Auntie’s Bookstore Featuring Wide Range Of Authors

Sun., Sept. 7, 1997

By Dan Webster danw@spokesman.com

It’s that time of year again when authors of all shapes and sizes, ages and attitudes, take to the road. Their intent: to sell their books to as many of us who can cough up the money.

Over the next few months, Auntie’s Bookstore - Spokane’s largest bookstore and the primary spot for traveling authors to share their works - will feature writers of poetry, of memoir, of fiction and fantasy, of self-help, of history, of spirituality, of naturalism and more.

I try to keep up with every area reading event whether it occurs in Spokane’s other main reading sites (B. Dalton or WaldenBooks), Coeur d’Alene (Book & Game or The Bookseller), Colville (The Book Depot), Sandpoint (various spots), Moscow (BookPeople or the University of Idaho) or Cheney (Eastern Washington University).

But, occasionally, I miss a few. If you want to ensure that your event gets mentioned in this Sunday column, make sure to get the information - time, date, place, author, book title, contact phone number, etc. - to me at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date.

Send the information to: Dan Webster, The Spokesman-Review, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; fax me at (509) 459-5098; or e-mail me at danw@spokesman.com.

Look for these writers of note to read at Auntie’s as fall passes into winter:

Thursday: Robert Schnelle, whose commentaries are aired regularly on Northwest Public Radio, will read from his collection of essays titled “Valley Walking: Notes on the Land” at 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 24: Poet Tess Gallagher turns to the short story in her new collection “At the Owl Woman Saloon.”

Oct. 20: Vernon Baker, whose courage in World War II was recently rewarded with a Medal of Honor, will appear with the co-author of his book “Lasting Valor,” Spokesman-Review reporter Ken Olsen. Olsen will read and Baker will answer questions.

Oct. 24: Vancouver, British Columbia, author Jack Whyte will read from “The Eagles’ Brood,” the third installment of his Camulod Chronicles. The books, which include “The Skystone” and “The Singing Sword,” are a retelling of the King Arthur legend. , DataTimes MEMO: This sidebar appeared with the story: THE READER BOARD L.E. Modesitt Jr., author of “The Chaos Balance,” will read from his book at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Auntie’s Bookstore, Main and Washington. Robert Schnelle, author of “Valley Walking: Notes on the Land,” will read from his book at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Auntie’s Bookstore. Barbara Love, co-editor of “Lady’s Choice: Ethel Waxman’s Journals & Letters,” will read from her grandmother’s writings at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Auntie’s Bookstore.

This sidebar appeared with the story: THE READER BOARD L.E. Modesitt Jr., author of “The Chaos Balance,” will read from his book at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Auntie’s Bookstore, Main and Washington. Robert Schnelle, author of “Valley Walking: Notes on the Land,” will read from his book at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Auntie’s Bookstore. Barbara Love, co-editor of “Lady’s Choice: Ethel Waxman’s Journals & Letters,” will read from her grandmother’s writings at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Auntie’s Bookstore.

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