Great Gift Ideas for
Father’s Day
June18!

One Man’s Wilderness
An Alaskan Odyssey
26th Anniversary Edition
By Sam Keith from the journals and photographs of Richard Proenneke
Alaska Northwest Books®
Softbound, 0-88240-513-6, $14.95

More than 150,000 copies sold!
Winner of the
National Outdoor Book Award

Our National Parks
Photography by David Muench
Essay by Ruth Rudner
Graphic Arts Books
Hardbound, 1-55868-918-4, $50.00

In this stunning book, internationally renowned and award-winning David Muench documents the crown jewels of our nation’s landscapes, to which he has dedicated his life exploring.

Portland Confidential
Sex, Crime, and Corruption
in the Rose City
by Phil Stanford
WestWinds Press®
Softbound, 1-55868-793-9, $15.95

From a Portland Tribune columnist comes Portland Confidential, the story of Big Jim Elkins, a conman and criminal who arrived in Portland in 1937 and helped unleash prostitution, bootlegging, gambling, and drug running.

Gold Award Winner of ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year

IPPY Award Winner in True Crime

Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man
by Doug Fine
Alaska Northwest Books®
Softbound, 0-88240-590-X, $14.95

East Coast big-city guy, world-traveler, journalist, and otherwise politically savvy fellow settles down in rural Alaska, where men are many and manly, and women with survival skills are good to count among your friends. It’s survival of the funniest with Fine as hapless narrator.

Ben Franklin Award Finalist

Alaska Bear Tales
by Larry Kaniut
Alaska Northwest Books®
Softbound, 0-88240-232-3, $12.95

A best-selling collection of edge-of-your-seat-accounts of true-life encounters with bears in Alaska.

More than 240,000 copies sold!




On Patrol
True Adventures of an Alaska Game Warden
by Ray Tremblay
Alaska Northwest Books®
Softbound, 0-88240-573-X, $14.95

These daring stories shed light on what life was really like in the Last Frontier just before, during, and after Alaska joined the Union.

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Happy Summer!

It was great to see everyone at BEA in Washington, D.C. We hope you’re all rested from the show and ready for what looks like a terrific summer season.

If your customers are searching for the perfect Father’s Day gift, we’ve put together some great suggestions in our sidebar and the “Just what I’ve always wanted section below. Whether it’s outdoor adventure, history, photography, crime, or humor, we have a title any dad will appreciate on his special day.

We’re thrilled to announce two national awards we recently received. Desert Water was named the Gold Award Winner in the Books Category in the 2006 Sappi North American Printers of the Year. And please join us in congratulating author and illustrator Joan Harris of The Least of These: Wild Baby Bird Rescue Stories, as she heads to the ALA Conference in New Orleans this month to receive her ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Award in the Non-fiction, Humane Heroes category.

Please read on about press coverage and author events for the month of June. We hope you all enjoy the sunny summer months to come. Thank you for your continued support; we couldn’t do it without you.

Regards,

Mike Jones
Dir. Of Sales and Marketing

• Cold Crime (Epicenter Press, SB 0-9745014-4-1) – Reviewed in the May 7th issue of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. “For true crime aficionados, this is a must-read. It’s also a good read for those who are interested in the darker Alaskan history and the malevolence of some of our neighbors and friends.” —Libbie Martin
  
  
• Desert Water (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-858-7) – Gold Award Winner of the 2006 Sappi North American Printers of the Year in the Books Category. Culled from a field of almost 2,000 entries, the eight gold winners selected from the categories: Annual Reports, Books, Brochures, Calendars, Catalogs, General Print, Magazines, and Printer’s Own Promotions were selected from 96 silver, bronze, and judges’ award winners. The eight gold winners will now compete for the distinguished Sappi International Printers of the Year title. “This year marked the most competitive and closely scored out of the last ten years of competition. We are impressed and proud of the work and craftsmanship of the gold title winners.” —Ronee Hagen, Sappi Fine Paper North American’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
  
  
• Kumak’s Fish (Alaska Northwest Books®, HB and SB) – Michael Bania's Kumak's Fish has been nominated for the 2007 Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award by the Kansas Reading Association. The Bill Martin, Jr. Award honors the noted children’s picture book author who was originally from Kansas. Such nominees are selected each year to honor the best picture books for children in grades K-3. This year’s list of 12 nominees will be read in Kansas classrooms between August and November 2006. Each teacher, who is a member of the Kansas Reading Association, will then cast a ballot for his/her choice for the best picture book of the year, based on the children’s responses to the books. The winning book will be determined by January 2007.
  
