Author Event: Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, August  26, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Denver Morford will be signing copies of Two Goofy Dogs.

From the back cover:
Ever since Charlie joined their family... it was obvious he needed a friend.  One day in the middle of the summer the whole family agreed it was time to find him a pal.  They called the person they adopted Charlie from and discovered that Charlie's brother, Harry, was in desperate need of a loving home. Based on a true story of actual events, discover how Harry found an unexpected home with loving kids and days filled with hugs, snuggles and brotherly love.

Author Bio:

Denver Morford graduated from Washington State University and moved to his home town in Central Washington.  

He's always had a dog by his side, in the back of his Jeep, next to him on the couch or at work laying beside his desk.  There have been several rescue dogs in his life, including Harry.  Denver is a proud father of two amazing kids and a husband to his best friend of over 26 years.  In his free time he plants trees in areas affected by wildfires, coaches youth sports and founded a local charity to help kids get involved in athletics. These endeavors have earned him two "Citizen of the Year'' awards from his community.  Within this book lie two of his biggest passions, kids and animals.

Author Event: Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Jane Breuer will be signing copies of Trouble's Defense.

In Janet Breuer’s first book, Here Comes Trouble, Tucker the dog tells the story

of his peaceful, cat-free life with his brother Ridge and their people. When

Trouble the cat comes to live with them, she has a hard time adapting. The

dogs can’t understand why the cat yowls and hisses and refuses to be their

friend, but according to Trouble, they just don’t understand.

So now Trouble gets to tell her side of the story. At first Trouble is scared of the

dogs and confused by her new surroundings. Plus these new people have all sorts

of rules she didn’t have to worry about at her old house. And she just doesn’t like

dogs! They slobber and smell and are such boring rule followers. Yawn. Trouble

gets bored quickly by the dogs and her surroundings and creates a little chaos to

liven things up.

Another hilarious peek into the lives of Trouble, Tucker, and Ridge.

Author Event: Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when Dwight Thompson will be signing copies of Inner Sanctum. 

MY LIFE is a balm, five-ring alarm

1, 2, 3, Contact! do you bodily harm

catch where I'm coming from?

as your life signs go critical

My hidden agenda becomes visible / physical

Lyrical my mission statement / hit the pavement

Anybody ask / FedEx / I was sent

to leave a dent in this world / impact crater

see the world for what it is / a baby shower.

MY LIFE by Dwight Thompson, Poem #1 of INNER SANCTUM: Protecting my Peace through Poetry.

It is not a misstep thinking that poetry is primarily an intellectual endeavour. It simply never was and never will be. Poetry is a spiritual endeavour first, the voice of the universe manifesting in range that cannot be measured or contained.

Poetry is life. Poetry is about taking the truths of the universe and focusing it into a drop of blue ink and then having the words expand in a reader's mind, beyond the space between their ears and their years.

Why do you think we spend so much time and energy learning about my peers, reciting the words written in ages past by the Gibrans and the Shakespeares? We are trying to connect our human consciousness across space and time, distance and history, knowing that there's a possibility that the future might be impacted by our words. In between the pages and screenshots we are hoping to find that elusive meaning and richness of life.

Life is spiritual. Our every walking, waking moment is refined by an energy that we cannot see and scientists are just beginning to discover fully. It has not stopped this spirituality from being taken for granted, manipulated by the music industry, entertainment complexes, sports monopolies and the broadcast media so that sometimes the vortex of feelings and beliefs threatens to overwhelm us.

In walks myself with a broken pen, spilling ink with every breath I take, watching 0's and 1's become oohs and aahs of a fickle minority/majority. Our faith promises peace by trusting in Jesus, even in the most adverse circumstance (John 14:27). The takeaway is that this peace is not defined by the situation but by your spiritual existence and connection to something greater than you.

Whether you believe spirituality is a detriment to society or a supplement to our morality, ignoring the spiritual in our lives is denying our self the ability to grow, to love, to change, to plan and to find peace.

Everyone should have a poem that resonates with them. A poet and a writer that brings a truth within them into the outer realm. What is your favourite book of poetry or quotes or devotions that concludes the day and/or opens the night?

My true peace starts within with acceptance, that we all need poetry in our lives.

Welcome to my Inner Sanctum.

Dwight Thompson

Author Event: July 29, 2023, from 11a.m. to 2p.m.

