Author Event: Friday, November 8, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Friday, November 8, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when Lee & Blanche Yates will be signing copies of Life Aboard a Sinking Ship.
About the book:
Life Aboard a Sinking Ship tells the story of a small-town boy who received a draft notice from the Army at the height of the Korean War, and instead chose to join the United States Navy-hoping to see the world. Thus began 15 years of service in the Navy with more adventure than he imagined possible. This book details the first four years of his Navy career, aboard an ocean-going tugboat, traveling up and down the East Coast of the United States, as far north as Newfoundland, Canada, and south to Cuba and Puerto Rico. From the humorous to the dangerous, he chronicles his experiences through violent storms, hurricanes, and sinking ships, along with adventure, laughter, camaraderie, and falling in love. This memoir will keep everyone, young or old, engaged in the story.
About the Author:
Lee Yates spent over 15 years in the Navy, where he reached the level of Senior Chief Petty Officer (E8). There he taught the Polaris/Poseidon nuclear missile electronics for 8 1/2 years. Because of his extensive military schooling, after he left the Navy IBM hired him as an engineer-despite not having a college degree. At IBM Lee was responsible for some of the logic design for the Navy's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter avionics. He also designed the first automation of the logistics support analysis records (LSAR). Lee has five wonderful children and has been happily married to the love of his life for 52 years. He enjoys traveling and dabbling in learning foreign languages.
Blanche Yates is a storyteller and writer. Her stories have been featured in multiple publications. She loves children. When spinning yarns for her grandchildren, she likes to interweave lessons and values that will enrich their lives. When she tells them stories, time seems to be suspended as the children are transported to another place. Blanche's hobbies include gardening, cooking, drawing and painting, and singing. Blanche loves to travel and has always wanted to explore her family's roots in the UK.
Author Event: Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Terrie Biggs will be signing copies of her new books.
Glimpses of Elgin’s History & Dastardly Deeds
Legends of lost gold, deadly arson fires, murders, crime-fighting, the protected community of Sammyville, the treasured Elgin stagecoach, and a beloved teacher are some of the fascinating anecdotes about the historic town of Elgin, Oregon found in this informative book by Terrie Biggs.
Interviews with local citizens, law enforcement, the Elgin library staff, and Charlie Horn of the Elgin Museum contributed to stories of Elgin’s colorful history and glimpses of dastardly deeds from the late 1920s to the early 1980s, which she shares in this intriguing book.
Unsolved Murder of John Mayfield
Christmas day ended. The Andy Coe family was sleeping at their rented home in Imbler, Oregon. A gunshot jolted Grace Coe from a sound sleep at 3:00 a.m., December 26, 1927. It seemed to be from someone on the front porch shooting through the half-window of the front door. Glass shattered into the living room. Their overnight “guest,” who was sleeping on the couch across from the door, was dead with blood splattering on the wall, which divided the living room from the kitchen.
This updated book is a continuation of Terrie's investigation into the murder of John Mayfield. Solving the murder of John Mayfield was her original intent, which came to her in 2023 with revelations from local people she met and interviewed.
Has she solved it? You be the judge.
Author Event: Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Join us on Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Kat Ford will be signing copies of Ashta.
Ashta is a hardened Marine with a longtime secret she's kept from everyone in her life. When she's taken aboard the Malal vessel with over a thousand other women in a single night, her sole focus becomes her sister's survival, who was taken with her.
Author Event: Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Amy Dressler will be signing copies of How to Align the Stars.
About the book:
Publisher’s Weekly calls Amy Dressler’s new novel a “sparkling debut!” A smart enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy, this book spins the original tale of much Ado About Nothing from Shakespeare into an academic romance, ending with a surprising twist. Amy Dressler’s whip-smart debut is not to be missed, a tour de force of female empowerment, romantic comedy, and family friendship as she turns Shakespeare upside down in an unexpected and brilliant way for a new generation of women.
About the author:
Amy Dressler writes contemporary fiction featuring heroines who wrestle their emotional baggage while maintaining a sense of humor.
Author Event: Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 11am - 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 11am - 2pm when author Penny Mullen will be signing copies of Lahaina Town.
