of the Columbia River Gorge This new children's book recounts a historic, local legend about the origins of Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Saint Helens. Stunning, watercolor illustrations bring-to-life the tale of two brothers, who compete for the love of a beautiful maiden and set the stage for the creation of the Gorge.
25 copies available - Contact: Trebor Foco, info@parallel45publishing.com |
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