By Jim Heffernan I learned of the book club kits from Bill Landau’s column “Tales from the Library.” He talks about the new trend of “library of things” and the book club…
Category: Books
BOOK REVIEW: Divided We Fall by David French
By Jim Heffernan Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation by David French 278 pages, Published 9/22/2020 Available at Tillamook Public Library, Amazon (print, audio and e-book)…
BOOK REVIEW & READING: Building Community: Rural Voices for Hope & Change by Neal Lemery
EDITOR’S NOTE: We recorded this reading by Neal Lemery in March 2020 and it’s been available on the Pioneer’s YouTube site. We did an introduction to Neal’s new book and we had…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: Tillamook County Historical Society Looks to the Future
“All the people we have loved and lost are still among us, in the house we call history.” –Graham Masterton Are you interested in local history? Do you have stories that need…
BOOK REVIEW: “An Industry Worth Fighting For” by Derrick Josi
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome a new Pioneer contributor, Jim Heffernan. He will be contributing book reviews (his first is below – by a local author we all know – “An Industry Worth Fighting…
Meet the Author at the Wonder Garden: Local Historian Mark Beach Hosts Book Signing, Sale Saturday Sept. 4th
Manzanita author Mark Beach will host a sale and signing for his latest book “Images of America: Manzanita, Nehalem, and Wheeler” Saturday, Sep. 4, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Hoffman…
Local photographer, designer announces launch of new Cultural Heritage-Inspired Northern Oregon Coast Design Book – Storytelling by Mike Arseneault
A new full color beautifully designed inspirational book featuring a collection of short stories, vintage and new photography and design, musings and memories of memorable places of historical and cultural significance on…
Drew’s Editorials: CAN YOU HEAR THE WHOS?
By Andrew Jenck Recently, the estate of Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, announced that several of his books would be taken out of print due to their stereotypical depictions of…
Manzanita Historian Publishes Book on Critical Period in American Politics; Live Interview March 2nd
Most political historians agree that the election of 1980 was one of the most consequential in the 20th Century, ushering in the “Reagan Revolution” that has influenced politics for the last 40…
WORDS OF WISDOM – Book Review: Tightrope – A Challenging and Compelling Book for our World
by Neal Lemery (1/17/2021) If you are concerned about kids in your neighborhood, or you worry about your community, or the future welfare of the country, then Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope,…
