Past Authors and Books

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2019: The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan The Big Burn by Timothy Egan
Video: Timothy Egan at the Mount Baker Theatre (March 2019)

2018: Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa
Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of A Fist by Sunil Yapa
Video: Sunil Yapa at the Mount Baker Theatre (March 2018)
Video:  Interview with Sunil Yapa by Bellingham’s Deb Slater (January 2018)

2017: The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison
The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison
Video: Jonathan Evison at the Mount Baker Theatre (March 2017)

2016: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Video: Ruth Ozeki at the Mount Baker Theatre (March 2016)
Video: Ruth Ozeki at the Jansen Art Center (March 2016)

2015: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Video: Daniel James Brown at the Mount Baker Theatre (February 2015)

2014: Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Video: Cheryl Strayed at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal (February 2014)

2013: Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Snow Falling on Ceders by David Guterson
Video: David Guterson at Whatcom Community College (February 2013)

2012: In the Presence of the Enemy by Elizabeth George
In The Presence of the Enemy by Elizabeth George

2011: Border Songs by Jim Lynch
Border Songs by Jim Lynch

2010: Old School by Tobias Wolff
Old School by Tobias Wolff

2009: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

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