Please join us on July 29, 2023, from 11a.m. to 2p.m. when author Kenton Bird will sign copies of Tom Foley: The Man in the Middle.  (2023, University Press of Kansas)

From the publisher:

Thomas S. Foley represented eastern Washington in Congress for thirty years. From 1972 to 1994, his district included Walla Walla County. In 1989 he became the first Speaker of the House of Representatives from a district west of Texas, a position he held until his defeat in the 1994 election.

Tom Foley: The Man in the Middle is a political biography of this important but often overlooked figure in modern congressional history. Co-authors Kenton Bird and John Pierce place Foley’s career in the context of his own life story and congressional politics in the late 20^th century.

Bird, a professor of journalism and mass media at the University of Idaho, and Pierce, a former professor and dean at Washington State University, offer the first major study of a transformative leader who brought politicians from both sides of the aisle together to make Congress work. 

Bird will answer questions from readers about Tom Foley’s contributions to American politics and his impact on eastern Washington. He’ll offer the authors’ analysis of Foley’s surprising loss in 1994.

Author Event: Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when Dale Hom author of Going Out on a Limb will be signing books.

This graphic novel, “Going Out On a Limb”…the Unauthorized Autobiography, is a story about the author’s early career working for the US Forest Service as a young Asian American.

Author Event: July 1, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on July 1, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when autor Linday Ray will be signing copies of The Fading Yellow Brick Road.

From the back of the book:

Compiled especially for those anticipating or presently traveling through the end-of-life experience with a parent in one hand and their grandchild in tow, the reader will find a bedside quality in the brief and concise chapters within.

Written without pretense, those who enter its pages will, simply put, realize that there is no ‘perfect, shining path’ before them. More important than being errorless, is being there. Holding the hand, wiping up the spill, patting the shoulder, and laughing at the mishap will put you in a new frame of mind for finding joy and growing during and through this new adventure on a distinctly fading, (Or ‘not so shimmery’) yellow brick road.

Author Event: Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Alex Anderson will be signing copies of Peace Pirates.

From the publisher:  Peace Pirates follows the life of Alexander Leonidas "Leo" Tempestas, the most powerful member of a peaceful race of humanoid beings, as he grows from impetuous youth to a galactic leader of epic proportions and abilities. Over his multi-thousand-year lifespan, his family and friends help him battle two ultra-powerful foes and save countless lives across the universe.

Author Event: Sunday, June 18, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Sunday, June 18, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Frédérique Lavoipierre will be signing copoies of Garden Allies. 

From the back cover:

The birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects that inhabit our yards are overwhelmingly on our side -- pollinating our flowers and vegetables, and keeping pests in check. 

In Garden Allies, biologist and lifelong garden educator Frédérique Lavoipierre shares fascinating portraits of these beneficial creatures.  You’ll learn how to keep the garden’s ecology in dynamic balance, how to welcome them into your yhard, and how they form a harmonious whole with the plants and soil in your garden -- even with you.

Frédérique Lavoipierre was the director of education at the Santa Barbara Botanic

Garden, where she shared her enthusiasm for native plants and insects. Prior to

working at the Garden, she was the founding director of the Sustainable Landscape

Professional Certificate Program at Sonoma State University, where she also revived

the Garden Classroom program, and established an entomology outreach

program. Frédérique holds a M.Sc. in biology, with an emphasis on ecological

principles of sustainable landscapes. Her research focused on plant/insect

interactions. Prior to her graduate work, she founded and operated an organic

nursery specializing in heirloom vegetables and culinary herbs from around the

world. She currently lectures, teaches, and works as a consultant. She serves on the

editorial advisory group for the American Public Gardens Association magazine,

Public Gardens, and is on the content committee for the Pacific Horticulture

Society. Frédérique authored a ten-year long series, Garden Allies, for Pacific

Horticulture Magazine, and continues her contributions to the Society.

Author Event: Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Milani Filan will be signing copies of The Life of Adele.  

Thirteen-year-old Adelaide, a young French duchess, had always dreamt of having a horse of her own. One day that dream came true. Adele met Giselle, the horse of her dreams, and they instantly bonded to one another.

With her new horse, Adele meets James, a boy she befriends. They come upon Germans, who kidnap their horses, and they must save them. Giselle becomes her best friend and will always be there for her.

As they grow up, James and Adele find themselves learning about love. They begin to care for one another. But when James enters the war, Adele learns that love is stronger than war and that it cannot be broken.

This is a story about the love of a girl and her horse, and how love stays strong during times of war.

