Latah Books

10/30/2024

Another day, another exciting announcement: Latah will be publishing Rue Matthiessen's spy thriller -- Woman with Eyes Closed -- in summer 2025. An art heist, a hurricane, a suspicious murder, a sexy British spy, the Hamptons -- this will be beach reading of the highest order. It's a page-turner, of course, but Rue also brings exquisite craftsmanship to every page. This is a literary-quality book that will resonate with you long after you put it down. We can't wait to share it!

10/29/2024

We've been dying to share this one . . . Spy Daughter, Q***r Girl by Leslie Absher has been translated into Greek and will soon be published by Brainfood Media in Athens!

Fittingly, the new edition features a crisp new design with some Greek flair. Thrilled to share more on this as Leslie begins her launch abroad in a couple weeks. Congrats, Leslie!

10/14/2024

Is that a photo of 4 Latah titles prominently displayed at From Here in River Park Square? It sure is!! And soon to be joined by the first 2 books in Rob Phillips’ bestselling Luke McCain series—The Cascade Killer and Cascade Vengeance. Come on in this holiday season to support your local arts!

10/14/2024

Taking a trip to Mongolia? Well, you can now find our title -- Rowing to Baikal by Peter W. Fong -- in the Ulaanbaatar airport!

09/28/2024

Join Latah author Leslie Absher on Sunday, Oct. 13th at the San Francisco library where she and 3 other fabulous memoirists will discuss how they used “unofficial” means to get at the truth, and, in essence, became spies in their own stories.

Leslie is the author of the acclaimed memoir, SPY DAUGHTER, Q***R GIRL. Snag your copy at www.latahbooks.com/store, Bookshop.org, or your favorite indie bookstore.

09/27/2024

Delighted to announce that Charles Doane's gripping biography of the notorious Tangvald family -- THE BOY WHO FELL TO SHORE -- has been nominated for the Maritime Foundation Award for Best Book!

You can snag your copy at www.latahbooks.com/store, Amazon, or your favorite indie bookstore. Congrats, Charlie!

Presented since 1995, the Maritime Media Awards recognises the UK's best journalists, authors, filmmakers, digital creators and others whose work in the media

09/27/2024

Join Spokane author and friend of Latah Books, Tiffany Forsyth, to celebrate the publication of her poignant new short story collection, Aerate, and snag an autographed copy. Saturday, October 12th at The Wonder Building. Should be a fun evening!

09/25/2024

Latah Books is proud to announce the signing of James Patrick Thomas, whose memoir -- ATOMIC PILGRIM -- is forthcoming in summer 2025.

A Spokane native and graduate of Gonzaga University's Master's in Theology & Leadership program, Jim's memoir documents his experience as a Bethlehem Peace Pilgrim (walking 6,700 miles across the United States and nine other countries) and subsequent quarter-century investigating radioactive pollution from the production and testing of nuclear weapons at Hanford and championing justice for the downwinders. ATOMIC PILGRIM is an inspiring, informative, and soulful story of commitment to community and faith in action.

We look forward to sharing it with you!

James Patrick Thomas is the author of Atomic Pilgrim, a memoir of the Bethlehem Peace Pilgrimage (a 6700-mile walk across the United States and nine other countries) and his subsequent quarter century spent investigating radioactive pollution from the production and testing of nuclear weapons, mostl...

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.

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 ...