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Bruise: A Novel
Adrian Markle
"Contrasting savagery and tenderness . . . Markle's lean prose is perfectly matched to his exploration of the possibilities of coming back home." —Wyl Menmuir, Booker-longlisted author of The Draw of the Sea
Set on quiet streets and beaches choked with childhood memories, haunted by the highs of an international athletic career cut short, Bruise is an understated but fierce novel of family, sport, homecomings, and growing up in an unnamed coastal PNW town.
TouchWood Editions, 9781990071072, $20.00, May 7th, 2024
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Crow Talk
Eileen Garvin
From the nationally bestselling author of The Music of Bees Eileen Garvin comes Crow Talk, a moving story of friendship set amidst the wild natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. When Frankie O’Neill finds an injured baby crow in the forest, little does she realize that the charming bird will bring all three lost souls together on a journey toward hope, healing, and rediscovering joy.
Dutton, 9780593473887, $28.00, April 30, 2024
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No Perfect Mothers
Karen Spears Zacharias
Meet Charlottesville's Carrie Buck, who well knows the repercussions of men claiming legal authority over a young woman’s body.
"From a century-old knot of injustice, Zacharias pulls a thread of story that speaks to injustice now.” —Kim Stafford
“Reading No Perfect Mothers, it is hard not to think of the choices women are being forced to make today.”—W. Ralph Eubanks
Oregon investigative journalist, Zacharias reclaims what the1920s SCOTUS denied Carrie – her personhood.
Mercer University Press, 978-0881469196, $25.00, March 5, 2024
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Pearce Oysters
Joselyn Takacs
Debut novel from Portland author Joselyn Takacs. Set on the Louisiana coastline during the historic 2010 oil spill, Pearce Oysters follows the Pearce family, local oyster farmers whose business, family, and livelihood are all on the brink of collapse. Inspired by years of her own research, this eye-opening eco-fiction highlights the grit and beauty of lives lived in an overlooked corner of the American South and the interdependence of nature and man.
Zibby Books, 9781958506509, $27.99, June 25, 2024
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Syrie
Dena Smallwood
Remarkable first novel from a Washington author. 1843. Young Syrie reluctantly leaves New Hampshire, following her husband. The Oregon Trail brings buffalo stampedes, flash floods, deadly rivers, poor water, hunger, heat, choking dust and endless wagon days. She buries loved ones, adopts an orphan, and gives birth while fighting through depression threatening her own life. Emerging self-sufficient and self-confident, she creates a new life in wild Oregon. First in a “Syrie” series of four.
Reecer Creek Publishing, 978-0-9660761-4-1, $17.95, January 23, 2022
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Weave Me a Crooked Basket
Charles Goodrich
Weave Me a Crooked Basket is an unconventional love story featuring a makeshift coalition of farmers, artists, scientists and community members who turn a small organic farm into a work of art to save it from unscrupulous developers. Facing bankruptcy, Ursula Tunder and her polar-opposite-brother, Bodie, along with their eco-artist adopted-cousin, Nu, enlist a ragtag troupe of land-defenders in a festival of resistance.
University of Nevada Press, 9781647791223, $22.00, October 10, 2023
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White Man Easy
Roger Browning
Adult novel from Texas rancher Browning. Not for kids or the faint of heart. This is a Quentin Tarantino-like story of mixed-blood (Comanche, Mexican, black, white) rancher Crow Willbarger fighting for his life, and justice for his murdered family, against the Mexican drug cartel taking over his small South Texas town. A story of love, violence, language, and edge-of-your-seat action as Crow, his loyal pit bull, and smart warhorse become warriors facing overwhelming odds.
Reecer Creek Publishing, 978-0-9660761-5-8, $19.95, November 6, 2022
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A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest
Charlie J. Stephens
Debut novel from owner of Sea Wolf Books (Port Orford, OR).
“A pulsing novel filled with so much love and tenderness.”—MORGAN TALTY
In 1980’s Oregon, Smokey is figuring out how to survive childhood with a young mom who is increasingly desperate in her search for love. When a dangerous new man moves in, Smokey seeks refuge in the nearby forests—finding comfort as they give themselves over to the strength and beauty of the natural world.
Torrey House Press, 9781948814980, $16.95, April, 2 2024
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In Search of Christian Origins:
A Timeline of the Good, the Bad,
and the Ugly
J. Steven Paul
Our society is pickled in Christian culture. What we know about Christianity we've learned from the Bible and biased clergy. We have almost never heard the real stories that shaped the religion.
This book showcases Christianity from a different perspective. It doesn't shy away from telling the dark side of Christian history as well as the positive. This book is recommended for anyone curious about Christianity's hidden past and how they've been affected by it.
