Books

It's chilly out there, people. It's reading time! Year-end holidays are the most popular season to give books. And now we're heading into the best time to read them — while nestled in a Slanket, with a cup of tea, of course. Fortunately, publishers are keeping the promising titles coming. As you plot your reading Excel spreadsheet for winter and spring (that's a thing, right?), here are ...

Author Carla Crujido has lived all over the country but Spokane has always been special to her.

Anyone who’s ever fantasized about sex with Tinker Bell, but wasn’t sure how that would happen, Carla Crujido has you covered. But flings with flying sprites is only a start to the wild world of “The Strange and Beautiful” series of short stories and fiction writing debut for Crujido.

Like a lot of great ideas, Nancy Pearl‘s “Rule of 50” arrived in a flash. The librarian and best-selling author was fielding questions on a public radio show when a woman called in and explained she wasn’t enjoying the book she was reading but felt guilty about abandoning it.

By the numbers, Page 42 Bookstore is like the little engine that could. Though the bookstore comes in at around 1,200 square feet, the employees process more than 10,000 books a month.

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 30, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2024 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2024, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Iron Flame" by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) Last week: 3 2. "Fourth ...

Mery Smith is the latest poet laureate from Spokane.

Genre fiction is full of killing machines and supernatural warriors, characters whose very bodies are weapons and whose whole existence is mayhem. In many stories, these fighters may find themselves rubbing elbows with civilian noncombatants, who offer logistical support – or need protection. But what happens when a hardened warrior lives in the midst of a peace-loving community of artists or scientists?

The bizarre “Star Wars Holiday Special” aired once on television 45 years ago and never saw the light of day again, except by “Star Wars” fans who copied the show on VHS tapes.

Gift-givers can’t go wrong with books. Here are options that will delight everyone from mystery lovers to Taylor Swift fans.

A picture book 10 years in the making arrived just in time for the holidays.

Author Steve Kozak will break down the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special during the Northwest Passages Event. Kozak will discuss his book, "A Disturbance in the Force: How and Why the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened" and his documentary, "A Disturbance in the Force."

When I first saw a book about the making of the “Star Wars Holiday Special” for network television in 1978, my first reaction was, “Why?”

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 2, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2023, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Iron Flame" by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) Last week: 1 2. "Fourth ...

Stephanie Land – a prolifically acclaimed writer from the Pacific Northwest, a New York Times bestseller and a one-time featured author on a presidential reading list – comes home Wednesday to Northwest Passages at Gonzaga University to discuss her experiences as an English major juggling courses, a child and the expenses of living in our modern world.

If a single mother cries and no one pays attention, does she make any sound?

Everyone needs a home for the holidays, especially Santa. The Coeur d’Alene Resort made St, Nick a priority by recently constructing the Santa House, which is an all-glass structure with a welcoming lamp house vibe. The design includes an abundance of lighting and sound effects.

The death of a child is every parent’s worst nightmare. But losing a child to violence adds an element of rage to the soul-shattering grief.

What do you do with the money you earn from a story you wrote about not having much for too many years?