A humorous look at real life on a sunbathed island from a transplant who survived homelessness and hardship in a small tourist town on Maui. This is the true story of an irrepressible and resourceful Lahaina lady who, with the support of a local weaver and a tribe of wacky friends and musicians, overcame the issues of culture, government incompetence, and island time to realize the dream of opening her own bed and breakfast home. Like the uproariously funny "Sex Lives of Cannibals," Penny's book is about acceptance and resilience in a new place and culture. Contrary to the glossy tourist brochures and travel shows, Penny shows us that Hawai'i isn't all rainbows, waterfalls, and sunshine; that paradise is a place, not a promise. So before you go wheels up, know what you're getting into and how to deal with it.
About the author:
Penny Mullen Weigel is a retired R.N., Innkeeper, and the author of "Lahaina Town, My Heart-My Home." Penny loves the water, dancing, drawing, reading, playing with watercolors, and banging on a ukulele. She was a lady home designer and builder before it was cool and now lives in Washington State. With books one and two in the can, she plans to continue working on book three while traveling.
Author Event: Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Kristin Reali will be signing copies of Skittle Dittle Skeleton.
Skittle Dittle is a cute skeleton who loves Halloween. He especially enjoys tiptoeing behind his neighborhood friends on Halloween night to give them a fright.
Author Event Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author David Dorfmeier will be signing copies of C-Lager.
About the book:
The story of C-lager: Stalag Luft IV & the 86-Day Hunger March is an account of the service history of my father, Sergeant Donald D. Dorfmeier, an overview of the air war in Europe, his subsequent capture and participation in the longest forced march of any group of Allied POWs in Germany, and later escape during the closing weeks of the war. The story also chronicles the heroism of the airmen in his lager who exhibited the courage and inspiration to survive a long and difficult march in spite of great hardships and much suffering that would "haunt them for many years to come."
About the author:
Mr. David Dorfmeier is a Vietnam veteran, retired Army Sergeant Major, and clinical therapist who has a personal and professional interest in working with service members suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He has a master's degree in Psychology & Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado and has completed a two-year post graduate Marriage & Family Training Program at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. In addition to a long career in the Army Reserve, the author was employed for 20 years with the Department of the Army providing clinical counseling services to active duty soldiers and their family members. Following retirement, he served another four years as a clinical consultant working with the Department of Defense providing adjustment counseling to service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. His service awards and decorations include the Master Parachutist Badge, the Special Forces Qualification Tab, and the Legion of Merit.
Author Event Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when authors Anyla McDonald and Amy Korslund will be signing copies of their books.
Black Joy & Black Tribulations by Anyla McDonald
Black Joy & Black Tribulations is a creation of fictional & non-fictional poems, short stories, and published essays. Inspired by Black History Month and my personal experiences of living in a predominantly white town. My writings are centered around Black Joy, Black Trauma, and Black Excellence. The intention of my book is to empower and encourage others to love and celebrate their Blackness. My writings will touch, move, and uplift you! This book takes you on a journey into my writing notebook that I use to express my feelings, thoughts, and emotions. My book sheds light upon what my ancestors may have gone through and the emotional trauma that still exists within our DNA. You will go through a never before experiential journey of R&B and Hip Hop music, one commonality the entire world shares. Black music's prevalence in the book is the very symbolism of how I cope and stay connected to my roots, while living in a space that lacks diversity, equity, and inclusion. Overall, detailing the Black experience in a very descriptive and authentic way through these eyes of a 17 year old girl.
Dare to Believe by Amy Korslund
This is a book on different areas in my life, where I needed healing, victory, and freedom. This book is my journey of healing in the areas I have been broken. From the orphan mindset, to years of suffering seizures, even breaking generational curses. The faith I have in what Jesus can and will do is what brought me to live my life in freedom and with purpose.
Also by Amy Korslund, children’s books:
Sam & Sandy Sing to the Moon
Sam the Strong & Courageous
Peaches Learns to Love
Author Event Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when authors Paul Bowen & Reggie Byrd will be signing copies of We’re Never Leaving the Tent.
Follow the story of two young campers as they come face to face with Bigfoot! He's BIG, he's LOUD, and he's HAIRY -- In other words, SCARY! With him outside and appearing very different than the boys, they have decided to NEVER LEAVE THEIR TENT...But is that really what's best?
Author Event: July 13, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on July 13, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Kelley Messinger will be signing copies of his book Walls of Secrecy.
