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David B. Williams

Nov

26

2019

Talk of Sticks and Stones with Lynda Mapes, David B. Williams, and Madison Books

Madison Books hosted an event with Lynda Mapes and David B. Williams this autumn. The excerpt from their conversation with James Crossley was originally printed in the Madison Books newsletter. You can click here for more! We’ve long been fans of their acclaimed writing about the human relationship with the natural world, and we’re delighted …

Apr

21

2017

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James Crossley

Men at Walk: Out and About with David B. Williams’ SEATTLE WALKS

Readers who remember my interview with natural history writer David B. Williams already know that he’s at the very top of the list when it comes to covering our region’s past. His study of the myriad modifications our ancestors have made to the local landscape, Too High and Too Steep, was an Island Books Top …

Dec

10

2015

Too High & Too Steep

Hot Gift Books: Too High & Too Steep
by David B. Williams

This fascinating look at history and geography will intrigue readers, even people who don’t live in Seattle! For all its natural beauty, we know Seattle is man-made too: the famous Denny Regrade, the downtown landfill that the Big Quake will liquefy. I knew the broad story of our manufactured geography but none of the details, …

Nov

6

2015

Seattle7Writers Holiday Bookfest

27 Authors reading, signing, singing, baking for Seattle7Writers Holiday Bookfest

Saturday, November 21st, 2015 from 3-5 pm Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Ave. N. Seattle, 98103) Think about holiday shopping.  Imagine malls.  Parking.  Crowds.  Now imagine a Saturday afternoon in  November, walking up the deliciously worn wooden  steps of the Phinney Neighborhood Center to find a  boutique bookstore, created especially by local indie  bookstore Secret …

Oct

27

2015

Too High & Too Steep

Too High and Too Step: An Interview
with David B. Williams

You’re probably familiar with this famous image of the historic Northwest. It depicts the last elevated redoubts of Denny Hill, which overlooked Seattle’s downtown business core until it was flattened in the name of progress in the early 20th century. I’ve always thought there was something noble about these holdout property owners, Edith Macefields avant …

Jun

18

2015

Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig

A Tribute to Ivan Doig
Tuesday August 18th, 7 PM
Parkplace Books

  From Parkplace Books in Kirkland, WA: Join Parkplace Books and fellow author/friends Tony Angell,  David B. Williams, and Mary Ann Gwinn in a tribute evening to one of our most creative authors, gifted storyteller and a  remarkably down-to-earth man…with word and song and the release of his last book, Last Bus to Wisdom. Per Ivan, …

Apr

10

2015

4

remarks

In Memoriam: Ivan Doig (1939- 2015)

“There is more time than there is expanse of the world and so any voyage at last will end.” –Ivan Doig, This House of Sky Ivan Doig, beloved author, passed away April 9, 2015. His loss is felt deeply throughout the literary community and beyond. We collect some memories here. Our thoughts and condolences go …

Dec

31

2013

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David Laskin, Joann Moreno, Daniel James Brown at QABC

Five Writers, One Neighborhood Bookstore, and Two Bowls of Spiked Holiday Punch: A Community is Born

I am not, by nature, a joiner. Do I have to? is my gut reaction when the word “community” is bruited about. Maybe it has to do with being a writer. I think most deeply and live most fully when I’m alone with the screen and keyboard. Community has always struck me as a distraction.  I …

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