The Seattle Times: Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Sat, 25 May 2013 23:00:52 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 23:00:52 PDT MattBase 1 The Seattle Times: Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ ‘Class A’: An unforgettable year with a Mariners farm team http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021049212_classabaseballxml.html?syndication=rss Lucas Mann’s “Class A” is a vivid, unforgettable look at a year with the players, fans and family of the Clinton, Iowa, LumberKings, a farm team for the Seattle Mariners. Mann discusses his book Saturday, May 25, at Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Co. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021049212_classabaseballxml.html?syndication=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 07:01:04 PDT ‘Elders’: Mormon odd couple wrestles with faith and doubt http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021041938_mcilvaineldersxml.html?syndication=rss Ryan McIlvain’s Brazil-set debut novel, “Elders,” beautifully evokes the tension between two Mormon missionaries thousands of miles from home. McIlvain reads Tuesday, May 28, at Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Co. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021041938_mcilvaineldersxml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:05 PDT Illuminating history of slavery in Oregon a teachable moment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021037767_jdlcolumn23xml.html?syndication=rss “Breaking Chains” explores the Northwest’s relationship to slavery and its impact on everything from politics to the course of individual lives. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021037767_jdlcolumn23xml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:04 PDT NW books: First-person stories of Nordic immigrants http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021007885_localbooks21xml.html?syndication=rss Books of Seattle-area interest: “Goodbye for Now,” “Gameboard of the Gods,” “North of Hope” and “Voices of Ballard and Beyond” Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021007885_localbooks21xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 07:31:06 PDT Khaled Hosseini's new book is another tear-jerker http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021019816_apusbookreviewandthemountainsechoed.html?syndication=rss "And the Mountains Echoed" (Riverhead Books), by Khaled Hosseini Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021019816_apusbookreviewandthemountainsechoed.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT The writer behind the David Mapstone mysteries http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021007662_litlifetaltonxml.html?syndication=rss An interview with Jon Talton, a business journalist who also writes the David Mapstone mysteries. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021007662_litlifetaltonxml.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 09:16:04 PDT Patterson/Paetro, Amanda Knox top national best-seller list http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993250_bestsellers19xml.html?syndication=rss “12th of Never” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, and “Waiting to Be Heard” by Amanda Knox top the Publishers Weekly best-seller list. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993250_bestsellers19xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:31:04 PDT ‘Bunker Hill:’ a city, a siege, a new book by Nathaniel Philbrick http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993256_bookbunkerhillxml.html?syndication=rss Nathaniel Philbrick’s “Bunker Hill” is a vivid account of the Boston battle that proved a “critical turning point” in the American Revolution. Philbrick discusses his book May 21 at Town Hall Seattle. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993256_bookbunkerhillxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:49 PDT James Salter’s novel ‘All That Is’: looking back at a life http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993275_booksalterxml.html?syndication=rss “All That Is,” the new novel by “writer’s writer’s writer” James Salter, traces the life of a man of Salter’s vintage and his encounters with lovers, partners, locales and the passage of time. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993275_booksalterxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:52 PDT John le Carré’s ‘A Delicate Truth’: a dark mix of motive and opportunity http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993266_booklecarrexml.html?syndication=rss John le Carré’s new novel, “A Delicate Truth,” imagines a well-traveled and retired British diplomat called back into action to pierce the veil of a political/business/intelligence service conspiracy. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993266_booklecarrexml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:52 PDT ‘Dinner with Churchill’: Dining and diplomacy http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993263_bookchurchillxml.html?syndication=rss Cita Stelzer’s new book, “Dinner with Churchill,” recounts how Winston Churchill’s favorite diplomatic arena was his own dinner table. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993263_bookchurchillxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:50 PDT ‘The Mystery Woman’ and ‘Beautiful Ruins’ are local best-sellers http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993342_localbestsell19xml.html?syndication=rss “The Mystery Woman” by Amanda Quick and “Beautiful Ruins” by Jess Walter are the best-selling books at Seattle Mystery Bookshop. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2020993342_localbestsell19xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:54 PDT