From the back of the book:
Pressure Punks. Bikers. Kids. Lifers. Dings. Girls. Dealers. Everyone fit into one prison group or another, sometimes more than one group. In 1971 I had to figure out where I was going to fit, and becoming a Biker had a huge impact on my survival. My name is Kelley D. Messinger and I lived a decade in maximum security at Washington State Penitentiary. This is my story.
Twenty-three-year old Kelley D. Messinger was convicted in Washington in the early 1970s of killing his teen-aged wife. This book is his memoir of his decade in prison and the maximum-security unit at Washington State Penitentiary. Chronicling a ludicrous prison governance system, this book captures the life of prisoners including social hierarchy, survival rules, violence, rape, murder, and defense tactics. The book’s characters, his fellow prisoners as well as prison administration and staff, are in many cases, stranger than could be invented by a fiction writer. However, Mr. Messinger’s undefeated will to survive in this environment colors the tone of the book with his humorous, witty and grounding perspective.
Ultimately Mr. Messinger’s case was brought to the attention of Washington Governor Dixy Lee Ray, who happened to be touring a Washington State Trooper’s Academy. Her interest in Mr. Messinger’s conviction was piqued when she heard the investigation used to convict him was used as a case study for how NOT to investigate crimes. When she inquired as to the outcome of the criminal trial, she learned Mr. Messinger was then serving a life sentence in maximum security. Before Governor Ray left office, she exonerated Mr. Messinger.
Author Event: July 6, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on July 6, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Sherri Maret will be signing copies of her new book Twelve Days of Summer.
This companion to Twelve Days of Winter is another book to read or sing along with children. In this reimagined version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” wildlife is observed during summer. The animals enjoy warmer weather, blooming flowers, and sunny days. Summer is also a busy time for animal parents who are wrangling their little ones. “On the first day of summer we looked around to see a black bear in an oak tree.”
Can you find a curious chipmunk watching other animals enjoying the summer?
Author Event: Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Joyce Byers Hill will be signing copies of the book Building Dreams.
About the book…
Matt Phoenix and Aiden Byers came from very different backgrounds, but they thought of each other as brothers. After an apprenticeship at Byers Construction, Matt said he wanted to try building houses someday. Aiden suggested they do it together. They were learning a lot from Aiden’s dad and uncle, and their first house project was going well. Then disaster struck. Would they be able to pick up the pieces of their dream and move on?
Bailey Campbell and her younger sister Emma never liked living in the big city. When Bailey decided to apply for an Associate Pastor position in a small town on the other side of the state, Emma rode along to keep her company. Why did the name of the town sound so familiar to her? Would the Campbell sisters be leaving the city and building their dreams in a place called Hope?
Building Dreams is a story of hope, healing, and second chances. It shows us that it’s never too late to start over. And it reminds us just how big our dreams can be when we allow God to lead our lives.
Author Event: Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Dennis Dauble will be signing copies of his new book, A Rustic Cabin.
From the back of the book:
After searching the slopes of northeastern Oregon’s Blue Mountains for five years, Dauble stumbles upon a circa 1940 log cabin located inside a former dude ranch/hot springs resort in the Umatilla River canyon. Through it all—the fixups, 100-year flood, passing of loved ones—nineteen years of ownership have passed with no regret. Part natural history, part memoir, and part practical advice, A Rustic Cabin is an entertaining account of one man’s dream of owning a cabin near a rushing trout stream. His love of place and family will raise your spirit and fill your heart with delight.
Author Event: Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Kate Moore will be signing copies of CHELSEA SKYE, NATURE SPY.
Chelsea Skye grows bored when her family spend all their time on their devices during “the year the world turned upside down.” With nothing to do, she begins watching the world outside her window—and when she spies a mama robin struggling to build a nest, she comes up with an ingenious way to help.
This is a story about hope, love, and paying attention to the beauty around us—and doing our part to help those in need.
About the Author
Kate McCarroll Moore is a lifelong educator and former poet laureate for the City of San Ramon, California. She is the author of two novels for children, Elinormal and New Girl: e Further Adventures of Elinormal, and has also published poetry collections for adults. She never grows tired of people-watching and eavesdropping, using her writer’s imagination to turn ordinary events into unique characters with interesting stories to tell.
Kate lives with her family in Northern California. Most days, you can nd her in her garden, reading, writing, painting, and listening to the birds.
