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From giant fleas to railway crashes to 'Blanket Bill,' enjoy summer reading with ties to Whatcom County

If you're looking for some quick summer reading, several new articles with ties to Whatcom County just came out.

In The New York Times, Bellingham resident Carol Kaesuk Yoon provides a fascinating and hilarious account of her and her husband's endeavor to…

2014-08-04
From Window magazine: 'Make Me a Writer' 2014-07-17
Askari has essay published in new collection on silent cinema 2014-06-24
Trueblood has new book published 2014-06-24
Backyard breeder: Retired Bellingham professor develops promising variety of spring wheat

As an English professor, Merrill Lewis read books.

As a retired English professor, he reads wheat.

2014-06-09
Pair of English profs from WWU to tagteam reading at Village Books

"How To Feel Confident with Your Special Talents" is a collection of poems by Carol Guess and Daniela Olszewska, based on entries on the wikiHow website.

Each poem takes its title from a wikiHow page, such as "How to Ride an Icelandic Horse" and "How to Do the Cha…

2014-05-29
Alumni to read, discuss their works May 16 and 17 2014-05-16
Hillary Susz Releases The Official Music Video For Her New Single 'SWAT Team'

The official music video for Hillary Susz's SWAT Team premiered last Friday night as a feature of Bellingham, Washington's First Friday Art Walk. At the event, Hillary played a short acoustic set following the premier. SWAT Team is the second single off of Susz's electro-pop…

2014-05-08
Arlington woman's email catches Obama's eye

On a whim, Sophie Logan wrote an email to the White House.
It was early April. Logan, 22, wanted to thank President Barack Obama for his plan to visit Oso after the fatal mudslide.

2014-05-06
Best Bets: Canadian poet to visit Village Books

"What Does a House Want?" affirms Gary Geddes's place as one of the premier Canadian poets of his generation. He talks about his writing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at Village Books, 1200 11th St.

Equally at home with the lyric and the long poem, Geddes brings his "…

2014-03-04
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