‘Cookbook Of Year’ Author Will Autograph Books
FROM FOR THE RECORD (Tuesday, December 2, 1997): Correction Times incorrect: Cookbook author Don Collins will sign copies of his “Cookbook of the Year” from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Clark and Stone, 204 N. Division. The duration of his book signing listed in Sunday’s IN Life section was incorrect.
The author of “Cookbook of the Year” will make a couple of appearances in the area next weekend.
Don Collins will appear at book-signings at Clark and Stone publishing, 204 N. Division, Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., and Saturday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Auntie’s Bookstore, Main and Washington. In addition, he will do a demonstration Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Red Rooster Trading, 308 Sherman Ave. in Coeur d’Alene.
A singer and actor for nearly three decades (including a stint with Seattle Opera), Collins relaxed by cooking. Now he’s compiled 52 weeks worth of recipes for quick meals into a book.
“Cookbook of the Year” (Hara Publishing, $21.95) includes weekly shopping lists, timesaving tips and recipes for nutritious dinners.
A decidedly Native view
Those looking for a book for the naturalists on their Christmas list won’t go wrong with a nature guide published by the Nez Perce tribe. Co-authors of “I Am of This Land (Wetes pe m’e wes)” Dan Landeen and Jeremy Crow gracefully combine the Nez Perce view of wildlife in the Columbia Basin with history of the area.
And, while the focus is the Columbia Basin, most of the 300 species of wildlife and birds in the book also roam (and nest) elsewhere in the Inland Northwest.
The 96-page paperback book is $10, available by calling Landeen at (208) 843-7375.
A nod our way
Kudos to Oregon writer Rick Steber, whose book “Roundup” won the Mid-America Publishers Association award for Best Regional Book of 1997.
Steber spent two decades traveling backroads to remote cabins to interview survivors of the horse-and-buggy generation. “Roundup” (Bonanza Publishing, $17.50 paperback, $29.95 hardcover) is a collection of those stories.
Steber lives and writes in a cabin in the Ochoco Mountains in Eastern Oregon.
A centennial view, eh?
Grand Forks, B.C., is just north of the border and it not only seems but it is a country away. Still, it’s just a couple of hour’s drive from us and it is the site of the North American Slo-Pitch Softball Tournament each summer.
The folks in Grand Forks are celebrating their centennial this year and in conjunction with that, writers Jim and Alice Glanville have produced a centennial history of the town, “The Life and Times of Grand Forks: Where the Kettle River Flows.”
The softcover book includes a hundred historical photos, maps and the stories of a century of mining, railroading, agriculture, sports and recreation in Grand Forks. The 210-page book is $18.75 plus $2.50 shipping; send orders to Box 746, Grand Forks, B.C., V0H 1H0; or fax (250) 442-3265, e-mail aglanvil@awinc.com or phone (250) 442-3865.
A poetic opportunity
The Texas Poetry Alliance will award $1,000 to the winner of its annual poetry contest. But get rhyming because the deadline is Dec. 16.
There is no entry fee but entry is limited to one per poet. Send a poem 21 lines or fewer to: Free Poetry Contest, 1712 E. Riverside Drive, Suite 147, Austin, TX 78741 or enter on-line at www.freecontest.com.
A historical look at PNB
Pacific Northwest Ballet of Seattle has been a presence in our region for 25 years and to celebrate the ballet company has produced a book, “Let’s Go On: Pacific Northwest Ballet at 25” (Documentary Book Publishers, $24.95 hardcover).
The hardcover book, penned by longtime Seattle dance writer Wayne Johnson, documents the building of a ballet company.
On the radio
“Owning It All” by William Kittredge will be discussed on StoryLines Northwest, a public radio literary program broadcast on KPBX Mondays at 9 p.m. The program originates in Montana.
“Owning It All” is a book of autobiographical essays about Western myths and their effects on our lives. Kittredge grew up on a family cattle ranch in Eastern Oregon and is professor emeritus of the University of Montana’s creative writing program.
Reader board
Linda Palmer will give a presentation on Deepak Chopra Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Auntie’s Bookstore, Main and Washington.
Author and cartoonist Stan Lynde will read from his latest novel, “Careless Creek,” and from earlier work, “Rick O’Shay - The Dailies: 1958,” Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Auntie’s. Lynde draws the nationally syndicated comic strips “Rick O’Shay” and “Latigo.” Lynde will sign his books Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Book Exchange, 1415 N. Argonne, and Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. at The Book Exchange at 6512 N. Division. Lynde will also sign his books Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the WSU student bookstore in Pullman.
Virginia author Ed Linz will read from his book “Life Row” Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Auntie’s. Linz offers 10 steps for surviving the emotional roller-coaster a family encounters when confronting a serious disease.
Spokane artist and quilt designer Debbie Mumm will appear at Auntie’s Bookstore Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Spokane writer Frank Bartel will sign copies of his novel “World That Never Was” Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Book & Game Co. at Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d’Alene.
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