About the Illustrator
Michelle Simpson is a full-time illustrator based out of the Niagara Region of Canada. She graduated with a BAA in illustration from Sheridan College. Michelle’s main focus is on children’s book illustrations and educational material for kids. She has worked with many large publishing houses and has also created concept artwork and nal backgrounds for season two of the children’s TV show Ollie: e Boy Who Became What He Ate and season one of Tee and Mo.
Author Event: Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Ken Wilson will be signing copies of “Guilty as Sin.”
A young boy drowns while on a fishing trip with his father. Detectives learn of a substantial life insurance policy and suspect murder and insurance fraud. Follow the investigation and subsequent court proceedings to the end.
From the back cover:
Author Event: Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Barton Jones will be signing copies of Reputation.
From the back cover:
Three brothers, Whammy, Zeke and Benny, are becoming adults in the present-day world of miserably unhappy, scheming, badly-coifed, fashion-felon social justice warriors. The boys must protect their reputations and characters in much the same way as Victorian ladies fought to maintain their virtue and honor--albeit without being allowed to faint or have the 'vapors.' Additionally, it is highly impractical to carry 10-foot poles.
Author Event: Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Adam Gervis will be signing copies of “What they couldn’t see.”
From the back cover
Trinnie is due to celebrate her thirtieth birthday in March of 2020 which is an important milestone for her. Over the last five years Trinnie has made some close friends, all seven of whom are invited to the party. She chooses where to go and has one of the friends make all the arrangements at some of her favorite hangout spots. Then Covid hits, everything has to be cancelled and the birthday celebration becomes a Zoom party. Amy, who is making the arrangements, decides to throw a creative wrinkle into things (unbeknownst to Trinnie) by asking each friend to create a T-shirt which visually explains their relationship to Trinnie. They will then reveal their designs at the party through an unboxing. Each chapter begins with a party goer unboxing their T-shirt revealing their connection with Trinnie. As the party begins all of the guests realize that other than Trinnie, they are looking at six strangers. Though the story is set in Seattle the reader is transported to other parts of America and to Europe through each character’s relationship with Trinnie. Each party guest describes their personal journey in becoming friends with Trinnie and the impact she’s had on their life. Each individual history has twists and turns which shine light on who these friends are as well as giving the reader insight into Trinnie’s inner thoughts.
About the author
Adam R Gervis grew up in central London in a political family with six sisters. After starting in sports management in England he sought new challenges in America. In America he has been a coach, teacher and businessman which has given him the opportunity to observe a wide range of personalities as they make their way in life.
Author Event: Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Jessica Bishop, will be signing copies of A Place Worth Fighting For.
Not your average romance…Jessi Bishop is what the Chinese call a “left over lady.” Educated and reasonably ambitious, she recently returned from overseas to open Xu Nan Martial Arts, a school specializing in first generation Nan Taiji. The only thing that she really wants now is a family, but she’s had her heart broken too many times to count and has no real hope that the man of her dreams actually exists. Let’s face it; no man wants a woman who owns a martial arts school. Resigned to be single forever, Miss B expects to have a normal summer, until two strangers appear and turn her world upside down…Timothy found himself homeless at fifteen. As if being an orphan wasn’t bad enough, but now there was no way he could go back to live with his abusive cousin, and legal guardian, Eddie. Having never met his father, and witnessing his mother’s murder five years ago, there is no where left for him to go. After all, who would take in a battered teen and a box of kittens? The door he knocks on will change his life…These two are about to learn that fate has an odd way of messing with people, and if someone is willing to take the risk, anything is possible.
Author Event: Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 11am - 2pm
Pleas join us on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 11am - 2pm when author Myron Bishop will be signing copies of Forty Days 40 Nights.
Forty Days, 40 Nights recounts the journey that took place after Jesus of Nazareth was resurrected from the grave to his final ascent into Heaven. This book is based on the folklore and mythology that surrounds this specific time. Where did he go and what did he do in these 40 days? These tales strive to answer the unknown, and will invite each reader to consider the possibilities of the lost time between his resurrection and ascension to Heaven.
About the Author
After a long career of traveling the world and interacting with people from all across the globe, Myron Bishop retired from his government service. He is a proud, lifetime member of the VFW with an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army.
Author Event: Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Kelsie White will be signing copies of the book “Planted in Simplicity.”
Planted in Simplicity is a quick-start whole food, plant-based cookbook consisting of 30+ recipes and nutrition facts to help you start your journey to a healthier you. Includes 4 meal plans and shopping lists to make it easy to implement these recipes into your daily life.