James Crossley

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Time Is a Place: An Interview with
Seattle Author Valerie Trueblood

Not long ago a book sneaked up on me. The paperback of Valerie Trueblood’s Terrarium hit the shelves of Madison Books, which served as a reminder that I’d had the hardcover sitting unread on my nightstand for far too long. I tried one story in the collection, then another, and kept going until the characters began to infiltrate my daily life almost the way my friends and family do. These were in the main deceptively simple stories about everyday events, the …

Sep 13, 2019

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Sep

16

2019

Face Out

Today We Go Home by Kelli Estes

Larkin is discharged from the Army after a suicide attempt. Her family warmly welcomes “soldier girl” home, but there is no peace or healing, knowing she is responsible for the death of her best friend and a youngster she had befriended in Afghanistan. One pinpoint of light for Larkin is the discovery of a very …

Sep

12

2019

The Ten Thousand Doors of January book cover

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

UTTERLY MAGICAL! Have you ever looked at a door and wondered what lay beyond? The promise is THERE’S A STORY THERE! Harrow takes it to a new and beautiful level in that there are different WORLDS and TIMES behind her doors and passageways. January Scaller is a rare soul with a legacy and inheritance of …

Sep

11

2019

Towers Falling

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Reading About September 11, 2001

September Roses by Jeanette Winter Fireboat by Maira Kalman I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 by Lauren Tarshis Nine, Ten by Nora Raleigh Baskin Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer “It had never occurred to me before, but everything in New York is built upon another …

Sep

10

2019

Borrowed Copy

Boise’s Rediscovered Books Featured on KTVB.com

Keepin’ It Local: Boise bookstore Rediscovered Books reconnects you to the community Locally-owned bookstore celebrates their connection with the community by highlighting local authors and instilling a love of reading for all ages. Rediscovered Books…the name says it all. It isn’t your average bookstore; it is a mix of new books, older “rediscovered” used reads, …

Sep

9

2019

The Other's Gold by Elizabeth Ames

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The Other’s Gold by Elizabeth Ames

Combine equal parts Donna Tartt’s The Secret History and Judy Blume’s Just as Long as We’re Together. Add a splash of Mary Oliver and you may begin to approach the essence of Elizabeth Ames’ gorgeously written debut novel. On its surface it is a story about the relationship between four college friends; going deeper it’s …

Sep

6

2019

Where'd You Go Bernadette audiobook

Borrowed Copy

Behind the Audiobook:
Where’d You Go, Bernadette

From the Libro.fm blog It’s strange to call someone on the phone—someone you’ve never met—after listening to them speak for ten hours. It’s even stranger when that person turns out to be as wry as the main character in the book they narrated. We spoke with Kathleen Wilhoite, a singer and actress who played Liz …

Sep

5

2019

Author Jane Kirkpatrick and Chica the dog (in pioneer dress)

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A Dog-gone Good Time at Sunriver Books with Jane Kirkpatrick

From Jane Kirkpatrick’s social media: Me and Chica (in pioneer dress) and her owner Lynda Paznokas at Sunriver Books and Music signing books last night. Chica is in my latest book and she had her own little paw print stamp. So cool! The author was at Sunriver for her latest novel, One More River to …

Sep

4

2019

This Is how You Lose the Time War

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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Live from PAX West, a book review! There’s something to the notion of a time war, isn’t there? One faction wants This, another faction wants That, and time is the battlefield. There’s also something futile to the notion, but that’s another book (All of an Instant by Richard Garfinkle [out of print]). This book is …

Sep

3

2019

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Wanderers by Chuck Wendig and Fall by Neal Stephenson

… Chuck Wendig goes full Stephen King with Wanderers, where he channels The Stand as he delivers a full-tilt deconstruction of our current technological malaise. Kirkus Reviews notes that Wendig “is clearly wrestling with some of the demons of our time,” and to that we say: “It’s about time that someone did.” This one sprawls …

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