(Semi) Local Fiction

You know, Spokane and the Inland Northwest are home to a number of writers.  Some are known locally while others are known nationally.  Take Sherman Alexie, for example.  He grew up in Wellpinit on the Spokane Indian Reservation and went to school in Reardan, but he's known across the country as an important writer of Native American issues.  He still comes to Auntie's Bookstore in Downtown Spokane to sign books.  So do David Shannon and Jess Walter, writers from Spokane who have both been on The New York Times Best Seller List.

Here's a list of local authors from Spokane (and a little beyond) along with their books (in case you're still looking for some good summer reads):

• Sherman Alexie (The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian, Reservation Blues)
• Chelsea Bolan (The Good Sister)
• Amanda Coplin (The Orchardist)
• Ivan Doig (Mountain Time, The Last Bus to Wisdom) 
• David Shannon (A Bad Case of Stripes, No, David!) 
• Shawn Vestal (Daredevils)
• Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins, The Financial Lives of the Poets)

Of course, there are many other writers in the Northwest outside the Inland Northwest.  Come into the library and we'll help you find some good books to while the summer away!

Yours truly happily tweeting summer reads from the perch.

The Summer Reading Program Top 10

Here's my completely unbiased Top 10 List for doing the library's Summer Reading Program:

1.  Kids retain and enhance their reading skills.
2.  Adults enhance their reading skills, too.
3.  The library has a lot of good books.
4.  There are creative crafts to make.
5.  You'll look smart with a book on the beach.
6.  You can see where Fil the Frog is hiding each week
7.  Books never run out of batteries.
8.  You get prizes!
9.  There are parties! 
10.  It's fun!

So, what are you waiting for?  Come on in, get signed up, and start reading!  It's going on until August 31st!

Yours truly cheering on summer reading from the perch.