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.
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