Dan Bates / The Herald |
Pearl Harbor's voices of the past
MARYSVILLE — The day Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor, U.S. Army Pvt. Walt Bailey ate breakfast, returned to his barracks at Fort Shafter and began weeding a small flower garden. [More]
By Katya Yefimova
Herald Writer | December 7
New children’s books for whichever holiday you’re celebrating
Hyper young Santa waiters, spinning dreidels and the special sounds of Kwanzaa await parents looking to freshen the holidays with new books for their kids this year. [More]
By Leanne Italie
Associated Press | December 7
Book of ‘Rules’ is good guide for all
“Don’t be so eager to leave the kid’s table.” That’s one of Walker Lamond’s “Rules for My Unborn Son.” [More]
December 7
Bellevue author to appear at Mill Creek book store
Bellevue author Christina Dudley will read from and sign her novel, “Mourning Becomes Cassandra” ($15.95), at 7 p.m. Monday at University Book Store at Mill Creek. [More]
December 6
‘Julie & Julia’ blogger turns sights to meat, marriage
From the title to the last page, former blogger Julie Powell’s startling second memoir, “Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession” ($24.99), is smart and compelling but frequently coy: Does she mean cleaving together? Or... [More]
By Laura Impellizzeri
Associated Press | December 6
After a slump, King returns to top form in massive new novel
“I tried to write a book that would keep the pedal consistently to the metal,” Stephen King writes in an afterword to “Under the Dome” ($35), his massive new novel — his 48th! — an explanation for why you will carry... [More]
By Rene Rodriguez
McClatchy Newspapers | December 6
Nearing the end of the alphabet, Grafton’s still got her A-game
Can it really be 27 years since Kinsey Millhone sifted through clues in “A Is for Alibi?” And can Sue Grafton really be approaching the end of the alphabet? [More]
By Mary Foster
Associated Press | December 6
Michael O’Leary Herald file |
Some hummingbirds stay through the winter
It’s usually a surprise to folks when they spot a hummingbird in late fall or winter. The sighting of one brought this question from Julie, in Arlington: [More]
December 5
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