Latah Books

07/25/2024

Rob Phillips' latest thriller -- Trapped in the Cascades -- is now available as audiobook! Stream yours via Amazon, Audible or iTunes. Enjoy!

Trapped in the Cascades: Luke McCain Mysteries, Book 7

07/02/2024

Trapped in the Cascades -- the 7th in Rob Phillips' bestselling Luke McCain series -- is available today! Snag your copy at Inklings Bookshop, the Latah Books online store, Amazon, and elsewhere. Audiobook listeners can expect their version later this month. Thank you and enjoy!

"I kept turning pages in Trapped in the Cascades long after I should have been doing other things, but as I followed Luke and Jack through biting winds and snow, smelling pine crushed underfoot and hearing the pop of pine sap from the fire, I couldn’t put the book down. Phillips is a great storyteller who can weave clever mysteries and plot twists that particularly appeal to people who love the outdoors but will please anyone who likes a good thriller."
--Dalyn Weller, author of the Apple Valley Ranchers series and other titles

Located in downtown Spokane, Washington, Latah Books is one of the premier book publishers in the Ame

06/27/2024

Join bestselling author Rob Phillips at Hometown ACE Hardware in Yakima this Saturday, June 29 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. where he'll be signing copies of TRAPPED IN THE CASCADES, the latest in his bestselling Luke McCain series. And, of course, he'll have copies of the other six in the series for those who need to catch up!

06/27/2024

Join author Rue Matthiessen in conversation with journalist Nina Rayburn. They will be discussing Castles & Ruins, Rue's new travel-memoir about growing up in an ambitious literary family. Sunday, July 14 from 4:00–6:00 pm at the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton.

A conversation with author Rue Matthiessen and journalist Nina Raeburn Dec.

05/29/2024

Many thanks to Omaha Magazine for their Arts+Culture feature of Omaha author Ella Weber. Her debut novel, The Deli Diaries, is a hysterical yet heartfelt parody of millennial plight, Midwest mediocrity, overweening artistic ambition, and the inanity of the daily delicatessen grind. Truly one of the most original and inventive books you'll ever find.

Snag your copy of The Deli Diaries at The Bookworm Omaha, the Latah Books store, or wherever you get your eBooks. And look for Ella on her upcoming tour in Nashville, Athens, Atlanta and elsewhere.

A story familiar to many is carved up in Omaha native Ella Weber’s “Deli Diaries”—a young woman graduates from college

05/24/2024

Congrats to Rob Phillips for taking first AND second place in the Northwest Outdoor Writers Assocation's Excellence in Craft Awards for best books of 2023! Many thanks to NOWA for this honor.

If you haven't already snagged copies of Cascade Manhunt and Creature of the Cascades, you can find them at your local indie bookstore, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or directly from www.latahbooks.com/store.

And look for the 7th Luke McCain novel -- Trapped in the Cascades -- this July!

05/09/2024

Trapped in the Cascades--book 7 in Rob Phillips' bestselling Luke McCain series--is set for publication on July 2nd, just in time for some gripping summer reading. Pre-order your copy today via Amazon, the Latah Books online store, or your favorite indie bookstore like Inklings Bookshop in Yakima. Cheers!

"I kept turning pages in Trapped in the Cascades long after I should have been doing other things, but as I followed Luke and Jack through biting winds and snow, smelling pine crushed underfoot and hearing the pop of pine sap from the fire, I couldn’t put the book down. Phillips is a great storyteller who can weave clever mysteries and plot twists that particularly appeal to people who love the outdoors but will please anyone who likes a good thriller."
--Dalyn Weller, author of the Apple Valley Ranchers series and other titles

Trapped in the Cascades: A Luke McCain Novel (Luke McCain Mysteries Book 7)

05/08/2024

Yet another fantastic review for Peter Fong's informative and philosophical travel adventure, Rowing to Baikal: Sixty Days on Mongolia's Selenge River. Snag your copy at latahbooks.com, your favorite indie bookstore, or wherever you get your eBooks.

Peter W. FongROWING TO BAIKAL: Sixty Days on Mongolia’s Selenge RiverLatah Books / December 2023 / 330 pp / $19.95Reviewed by Greg Pape / May 2024A first glance at the book’s title, Rowing to Baikal, and you might imagine it fanciful, playful in tone like Skating to Antarctica or Kite-Surfing to...

04/19/2024

Back by popular demand, former Nevada State trooper Steve Raabe's 2nd book of true tales--"Patrolling the Heart of the Silver State"--is available today!

This companion collection of stories concerns Raabe's career patrolling, investigating, and administering the desolate and dangerous highways around Reno, Winnemucca, Elko, and elsewhere in Nevada. If you enjoyed Raabe's original book--"Patrolling the Heart of the West"--then you know this will be a hilarious and heart-hammering read!

Snag your copy today via your favorite bookstore, Amazon, the Latah store, or directly from the man himself. Enjoy!

