Ferry Tales, the Kitsap Regional Library program that partners with the Seattle/Bainbridge Ferry to reach out to readers who ride the ferry, has its first author event of the year this Thursday, April 25, 2013. Once a month on the Thursday 3:50 Bainbridge to Seattle ferry and on the 4:40 Seattle to Bainbridge ferry, the …
“Weller’s debut novel, seven years in the making, is an extraordinary and memorable work of historical fiction. During the Civil War, Abel Trueman ends up on the wrong side of the Battle of the Wilderness and comes out emotionally scarred. Later in life, Abel and his dog set out on foot to cross the Olympic …
“Wow! I am still in the beginning, but it has swept me off my feet right from the start. Between the books that author Will Schwalbe shares with his mother, and the relationship he has shared with her throughout the years to her current life as a cancer patient, this read leaves me not wanting …
Big news from Bainbridge Island yesterday! Eagle Harbor Book Company owner Morley Horder announced two new partners, current bookstore manager Tim Hunter and long-time NW bookseller (and NWBL contributor!) René Kirkpatrick. Horder says Hunter and Kirkpatrick will work as the managing partners, taking care of the day-to-day operations of the store and he’ll work on …
One of the things you get asked after having had a book accepted for publication is how you came to write that book. You get asked this a lot and, after all, you wrote the book so you’d think the answer would be easy. You’d think, having had the last year of getting the manuscript …
“This engaging story of childhood summer adventure and real Pacific Northwest history will appeal to the whole family. Older brother Kell and his younger sister Grace are sent to visit their grandfather on one of the remote islands of the San Juans. It easily took me back to my summers with my brother exploring new …
“Utterly unique, unforgettable prose . . . I read this book through in an afternoon. Heller has gained a career-following fan.” —Janis, head buyer at Eagle Harbor Book Company. Denver author Peter Heller, an adventure writer and longtime NPR contributor, will join Eagle Harbor Book Company, Liberty Bay Books and WEST SOUND READS at the …
“In The Art of Travel Alain de Botton gives no advice on when to schedule a trip to the Bahamas. He doesn’t recommend any restaurants in London or Paris. And he doesn’t tell us how to pack clothes for a three-week trip in just a carry-on bag. Instead de Botton teaches us how to appreciate …
“We’ll celebrate Earth Day with author David Hanson, a Seattle freelance journalist and expert on community and urban planning, and his brother, award-winning photographer Michael Hanson, who will present a new look at the American urban farm movement. Despite hundreds of farm and garden projects taking hold in major cities, the urban farm remains a misunderstood and overlooked …
Eagle Harbor Book Company has smartly curated a set of books called “If You Like The Hunger Games.” There are 30 books—everything from Fahrenheit 451 to Divergent by Veronica Roth and Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. What a great resource!