Puffinland Publishers, 979-8-9857309-0-6, $25.95, June, 24 2022
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Norman Maclean:
A Life of Letters and Rivers
Rebecca McCarthy
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories turned Norman Maclean into a late-in-life literary phenomenon. Rebecca McCarthy’s intimate portrait of Maclean draws on her long friendship with the author from the time she became a student at the University of Chicago through the rest of his life. A vivid evocation of an iconic figure, Norman Maclean reveals the forces and events that shaped the author-educator and formed the bedrock of his beloved stories.
University of Washington Press, 9780295752488, $29.95, May 14, 2024
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Still True:
The Evolution of an Unexpected Journalist
Reagan Jackson
Through this collection of essays, author and activist Reagan Jackson, chronicles her journey into the world of journalism. Art, cinema, social justice, feminism, Black reparations, health & reproductive rights, dance, education—while Jackson’s subjects range far and wide, her writing brings an intimacy & immediacy to all.
Hinton Publishing, 978-1-60944-154-8, $18.99, March 26, 2024
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Thunder Song
Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe
Winner of the 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Award (Red Paint), Coast Salish author Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe returns with a razor-sharp selection of essays on what it means to be a proudly queer, Indigenous woman today. Drawing on a rich family archive including anthropological work of her great-grandmother, these essays examine the role of art and community in helping a new generation of Indigenous people claim the strength of their heritage while defining their own path.
Counterpoint Press, 9781640096356, $27.00, March 5, 2024
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Treaty Justice
Charles Wilkinson
In 1974, Judge George Boldt issued a ruling that affirmed the fishing rights and tribal sovereignty of Native nations in Washington State. Eminent legal historian and tribal advocate Charles Wilkinson tells the dramatic story against the backdrop of salmon’s central place in the cultures and economies of the Pacific Northwest. Expert and compelling, Treaty Justice weaves personalities and local detail into the definitive account of one of the twentieth century’s most important civil rights cases.
University of Washington Press, 9780295752723, $34.95, January 16, 2024
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Wilderness and the American Spirit
Ruby McConnell
Geologist Ruby McConnell uses the Applegate Trail—the lesser known southern alternative to the Oregon Trail—to tell the story of the American West and our changing attitudes towards wilderness. She explores map-making, land use policies, utopian communities, and resource-based economies, connecting the dots to show how decisions made over the past two centuries formed how we got to where we are today.
"a sweeping yet succinct volume" (Julia Park Tracey)
Overcup Press, 9798985652765, $18.95, March 19, 2024
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The Gulf
Adam de Souza
Staring down the final days of high school, a group of friends run away from home in order to join a commune in this YA graphic novel for ages 14 and up. Stand by Me meets Catcher in the Rye by way of Skim.
Adam De Souza is a cartoonist and illustrator from Vancouver, British Columbia. He has been drawing comics for as long as he can remember.
Tundra Books, 9781774880739, $20.99 USD/$25.99 CAD, March 5, 2024
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Mr. K's Sonata
T. Lynne Jackson
Debut novel from Ellensburg author Jackson. Jodi, a bullied eighth-grader, struggles with violin, mean girls, and a single mom in her new town. Under the tutelage of elderly widower Mr. K, she learns beauty in making music, her place in the community, and the amazing story of his 1943 boyhood escape from Europe with the love of his life – a 14-year-old Jewish girl – after snatching her from a Nazi death train. Heartwarming. Gritty.
Reecer Creek Publishing, 978-0-9660761-6-5, $12.95, October 14, 2023
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A Garden Called Home
Jessica Lee
illustrated by Elaine Chen
What makes the place we live feel like home? This is a warm-hearted and lush picture book about family, the immigrant experience and how a simple garden can foster a connection to the larger natural world.
Jessica J. Lee is a British-Canadian-Taiwanese author, A Garden Called Home is her first children’s book. Elaine Chen currently works as a video game artist and children's book illustrator in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Tundra Books, 9781774880470, $18.99, February 6, 2024
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Mary Marianna, Great Owl, and the Chess Master
William Morkill
Skipping home from school, happy Mary Marianna discovers a homeless man on the street. Her happiness vanishes. She wants to help but doesn’t know where to start. She flees into the forest where she meets Great Owl, who advises her, “…happiness finds us when we help others.” With her parents, Mary Marianna helps homeless Viktor get back on his feet. In the process, Viktor teaches her family and her school mates chess.
Brown Books Kids, 978-1-61254-629-2, $16.99, November 14, 2023
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Swimming Into Trouble
Angela Ahn
illustrated by Julie Kim
Temporarily sidelined from her swim team by an earache, Julia won't be kept down in this buoyant illustrated novel for ages 7 to 10.
Angela Ahn was born in Seoul, but her family immigrated to Canada before she could walk. She works from her home in Vancouver, B.C. Julie Kim lives in the great Northwest with her family.
Tundra Books, 9781774881880, $12.99 USD/$17.99 CAD, February 13, 2024
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