The second volume of true tales from former Nevada State trooper Steve Raabe.

03/21/2024

Back by popular demand, former Nevada State trooper Steve Raabe will be publishing his 2nd book of true tales--"Patrolling the Heart of the Silver State"--this April 19th!

This companion collection of stories concerns Raabe's career patrolling, investigating, and administering the desolate and dangerous highways around Reno, Winnemucca, Elko, and elsewhere in Nevada. If you read Raabe's original book--"Patrolling the Heart of the West"--then you know this will be a hilarious and heart-hammering read!

Pre-order your copy today at www.latahbooks.com/store

The second volume of true tales from former Nevada State trooper Steve Raabe.

02/20/2024

Latah Books is proud to announce the publication of Rue Matthiessen's powerful memoir, Castles & Ruins: Unraveling Family Mysteries and Literary Legacy in the Irish Countryside, available today!

A denizen of Sag Harbor and daughter of National Book Award winner Peter Matthiessen and author Deborah Love, Rue's memoir reckons with a childhood fraught with the stormy energy of two brilliant parents often at odds with each other and their children. Both a rich and informative travelogue and a profoundly emotional memoir, Castles & Ruins celebrates the triumph of creative success while frankly appraising the often-terrible costs a family must pay for it.

Copies available via your favorite indie bookstore or eBook retailer, or directly from us at www.latahbooks.com/store.

“Rue Matthiessen's heartfelt memoir, Castles & Ruins is, in essence, configured like a Celtic cross.... we see how the figure of the circle is at the very center of Matthiessen’s being. Celtic tradition calls for both mourning and celebrating at death. Precisely the emotions and the rituals that Rue Matthiessen gives the reader in this complex, deeply felt work.”
--Lou Ann Walker, The East Hampton Star

02/19/2024

Head on down to Barnes & Noble in Kennewick where you can find one of the Northwest's bestselling and most beloved mystery/thriller series, featuring Fish & Game officer Luke McCain and his yellow Lab, Jack.

Located in downtown Spokane, Washington, Latah Books is one of the premier book publishers in the Ame

02/16/2024

Check out Latah author Peter W. Fong on the Armchair Explorer Podcast to discuss his recent release, Rowing to Baikal: Sixty Days on Mongolia's Selenge River. Peter will be appearing at Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon next Wednesday, Feb. 21st at 7pm.

Check out our latest episodes, or begin your journey through the entire catalog of the Armchair Explorer Podcast.

02/01/2024

"Celtic tradition calls for both mourning and celebrating at death. Precisely the emotions and the rituals that Rue Matthiessen gives the reader in this complex, deeply felt work." --Lou Ann Walker for The East Hampton Star

Castles & Ruins will be available Feb. 20th. Pre-order your copy today at www.latahbooks.com/store, Amazon, or your favorite local bookstore.

In her memoir “Castles & Ruins,” Rue Matthiessen looks to recapture the mystery and magic of Ireland — and of her mother.

01/31/2024

Spy Daughter/Q***r Girl continues to garner glowing press. Check out the latest featured review from Athens Insider.

More than a poignant memoir, Spy Daughter, Q***r Girl is a thrilling detective story where the stakes are both unique to the child of an intelligence officer and painfully universal. Leslie Absher unravels deep-seated secrets: of her family, her identity, and her father’s role in Greece’s CIA-ba...

01/30/2024

Join the Wild Salmon Center's Ramona Denies in conversation with Peter W. Fong, author of the acclaimed travelogue Rowing to Baikal. They will discuss Peter's efforts to help conserve the world's largest salmonid (the elusive taimen), fly-fishing, dams, and a first-ever scientific expedition from the headwaters of the Selenge to Russia’s Lake Baikal. Powell's City of Books, Portland, Feb. 21st, 7pm.

Located in downtown Spokane, Washington, Latah Books is one of the premier book publishers in the Ame

01/25/2024

Anyone writing a memoir would surely benefit from Leslie Absher's upcoming class on the journey and craft of mining your own life story. The Spy Daughter/Q***r Girl author will be joining Oakland nonprofit, Chapter 510, for this session on Jan. 29th, 8-9:30 PST.

https://27powers.org/af-leslie-absher/

01/25/2024

The latest thriller in Rob Phillips' Luke McCain series -- Creature of the Cascades -- is now available for your listening pleasure! You can get your audiobook via Amazon, Audible, or iTunes. Enjoy!

Creature of the Cascades: Luke McCain Mysteries, Book 6

12/22/2023

Kudos to Peter Fong, author of Rowing to Baikal, for snagging the pride of place position in Harvard Magazine's latest "Off the Shelf" roundup of recent books with Harvard connections!

Montage Off the Shelf Recent books with Harvard connections January-February 2024 Robert McCabe’s photographs capture Greece in an era now gone by—here, the simple pleasures of dancing on Mykonos, 1955. | PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT MCCABE Rowing to Baikal, by Peter W. Fong ’82 (Latah Books, $19.95 p...

