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Local bestsellers for Feb. 7
Fireside Bookstore 116 Legion Way, Olympia, 360-352-40061. “A Guide to the Birds of East Africa” by Nicholas Drayson 2. “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford3. “George’s Secret Key to the Universe” by Lucy and Stephen Hawking
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Crime books spotlight best, worst of humanity
True crime is a book genre that has always caused me considerable dismay. Reading about grisly acts and criminal deviants is not way up there on my list of favorite things. But the aim of this column is to give exposure to the wealth of books and authors connected with our region, and since the Northwest has certainly produced its share of heinous psychopaths and a fair share of true-crime writers as well, I guess I can't bury my head in the sand any longer.
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Memoirs to spark your spirit
The new year has begun and we are filled with resolve to live more vibrantly in 2010, right? If you've even a scintilla of cynicism about doing this, check out either of the two new memoirs I'm covering today to remind yourself that the gift of life is precious.
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Bestsellers for Jan. 10
Borders Books (regional)
1. “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown 2. “I, Alex Cross” by James Patterson 3. “Under the Dome” by Stephen King -
Female writers' unsent letters give voice to buried emotions
Perhaps some vestige of epistolary pleasure resides in the new forms of Facebook and Twitter, but letter writing as a common practice has fallen by the wayside. That's why I experienced a kind of throwback thrill when I happened recently upon "P.S.: What I Didn’t Say."
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Local bestsellers for Jan. 3
FIRESIDE BOOKSTORE
116 Legion Way, Olympia, 360-352-40061. “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford 2. “The Lacuna” by Barbara Kingsolver -
LITERARY CALENDAR for Jan. 3
AUTHOR APPEARANCES AND EVENTS
Book signing by John Duda, author of “Wanted! Men to Fill the Jails of Spokane: Fighting for Free Speech With the Hobo Agitators of the IWW”: 6 p.m. Jan. 13, Orca Books, 509 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia. Call 360-352-0123. -
Author explores life of legendary Northwest naturalist
I have just spent the most pleasurable couple of days as an armchair explorer in the company of 19th century Scottish naturalist David Douglas.
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Local bestsellers for Dec. 20
BORDERS BOOKS (REGIONAL)
1. “The Piano Teacher” by Janice Y.K. Lee2. “The Blind Side” by Michael Lewis 3. “Push” by Sapphire -
Local bestsellers for Dec. 13
BORDERS BOOKS (REGIONAL)
1. “The Piano Teacher” by Janice Y.K. Lee 2. “The Blind Side” by Michael Lewis 3. “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell
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