‘O’Shay’ Author Moves To Helena
Stan Lynde’s house in Kalispell offers a glimpse of heaven.
That is, of course, if you consider Glacier Park an earthly representation of the angels’ playground.
But while the house still sits in its fortunate spot, Lynde does not. The author of the long-running “Rick O’Shay” (1958-77) cartoon strip has packed up his easel and word processor and moved to Helena.
But … why?
“Oh, but you’d like where we live now,” gushes Linda Lynde, the artist/author’s wife and business manager. “We’re way out near Canyon Ferry, and we have almost an eagle’s view of the land and the mountains.”
The Lyndes have a busy life, what with Stan writing books (“Careless Creek,” the sequel to his Western novel “The Bodacious Kid,” is due in January) and Linda marketing her husband’s collected strips and other “Rick O’Shay” memorabilia.
One thing that hasn’t changed is their ordering phone number. If you want a Stan Lynde catalog, just call (800) 937-6343.
A call might take some of the sting out of moving away from nirvana.
“It’s painful when you move your business and home,” Linda Lynde says. “We said this is the last one. And my son said, ‘You said that last time.”’
Crichton’s legacy
If you don’t know by now, “The Lost World” - Steven Spielberg’s sequel to “Jurassic Park” - opens in Spokane theaters on Friday.
It should come as no surprise, then, that publishers are pushing their inventories of dinosaur books. One such publisher - Stewart, Tabori & Chang - is also coming out with a brand-new book that boasts a special feature: 3D photographs.
“The Humongous Book of Dinosaurs” (1,256 pages, $34.95) is a virtual graduate course on prehistoric creatures. Not only does it contain some 1,500 full-color photos, quizzes, maps and charts, but a number of the photos jump off the page at you.
That’s because the publishers, thoughtful folks, have included a pair of 3D glasses.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has described “The Humongous Books of Dinosaurs” as the “Sears catalog of dinosaur books.” I couldn’t agree more.
Publication date is set for May 20.
A reading is a reading is a…
Just in time to celebrate the ninth issue of its Spokane-based literary journal Hemmingstein’s, the writing group Word Weavers will hold a reading at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Auntie’s Bookstore, Main and Washington.
The chapbook-style journal features the works of 10 writers, including sci-fi writer John Dalmas.
The reading, as always, is free and open to the public. Hemmingstein’s, however, costs $7.50 a copy.
For further information, call 838-0206.
The reader board
Lynn Stearns, a short-story author whose work is included in the anthology “An Intricate Weave: Women Write About Girls and Girlhood” (edited by Marlene Miller), will read from the book at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Auntie’s Bookstore.
Charlotte Hamlen, author of “Ride With the Wind,” will sign copies of her book from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday at Auntie’s.
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