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Archives for February 2012

Don Messerschmidt Wins National Award for Dog Book

February 28, 2012 By Becky Kjelstrom

Messerschmidt Award
Don at left with Dr. Carmen Battaglia, President of the DWAA

Anthropologist and writer Don Messerschmidt has won national recognition for his recent non-fiction book, Big Dogs of Tibet and the Himalayas: A Personal Journey (Orchid Press). His book received the Dog Writers Association of America’s (DWAA) prestigious Maxwell Medallion for Excellence at their annual meeting in New York City in early February, 2012.

Don was Alaska born and raised, followed by many years in the Himalayas. He served in Nepal as an American Peace Corps volunteer in the early 1960s. He is past writer and past Associate Editor at “Alaska” magazine (1970s). He is also past Associate Editor at ECS Nepal Magazine (Kathmandu) and current Contributing Editor. ECS Nepal covers Nepalese culture, history, the arts, adventure sports, people, places, travel, festivities, etc. Don also mentors young Nepalese writers.

Big Dogs of Tibet and the Himalayas: A Personal Journey
(Orchid Press)

Big Dogs CoverCarrie-Ann Tkaczyk writes:

“This book is the history lover’s version of John Grogan’s memoir, Marley and Me. Part memoir, part researched history, Big Dogs of Tibet and the Himalayas tracks the large Himalayan dogs, in particular the Tibetan mastiff. From stories of Marco Polo to the author’s visits to breeders in today’s Lhasa, Messerschmidt folds back some surprising layers of truth.

“In Big Dogs of Tibet and the Himalayas, Messerschmidt displays the rare ability to combine assiduous research with emotional resonance. An anthropologist, with a PhD from the University of Oregon, the author is an acknowledged expert with years of experience in these breeds. In 1964, while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal, he saw his first Tibetan mastiff. Messerschmidt writes that the sighting ‘was the realization of a long held dream and the beginning of my own studies of these noble dogs.’ His love of these great Himalayan dogs comes through in his stories of training his own pets  and some of them training him.”

Read full review…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: Don Messerschmidt

Deb Mohr’s Novel Published

February 25, 2012 By Becky Kjelstrom

The Flume Tender's Daughter CoverDeb Mohr’s novel is out. Set in the early 20th Century, The Flume Tender’s Daughter is the story of a Northwest logger’s daughter, Linnie Bede, who struggles to enlighten women about birth control.

Through Frank Dobbs, a fiery left-wing orator, Linnie meets activists and sees in her own world of ignorance and poverty the need for education on this subject. Political restraints are rampant. Linnie is imprisoned repeatedly, her clinic is burned, and women’s health records are destroyed, but she remains committed to her work.

The Flume Tender’s Daughter can be purchased through Amazon.com, Kindle, at Eugene indie bookstore, Tsunami Books, or ordered from your favorite bookstore.

ISBN:-13: 9781453776131.
Author website: www.debramohr.com

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: Deb Mohr

Robyn Parnell Short Story and New Book

February 22, 2012 By Becky Kjelstrom

Robyn Parnell’s short story “Emma Told Stories” appears in the current issue of the online literary journal Penduline (Issue 4, March 2012), and her juvenile novel The Mighty Quinn has been accepted for publication by Scarletta Press, with an ETA of Winter 2013.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: Robyn Parnell

Kristy Athens’ New Book, “Get Your Pitchfork On!”

February 18, 2012 By Becky Kjelstrom

Pitchfork CoverKristy Athens has a new book out called Get Your Pitchfork On! The Real Dirt on Country Living. Kristy and husband Michael always dreamed of living in the country, and finally were able to purchase land in the Columbia River Gorge. There they learned just how challenging rural life could be. The book provides the practical, and often funny, hard-learned lessons of rural living for city folks in over their heads.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: Kristy Athens

Patricia Steele Releases Children’s Book “Goodbye Balloon”

February 17, 2012 By Becky Kjelstrom

Patricia Steele’s first endeavor writing a children’s book, Goodbye Balloon, has been a sweet success. The local newspaper, Virginia Gazette, gave her front page coverage of the Limelight Section with four other local writers, complete with book photos and blurbs. WY Daily, a local paper in York County, included her story in their online blog for schools on December 23, 2011.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: Patricia Steele

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