Local author
Here are some suggestions for your Summer Book Bingo NW 2023 category: Local author. Annotations from Kirkus Reviews, unless otherwise attributed.
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The Magical Language of Others
How a series of letters helped the author understand why her parents left when she was a teenager.
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Sea Change
Activist lawyer Renata Black—covert member of the Org—must go deep underground to unravel the truth behind the ecological disaster that has paralyzed the food industry and destroyed her family. (NoveList)
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Red Paint
A punk-infused memoir by a Coast Salish woman about her connection to her heritage.
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The Book of Difficult Fruit
A cookbook writer and poet offers a set of personal essays and recipes centered on fruits that present unique challenges and rewards to cooks, bakers, and food lovers.
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A Walk Along the Beach
When the younger sister she has always protected recovers from a dangerous illness and announces her intention to summit Mount Rainier, an older sister manages personal concerns by taking a chance on a relationship with a charming freelance photographer. (NoveList)
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We Had No Rules
Queer characters break rules and make them in Manning's smart debut collection.
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Orca
Orca whale J35, also known as Tahlequah, gave birth in July of 2018 in the waters off British Columbia, but her calf died soon after, leading its mother to carry her for 17 days across 1000 miles before finally releasing the calf and rejoining her pod. This extraordinary and caring behavior sparked not only worldwide sympathy, but also a revival of our awareness of the critical need to preserve orcas, the chinook salmon they feed on, and their habitat that together make up the core of Pacific Northwest identity. In Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home journalist Lynda V. Mapes explores the natural history of the orca and the unique challenges for survival of the Southern Resident group that frequents Puget Sound. (Publisher)
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Deep River
Marlantes (What it Is Like to Go To War, 2011, etc.) moves from the jungles of Vietnam to the old-growth forests of Washington in this saga of labor and love.
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Across the Green Grass Fields
Regan passes through a mysterious doorway before finding herself in a fantastical world of magical equines who expect humans to step up as heroes. (NoveList)
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Middlegame
The product of a long-running alchemical experiment, twins Roger and Dodger struggle to understand their unique circumstances and gain control over them.
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