12/11/2023

Join Spokane author J.P. Robideaux this Wednesday, December 13th from 3-5 PM at ACE Hardware on Francis where he'll be signing copies of his latest Rick Blaine thriller -- It's Reigning in London.

And if you can't make it, you can snag a copy of Reigning or Escape Into Rain at your favorite indie bookstore, Amazon, Bookshop.org, or www.latahbooks.com/store. Cheers!

12/08/2023

Rob Phillips has done it again. The 6th book in his bestselling Luke McCain series--Creature of the Cascades--will be available this weekend! For a signed copy and a chance to visit with Rob, join him at Inklings Bookshop on Saturday from 1-3pm or at Encore Books on Sunday from noon-3pm. And if you can't make it in person, you can always snag a copy at www.latahbooks.com/store, Amazon, Bookshop.org, or from any other bookseller in the region. Thank you and enjoy!

12/05/2023

Latah is thrilled to announce the release of yet another superbly crafted book -- Rowing to Baikal: Sixty Days on Mongolia's Selenge River by Peter W. Fong, an award-winning author and veteran flyfishing guide.

Recommended by Library Journal and Foreword Reviews and endorsed by literary luminaries like David James Duncan (The Brothers K) and Bill McKibben (Eaarth), "Fong’s account of this dramatic journey tells a passionate yet nuanced story of the Selenge River and its tributaries." Rowing to Baikal will resonate with fishermen, conservationists, river rats, and anyone who loves Mongolia -- a last, best stronghold for the planet’s largest salmonid: the taimen.

A special note of appreciation for the Wild Salmon Center in Portland, Oregon whose grant funding helped make this book a reality for readers.

Snag your copy today at www.latahbooks.com/store, your favorite indie bookstore, Amazon, or wherever you buy your eBooks. Thank you and enjoy!

A travel adventure documenting a first-ever scientific expedition from the headwaters of Mongolia's Selenge River to Russia’s Lake Baikal.

11/10/2023

Enjoy this stunning footage from Peter Fong's epic journey. His book - "Rowing to Baikal: Sixty Days on Mongolia's Selenge River" - is due out Dec. 5th. The great Bill McKibben had a few words to say about why Peter's book matters:

"There are few more beautiful places on earth than Lake Baikal and its vast surroundings; this account of a noble adventure will leave you with deep impressions of the place and its people, its past and its possible futures. Surely a fifth of the earth's fresh water deserves your attention!"
—Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth and The End of Nature

Pre-order your copy today at www.latahbooks.com/store. Enjoy!

Sixty days on Mongolia's Selenge River. One thousand miles of adventure.Rowing to Baikal by Peter W. FongComing soon from latahbooks.comMore information at ...

11/07/2023

Many thanks to Auntie's Bookstore for continuing to stock and showcase our local authors -- Kacy Tellessen, Summer Hess, and Andy Brown. Snag a copy of Freaks of a Feather, One-Block Revolution, or Warnings Unheeded and you'll be supporting a local author, a local publisher, AND a local bookstore. Doesn't get much better than that. Oh, and all three books rock!

10/17/2023

Cascade Manhunt, the 5th in Rob Phillips' bestselling Luke McCain series, is available now in audio! You can listen via Audible, iTunes, Amazon, and elsewhere abroad. Enjoy!

Cascade Manhunt: Luke McCain Mysteries, Book 5

10/13/2023

Check out Latah author Leslie Absher's latest essay in the Gay & Le***an Review discussing her father's role in the CIA and her challenging journey coming to terms with her sexuality. Her memoir, Spy Daughter/Q***r Girl is available at www.latahbooks.com/store

By Leslie Absher I knew intuitively not to talk about the fact that I preferred girls to boys. But when I was called a “lezzie” by a boy on the school bus, it was really clear: it was bad to be the…

10/10/2023

Join Rob Phillips, bestselling author of the Luke McCain mystery series, at Book & Game in Walla Walla this Saturday, Oct. 14th from 11-2. He'll be signing copies of his latest thriller set in the wilderness of Washington State -- Cascade Manhunt!

Starring a Fish & Wildlife police officer and his partner (a yellow Lab named Jack), Rob's series is a regional bestseller and a perennial favorite on Amazon with thousands of glowing reviews.

Get caught up on Luke McCain at Book & Game, Amazon, or www.latahbooks.com/store. And keep an eye out for Creature of the Cascades, the 6th in the series, arriving this December!

Located in downtown Spokane, Washington, Latah Books is one of the premier book publishers in the Ame

10/05/2023

Join acclaimed author Leslie Absher at the Medford Public Library for a free event on October 14th from 2-3pm. Her memoir, Spy Daughter/Q***r Girl, was a recent Lambda Award Finalist for Best Le***an Nonfiction in the nation!

Located in downtown Spokane, Washington, Latah Books is one of the premier book publishers in the Ame