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The Northwest Writers Fund supports the publication of books by some of the region’s most talented nonfiction writers. Funds are used for author advances to help support research and writing, as well as for production costs, promotion and marketing, and public events.

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Homewaters

Homewaters

A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound

By David B. Williams

Not far from Seattle skyscrapers live 150-year-old clams, more than 250 species of fish, and underwater kelp forests as complex as any terrestrial ecosystem. For millennia, vibrant Coast Salish communities have lived beside these waters...

ISBN: 9780295751009

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After the Blast

After the Blast

The Ecological Recovery of Mount St. Helens

By Eric Wagner

A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE

On May 18, 1980, people all over the world watched with awe and horror as Mount St. Helens erupted. Fifty-seven people were killed and hundreds of square miles of what had...

ISBN: 9780295750712

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Emerald Street

Emerald Street

A History of Hip Hop in Seattle

By Daudi Abe. Foreword by Sir Mix-A-Lot

From the first rap battles in Seattle’s Central District to the Grammy stage, hip hop has shaped urban life and the music scene of the Pacific Northwest for more than four decades. In the early...

ISBN: 9780295747569

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Stories in Stone

Stories in Stone

Travels through Urban Geology

By David B. Williams

Most people do not think to observe geology from the sidewalks of a major city, but all David B. Williams has to do is look at building stone in any urban center to find a...

ISBN: 9780295746456

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The Deepest Roots

The Deepest Roots

Finding Food and Community on a Pacific Northwest Island

By Kathleen Alcalá

As friends began “going back to the land” at the same time that a health issue emerged, Kathleen Alcalá set out to reexamine her relationship with food at the most local level. Remembering her parents,...

ISBN: 9780295999708

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Witness Tree

Witness Tree

Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak

By Lynda V. Mapes

Seasonal changes in nature are among the most readily observable clues to the biological effects of climate change. “It came to me,” writes acclaimed environment reporter Lynda Mapes, “You could tell the story of climate...

ISBN: 9780295746661

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Razor Clams

Razor Clams

Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest

By David Berger

In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean,...

ISBN: 9780295745442

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Reclaimers

Reclaimers

By Ana Maria Spagna

For most of the past century, Humbug Valley, a forest-hemmed meadow sacred to the Mountain Maidu tribe, was in the grip of a utility company. Washington’s White Salmon River was saddled with a fish-obstructing, inefficient...

ISBN: 9780295742748

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Too High and Too Steep

Too High and Too Steep

Reshaping Seattle’s Topography

By David B. Williams

Residents and visitors in today’s Seattle would barely recognize the landscape that its founding settlers first encountered. As the city grew, its leaders and inhabitants dramatically altered its topography to accommodate their changing visions. In...

ISBN: 9780295999401

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Uplake

Uplake

Restless Essays of Coming and Going

By Ana Maria Spagna

For many years, Ana Maria Spagna has stayed put, mostly, in a small mountain valley at the head of a glacier-carved lake. You’re so lucky to live there, people say. She is lucky. But she...

ISBN: 9780295743226

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Seattle Walks

Seattle Walks

Discovering History and Nature in the City

By David B. Williams

Seattle is often listed as one of the most walkable cities in the United States. With its beautiful scenery, miles of non-motorized trails, and year-round access, Seattle is an ideal place to explore on foot.

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ISBN: 9780295741284

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A Year Right Here

A Year Right Here

Adventures with Food and Family in the Great Nearby

By Jess Thomson

Armed with “The Here List” and a Type-A personality, Seattle-based writer and cookbook author Jess Thomson sets out to spend a year exploring the food of the Pacific Northwest with her family. Planning to revel...

ISBN: 9780295741543

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Once and Future River

Once and Future River

Reclaiming the Duwamish

By Tom Reese, James Rasmussen

Through photographs and words, Once and Future River: Reclaiming the Duwamish explores the complicated relationship between Seattleites and their only river. Central to the indigenous settlement that preceded the city, the Duwamish was critical to...

ISBN: 9780295996653

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