WSU Press author Mike Bergman will be at the Pioneer Hall Museum in Madison Park. A Seattle native, Bergman worked as a transit planner for King County Metro for more than 35 years. He is president of the National Railway Historical Society's Tacoma chapter and volunteers at the Pacific Northwest Railroad archive in Burien, where […]
Latah County Historical Society: Robinson Unboxing Event The Latah County Historical Society, with support from the University of Idaho Library, is pleased to present an evening of Psychiana and the unsealing of donated Robinson boxes. October 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of Psychiana founder, Frank Robinson’s passing. In 1996 Frank’s son, Alf Robinson, donated five […]
Candace Wellman will be at the Coupeville Public Library in an event sponsored by the library and Island County Museum to talk about Washington Territorial Justice Edmund C. Fitzhugh. Appointed to Washington Territory’s District and Supreme Courts in 1857 despite being under indictment for murder and only marginally qualified for the position, Fitzhugh’s biography offers […]
Coyote's Swing author David Walker is a keynote speaker for the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP) 25th annual conference, October 27-29, 2023 to be held in Marina del Rey, California. Using a traditional Yakama tale as a motif, Coyote’s Swing combines the author’s firsthand experiences as a consulting psychologist with rare history and sociocultural […]
Betty Houchin Winfield, volume editor and the person behind the new book, We Few, We Academic Sisters will discuss pioneering women in academia at a Town Hall Seattle event on December 4, 2023, located at the Wyncote NW Forum. Tickets start at $5. For tickets and more information, please go to this link. The book […]
Sponsored by the Franklin County Historical Society, Helen Heavirland, author of Surviving the Sand will be the featured presenter at the next Community Lecture Series of the Tri-Cities. The event will be held on March 21, at 7:00 p.m., at 305 N. 4th Ave., Pasco, WA. Helen Lingscheit Heavirland spent her early years in western […]
Calling all Deadliest Catch fans! Stephen Orsini will be signing books on Saturday , 09/07/2024 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm at Village Books, 1200 11th Street in Bellingham, Washington. Dreaming of a tropical cruise through sun-drenched Caribbean waters, two college students with summer commercial fishing experience sign on as part of a small crew delivering a […]
Professional wildlife biologist Scott McCorquodale, author of the WSU Press book, Chasing Wildlife Secrets: A Biologist’s Journey, full of compelling, dramatic, and detailed accounts of transformative research on Pacific Northwest bears, deer, elk, and moose, will speak at a reception from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Holland old lobby. Check out this link for more information. […]
Celebrate books, art, food, and culture at WSU's Edible Book Contest in WSU's Terrell Library Atrium! Entry rules are simple: Submissions must be made from edible materials and somehow relate to a book or author. Public viewing and judging begins at 2:30 p.m., and winners will be announced at 3:30 p.m.. Awards will be given […]
Jack Nisbet, award-winning author of the WSU Press titles on naturalist David Douglas and explorer David Thompson, will be participating in Earth Fest 2026 at the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in Cheney, Washington, from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM on April 25, 2026. Volunteers will be participating in forestry thinning and seedling potting activities and […]