Author Event: Saturday, June 10, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, June 10, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Amy Korslund will be signing copies of Sam & Sandy and other titles. 

From the back cover of Sam & Sandy:

This story came about when I was a nanny for a 3 year old.  I asked her if she wanted me to read her a book before her nap.  She said, “no, I want you to write me one.”  So I told her to go take a nap and when she wakes up I will have a story written for her.  This is the story.

Author Event: Friday, June 9, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Friday, June 9, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Helen Heavirland will be signing copies of the book Surviving the Sand.

Pasco, Washington—1950s.  Irrigation arrived.  Could the desert be transformed into fields that feed the world?  New settlers broke sod and begged seeds to grow.  Sandstorms cut off young plants.  Dreams of farming became hungry nightmares.  Could the farmers’ grit be as strong as the sand?

Surviving the Sand is the inspiring memoir of one farm family—like many others. With frustration and humor they work together, play together, struggle together, and, ultimately, win together. 

Author Event: Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, June 3, 2023 from  11am to 2pm when Jack Lucci will be signing copies of Loving & Leaving.

Somewhere between gratefulness and regret Loving & Leaving is a recollection of virtues and follies of Lucci’s life over a five year period. With honesty and compassionate storytelling, Loving & Leaving is the result of bleeding over the keyboard.

Author Event: Saturday, May 27, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, May 27, 2023 from 11am to 2pm for an author signing event featuring My Almost Cashmere Life by Margy Adams.

After thirty-four years of marriage, Margy Adams signs her final divorce papers, and immediately plunges into a guilt-ridden recovery.  Not knowing how to deal with the shadows and shame of the past or three decades of loneliness and deceit, she looks for ways to move forward as a single woman.

She flounders until she enrolls in a writing class where the Pulitzer Prize-winning author encourages: “If you don’t tell your story, it will be buried with you—lost forever.”

The floodgates open as Margy writes honestly about the trauma of her past and the secret she guards.Margy opens her heart about her adopted daughter, born in the pioneer days of surrogacy. She gives gut-wrenching details about the birth of an extreme preemie, her second daughter. 

Margy’s life tapestry threads the challenges of addiction and adultery into her story as she strives to find answers and authenticity. With philosophical musings, she finally accepts the universal truths about life—it is messy and complicated. Through the redemptive power of writing, Margy finds understanding and peace, realizing that the past, present and future are forever entwined.

In her series of stories gathered together in My Almost Cashmere Life, Margy Adams becomes a voice for the Baby Boomer generation who were trapped between the world of traditional values and the emerging, liberated world of feminism. This new author pens a cautionary and timely tale that ultimately presents us with a book about redemption, courage, love and forgiveness.

Author Event: Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Rebecca Heisman will be signing copies of Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration.

Flight Paths is the never-before-told story of how a group of migration-obsessed scientists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries engaged nearly every branch of science to understand bird migration—from where and when they take off to their flight paths and behaviors, their destinations and the challenges they encounter getting there. Uniting curious minds from across generations, continents, and disciplines, bird enthusiast and science writer Rebecca Heisman traces the development of each technique used for tracking migratory birds, from the first attempts to mark individual birds to the cutting-edge technology that lets ornithologists trace where a bird has been, based on unique DNA markers. Along the way, she touches on the biggest technological breakthroughs of modern science and reveals the almost-forgotten stories of the scientists who harnessed these inventions in service of furthering our understanding of nature (and their personal obsession with birds).

Author Event: Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when Mary Anne O’Neil will be signing copies of 

Three Centuries of Girls' Education: Regulations of the Ursuline Nuns of the Congregation of Paris.

In Three Centuries of Girls' Education, Mary Anne O'Neil offers both an examination and the first English translation of Les Règlemens des religieuses Ursulines de la Congrégation de Paris. Published in 1705, Regulations is the first pedagogical system explicitly designed for the education of girls. It is also one of the few surviving documents describing the day-to-day operations of early Ursuline schools.

O'Neil traces the history of the document from the writings of the Italian foundress of the Ursulines, to the establishment of the religious order in Paris in 1612, to the changes in the organization of Ursuline schools in nineteenth-century France, and, finally, to Mother Marie de St. Jean Martin's spirited defense of the traditional French Ursuline method after World War II. In the eighteenth century, New Orleans Ursulines used the Regulations as a guide to establish their schools and teaching methods. Overall, O'Neil's history and translation recover a vital source for historians of the early modern era but will also interest scholars in the fields of education history and female religious life.

