Dauble looks to lure you to Auntie’s
Here’s a reading which ought to hook plenty of listeners: Richland author Dennis D. Dauble presenting a slide lecture on his new book, “Fishes of the Columbia Basin: A Guide to Their Natural History and Identification” (Keokee Books, $16.95).
The event will be Wednesday, 7 p.m., at Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave.
Dauble is a fisheries biologist who retired as a researcher and manager at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in June. His book is loaded with plenty of scientific and ecological information, including 147 illustrations and 16 pages of color plates.
He also is a dedicated fisherman, and the book has plenty of practical information about how to identify and catch the 60-plus species of fish you’ll find in the Columbia River and its tributaries.
You’ll learn about fish you may not even know existed in the Columbia. The eulachon, anyone? The lamprey?
Dauble said he hopes the book will be “stored in tackle boxes across the region.”
It has been a labor of love for Dauble, the author of dozens of journal articles and technical reports. He is an adjunct professor at Washington State University-Tri Cities.
‘Good Times’ in Kellogg
A new title with immense regional interest has just arrived on bookshelves: “The Good Times Are All Gone Now: Life, Death and Rebirth in an Idaho Mining Town” (University of Oklahoma Press, $19.95), by Julie Whitesel Weston.
This book tells the story of Kellogg over the last 50 or so years. It’s a combination of oral history, investigative journalism and memoir.
Weston grew up in Kellogg and went on to earn her law degree from the University of Washington and become a practicing lawyer in Seattle.
Now she is thriving in her new career as a writer. She’ll do a signing at Hastings, 101 Best Ave., Coeur d’Alene, on Oct. 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. and a reading at Auntie’s Bookstore on Oct. 11, 12:30 p.m.
Anthology of travel quotes
Gordon Jackson, a communications professor at Whitworth University, has just issued his fifth anthology of quotes.
It’s a collection of travel quotes, titled “The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful: Quotes for the Thoughtful Traveler” (The Intrepid Traveler, $15.95).
It’s on Amazon and should also be available at area bookstores.
Garth Stein reminder
Just another brief reminder: The book for this year’s “Spokane is Reading” community project next month is Garth Stein’s “The Art of Racing in the Rain.”
His appearances aren’t until Oct. 29, at 1 p.m. at the North Spokane Library and 7 p.m. at the Spokane Masonic Center. But you might want to get a head start on your reading.