  
• One Tough Mother: Success in Life, Business, and Apple Pies (WestWinds Press®, HB
  1-55868-908-7) – Author Gert Boyle was highlighted in the May 15th issue of the Statesman Journal. Willamette University gave her an honorary degree at their 2006 Commencement. She also signed her book in the University Bookstore.
  
  
• Our National Parks (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-918-4) – Photographer David Muench and essayist Ruth Rudner were interviewed by CBS affiliate Channel 4 News in Denver, Colorado, on June 1st.

  Featured in the June newsletter of the Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL).
  

• Portland Confidential (WestWinds Press®, SB 1-55868-793-9) – Author Phil Stanford’s book was mentioned in the May 14th edition of The Oregonian.

• Seattle (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-863-3) – Excerpted in Pacific Northwest, the Sunday magazine by The Seattle Times on May 7th.
  
  
  

AUTHORS & BOOKS

• Roy Corral – Alaska Native Ways – Photographer Roy Corral will sign copies of his book at Jitters in Eagle River, Alaska, on June 9th at 7 p.m. This fundraising event is sponsored by the Alaska Fine Arts Academy.
  
  
• Lisa Frederic – Running with Champions – New author Lisa Frederic will be at a number of events from June 23rd- June 25th. At each event she will bring Aztec, a retired mushing dog from Jeff King’s team with her and a laptop slide show. She will sign her book at Fireside Books in Palmer, Alaska, on June 23rd at 7 p.m. She will spend most of the day on June 24th signing her book at Iditarod Headquarters for the Iditarod’s Sign-Up weekend. She will sign her book at Cook Inlet Book Company in Anchorage, Alaska, on June 24th at 7 p.m. On June 25th she will sign her book at Borders Books & Music in Anchorage, Alaska, at 1 p.m.
  
  
• Joan Harris – The Least of These – Author and illustrator Joan Harris will participate in the 2006 ALA Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana from June 24th- June 27th. She will sign her book at the New Orleans Convention Center on June 24th at 2:15 p.m. and on June 25th at 9:15 a.m. at booth number 2252. Joan will receive her ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Award on June 26th at 1:30 p.m. in the Marriot New Orleans Hotel.
  
  
• David Muench and Ruth Rudner– Our National Parks – David and Ruth continue their tour around the west. There was a gallery opening at Reed Photo Art Gallery & Imaging in Denver, Colorado on June 2nd. This gallery has over 4500 square feet of space devoted to featuring photography in their book. It will be up through July 15th.
  
  
• Jeff Schultz – Iditarod Glory – Along with Lisa Frederic, Jeff Schultz will spend most of the day on June 24th signing his book at Iditarod Headquarters for the Iditarod’s Sign-Up weekend.
  
  
• New titles in our warehouse!-
  
  Running with Champions (Alaska Northwest Books®, SB 0-88240-616-7).

  Washington: Portrait of a State (Graphic Arts Books®, HB 1-55868-921-4).

  Chicago: Portrait of a City (Graphic Arts Books®, HB 1-55868-951-6).
  

SHOWS & CONVENTIONS

• No shows or conventions scheduled for the month of June.
  
  
  

Father’s Day is just around the corner and here are some additional picks that your father will be sure to enjoy! Call us anytime to order any of these titles. From fishing to golf, travel and photography there’s something for any dad on the list. Enjoy!

		Lewis and Clark from the Rockies to the Pacific Photography by Robert M. Reynolds Graphic Arts Books Hardbound, 1-55868-645-2, $24.95 In 1803, Lewis and Clark set off to explore North America all the way to the Pacific. Here is a unique look at the most challenging part of their journey: the unexplored West.
		Bradford Washburn: An Extraordinary Life by Bradford Washburn and Lew Freedman WestWinds Press® Hardbound, 1-55868-906-0, $27.95 Washburn is renowned for his pioneering work in aerial photography in Alaska’s mountains, his thirteen first ascents of Alaskan peaks, his devotion to science, and his decades-long relationship with the National Geographic Society; here is a glimpse into the life of a mountaineering icon.
		Portrait of the Alaska Railroad by Kaylene Johnson Photography by Roy Corral Alaska Northwest Books® Softbound, 0-88240-552-7, $16.95 Through words and color-rich photos, Johnson and Corral offer an entertaining history of the railroad, the routes, the engines and railcars, the landscape and wildlife, and the characters along the pike.