Author Event: Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Gary Bye will be signing copies of Glory Grove.

Brock Gallagher hands in his resignation and loses his chance to win a state championship as head football coach at one of Seattle's largest high schools to fulfill a promise to his mother back in his tiny hometown of Glory Grove. He plans on staying only long enough to be with his mom during her final days. When he arrives in the Grove, he is met with bitterness and violence from Cort Jepson, a former teammate, now married to Brock's high school sweetheart. Excited about his arrival are local citizens of the town who dream of a return to better times, including the days of football supremacy.

Although determined to stay away from the game and any involvement with the people in Glory Grove, Brock finds himself drawn into the local scene when the current football coach is forced to leave town. Standing in Brock's way is a high school principal determined to kill the sport.

While focused on football, Brock risks losing his beautiful big-city wife, who has drifted away from him into a world of high art, celebrities, and drugs. Brock feels the tug of conflicting loyalties. Will he recommit to his marriage and return to the city or stay in the Grove and a place to call home?

Author Event: Saturday April 1, 2023 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday April 1, 2023 from 11am to 2pm for an author signing with Josephine Woolington author of Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest.

Reconnect with the natural world through essays that blend science and prose. In her debut work, journalist Josephine Woolington sheds light on diverse flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest. From the coastal tailed frog to yellow-cedar, these stories encourage a more collective understanding of our natural wonders in a rapidly changing world. 

Josephine Woolington is a writer, musician and educator. She lives in the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, where she was born and raised. Her curiosity about all living things guides her creative endeavors and inspires her to understand how landscapes--and those who live in them--change over time. She previously worked at several Oregon newspapers and now works as a freelance journalist. In addition to writing, she's toured nationally and internationally, singing and playing keyboards with different musical artists. She writes, records and performs her own music as well. 

Author Event: Friday, December 9, 2022 from 5pm to 8pm

Please join us on Friday, December 9, 2022 from 5pm to 8pm when author Jackson Graham will be signing copies of Clash of Crowns.

A savage war has come to Alithell, and fear follows in its wake. Ancient powers stir. As Falrey O’Dyre’s iron fist tears civilization up by the roots, an unexpected horror throws Eyoés and Gwyndel headlong into the fiery cataclysm that will define their lives. A resistance rises from the ashes to make its stand. Gathering old friends to his side, Haeryn throws himself headlong into a perilous game of cat and mouse. Together, they confront the greatest evil of their time with hearts torn between belief and desperation. The final days have dawned—and death will not sleep until everything is crushed under his monstrous heel.

Hope will unite them. Steel will break them. Suffering will refine them.

JACKSON E. GRAHAM has been fascinated with books since early childhood. At age six, he wrote and illustrated his first story. Since then, he has entered several writing contests, winning awards and receiving positive reviews. During high school, writing was his sport. He successfully completed Camp NaNoWriMo four years in a row, in which the epic fantasy series Sword and Scion was birthed.

Jackson spends much of his free time exploring nature, writing and trying to stay on top of his ever-growing stack of reading material. Authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien and John Flanagan stand among those who spark his imagination in addition to his love for history, and he believes God has inspired the messages in his writing. Raised in Walla Walla, Washington, Jackson E. Graham currently lives with his family in North Idaho, not far from the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene. 

Author Event: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, November 12, 2022 from  11am to 2pm when author Kathy MacDonald will be signing copies of Summer Chillers.  

Discover the endless possibilities. Ice cream, shakes & smoothies to refreshing cold drinks. This fantastic collection has more than 80 recipes! That will have your mouth watering. Chill out and hang out with your friends and family, with these cool refreshing recipes you will be all the rage.

The author was inspired and encouraged to create this book through many years of family and friends collecting and sharing recipes. It became a tradition. These are a few of the family favorites we gladly share with you. Enjoy them as we have pass them down and keep the tradition going.

Author Event: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 from 2pm to 5pm

Please join us at Three Rivers Winery on Saturday, November 19, 2022 from 2pm to 5pm for an event featuring author Debbie Macomber with her new book The Christmas Spirit.

Read more about the event and reserve your spot here:

https://www.threeriverswinery.com/events/holiday-book-bottle-signing-event/

Reservations recommended. Please contact Three Rivers Winery with any questions: 509-526-9463 | info@threeriverswinery.com