Events
R J Archer; archaeological sci-fi, be sure to check out the Seeds of Civilization series and say ‘hi’ to him and his lovely wife (undoubtedly our farthest-traveled attending couple).
Jim Boyle; fantasy mysteries set in Oregon, you won’t regret reading this series.
Marilee Brothers; fantasy romance–really fun, well written books.
E A Channon; “Ballad of a Bagpiper”, if we’re lucky he’ll be here in full Scottish regalia!
Steve Chrisman; humorous biography–and really, can’t we all use some humor?
David Delamare; world-renowned fine artist and illustrator, David will be signing along with Wendy, one of his models and his co-author. David rarely makes public appearances so we are especially grateful he will join us. He is most widely known for his mermaid and fairy fantasy paintings (many of the originals are available for viewing inside the bookstore!). http://www.daviddelamare.com/
Carola Dunn; author of dozens of mystery and romance novels, a lovely British expat if ever I met one and an excellent writer to boot.
Tawna Fenske; romance author, and an honestly nice lady—make a point to stop by and say hi!
Ken Fenter; young adult mystery with a history bent, sounds like good fun to me.
Rebecca Harrison; history of NW salvage divers, you have to meet this woman.
Dianne Hartsock; new mystery author–stop and say hello, her book looks great.
Dana Haynes; mystery author–he’ll keep you suspended (mystified?)!
Amalie Rush Hill; fantasy author and one of the nicest people you could meet.
Gail Hoffnagle; fun Oregon travel guide (with coupons!), written by a fun lady.
Barton Howe; quirky mystery (think Carl Hiaasen in Oregon) author, he may even come dressed as a tiger.
Terry Irish & sister Bobbie Snead; kid’s picture books, they’re great (the people and the books).
Sara Megan Kay & Amanda Waley; poetry and fiction, lovely on all counts.
Anne Littlewood; zoo mysteries!
Matt Love; he’ll have his new book “Sometimes a Great Movie”, as well as a selection of his other local history and memoirs titles–all around favorite, one of the smartest people we know, and a heck of an interesting guy.
David Lunde; excellent poetry, he may bring some really interesting OR history, too.
Earli M; fiction, this woman is so talented she even did her own cover.
Dorothy Blackcrow Mack; she’ll be bringing her new book!
Phillip Margolin; panelist, NYT bestselling author, suspense & young adult–really, need we say more?
Ami Margolin-Rome; panelist, YA mystery with Phillip Margolin (and his daughter!), highly recommended.
Jeanne Matthews; Australian mysteries, superbly researched and well-written.
Ken McCormick; spiritual bio, very well done—an interesting read.
Patricia McKillip; World Fantasy Award winner, Hugo nominee, the list of achievements goes on. She’s written dozens of fantastic(al) short stories and books, a wonderful author!
Rene Parent; biography and religion, interesting books.
Carolyn Parker; “Squeaky’s Farm” a memoir/travel journal, quite a lot of fun.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch; panelist, bestselling multi-genre author, we very highly recommend her blog to both readers and writers–seriously, go read it!
Arlene Sachitano; author of quilting mysteries & annual favorite—she may even be giving away free quilting patterns.
Lizzy Shannon; “Time Twist” & “A Celtic Yearbook”, we really just love her.
Leah Shrifter; fantasy author–haven’t read it yet, but really looking forward to it.
Sheila Simonson; mysteries featuring a Native sheriff, history woven into her captivating stories.
Dean Wesley Smith; panelist, multi-genre bestselling author and publisher. What can you say about Dean–he does it all, and then some. He also has a must-read blog about the business of writing–truly, take a look, it’s quite informative.
Therese Ambrosi Smith; “Wax”, a historical novel inspired by the lives of actual “Rosies”, don’t miss her.
Kai Strand; kid’s fiction called “The Weaver” (and it’s got gnomes!)
Lee Williams; she’s written quite an adventurous biography.
George Wright; NW historical fiction, he definitely has something for everyone.
We host author fairs in the summer with dozens of authors at each event including best sellers and award winners from fantasy, mystery, history, sci-fi, YA, kid’s books, and more. If you’d like more information about these fantastic events let us know, we’d love to tell you about them. We can also send you updates about the events including future dates and participating authors, just get in touch and we’ll get you on the list!
Authors and artists who have attended these events include David Delamare (artist); Patricia McKillip (2 x World Fantasy Award winner); Robin Gunn (bestselling inspirational fiction author); Colleen Houck (“Tiger” series, YA fantasy); Dean Wesley Smith (“Star Trek”, “Spider-Man”, “X-Men”, “Iron Man” and many more); Greg Rucka (novelist, comic book author, Eisner award winner); Daniel Wilson (author of “Robopocalypse”, “How To Build A Robot Army”…); inventors of Talk Like A Pirate Day John “Ol’ Chumbucket” Baur and Mark “Cap’n Slappy” Summers; Irene Radford (world renowned fantasy author AKA P.R. Frost, AKA C.F. Bentley); Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Bram Stoker Award winner); Kristine Rusch (John W Campbell Award winner, AKA Kris Nelscott), and so many more.
