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The Northwest Room is the Tacoma Public Library’s local history and genealogy department. It holds photographs, maps, manuscripts, newspapers and books on Tacoma, the South Puget Sound and the Pacific Northwest. Spencer Bowman of the Northwest Room’s Special Collections is bringing Washington Wide into that collection.
The book is 172 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, with panoramic photographs made across Washington State over more than thirty years on Fuji Velvia 50 film.
The Northwest Room is at 1102 Tacoma Avenue South in Tacoma. Research appointments can be scheduled online or by calling (253) 280-2814.
To own a copy, order at washingtonwide.com.
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Thursday, November 19, 7:00 pm. Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Suite A101.
Randy Lewis is a P’squosa/Wenatchi historian and leader. He wrote the foreword to Washington Wide, and he helped organize the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz and the 1970 Fort Lawton Takeover in Seattle. His foreword draws on growing up with his grandparents, following the seasonal round of food gathering across the Plateau.
We’ll talk about the places in the book, the thirty years of film behind it, and the country east of the Cascades that gets left out of most books on this state.
Copies will be on sale at the event. I’ll sign after the conversation, and there’s time for audience questions.
The event is free. RSVP is recommended through the Third Place Books event page: thirdplacebooks.com/event/john-shephard
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NCW Libraries covers 14,497 square miles across Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant and Okanogan counties, the largest library district in Washington by area. It now has a copy of Washington Wide.
Randy Lewis’s foreword starts on the Colville Reservation, in high desert sagebrush country. It then follows the old route over Blewett Pass and up through Tumwater Canyon, roads many cardholders in the district drive today.
The book is 172 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches. It holds panoramic photographs from thirty years across Washington State, shot on Fuji Velvia 50 film.
To borrow it, search the catalog at catalog.ncwlibraries.org or ask at your local NCW library. To own a copy, order at washingtonwide.com.
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Washington Wide has been added to the collection at Central Washington University’s Archives & Special Collections in Ellensburg. Thank you to Julia Stringfellow and the archives team for taking it in.
The archives opened in 2005. It keeps the university’s own records and also serves as a regional repository for the cultural history of central Washington. A book about the whole state belongs in that kind of collection, and Central Washington is the part of the state that connects the Cascades to the Columbia Plateau, so I’m glad it’s there.
Washington Wide is a 172-page hardcover of panoramic photographs shot on Fujichrome Velvia 50 film over more than thirty years, with a foreword by Randy Lewis. The archives holds a copy for the long term, and it’s one of several university library collections that now have the book.
CWU Archives & Special Collections
Brooks Library, 400 E University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Open Monday through Friday, 10am to 3pm during the academic year
If you want your own copy, you can order one at washingtonwide.com.
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On Tuesday, December 8, at 6:00 p.m. Pacific, the WSU Alumni Association is hosting me for Authors & Insights, part of its Crimson to Career series. It’s a free virtual event on Zoom, open to all Cougs and friends.
I’ve photographed Washington State in panoramic for more than three decades, and that work is now a book, Washington Wide. For this talk I’ll start at WSU and trace the path from there to landscape photographer, educator, and author, then go through the decades-long journey that ended in publication. We’ll look at the photographs, hear the stories behind them, and get into how the book was made. My friend and fellow Coug Andi is joining me as co-presenter, and the hour closes with audience Q&A.
Come for the photography and stay for the stories behind it.
Event details and registration: alumni.wsu.edu/washingtonwide
Washington Wide is available to order now at washingtonwide.com. Orders placed within a few days of the event will arrive in time for Christmas.
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Magnolia’s Bookstore has been serving Magnolia Village since 1992, and Washington Wide is now on its shelves. Thank you to the staff for carrying it.
It’s a general independent bookstore with books for all ages, free gift wrapping, gift certificates in any amount, and staff recommendations posted around the store. The store doesn’t take orders online. Customers come in, call, or email, and the staff will hold a book or track one down for you. I like that kind of store, and I’m glad the book is in one.
You’ll find it at 3206 W. McGraw St., in the middle of Magnolia Village. The store lists its hours as Monday through Friday, 9am to 7pm, Saturday, 9am to 6pm, and Sunday, noon to 5pm. The phone number is (206) 283-1062, and the website is magnoliasbookstore.com.
Washington Wide is a 172-page hardcover of panoramic photographs shot on Velvia 50 film over more than thirty years, with a foreword by Randy Lewis.
If you’re outside Seattle, you can order a copy at washingtonwide.com.
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If you’re in Olympia, you can pick up Washington Wide at Orca Books Co-op, 315 5th Ave SE, in the middle of downtown. Thank you to the Orca team for making room for it.
Orca is a cooperative, and the mission shows in the shelves: new, used, and out-of-print books at fair prices, plus cards, journals, and work by local artists. Parking is behind the building, with two free hours per customer.
The store is open every day, 11am to 7pm. The number is (360) 352-0123, and the website is orcabooks.com.
The book is 172 pages of Washington, shot on Velvia 50 film over thirty-plus years, with a foreword by Randy Lewis. Start there.
Not headed to Olympia? washingtonwide.com ships it to you.
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Washington Wide is now stocked at Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds. Thank you to Gwen Johnson and the team for carrying it.
Cascadia is a nonprofit museum devoted to the visual arts and design of the Northwest from 1860 to 1970. Its exhibitions, publications, and public programs give particular attention wide diversity of artists whose work shaped the region’s identity. It’s the only museum in the country dedicated solely to Northwest art.
This January, the museum opens a two-year exhibition on the history of Washington State art. A book about what this state looks like fits well in a museum devoted to the region’s art, and I’m glad it will be on the shelf while that exhibition runs.
Washington Wide is 172 pages of panoramic photographs, made over more than thirty years entirely on Fujichrome Velvia 50 film. It moves through glaciers, coast, high desert, and prairie, because one state holds more variety than most people expect. Randy Lewis wrote the foreword.
Cascadia Art Museum
190 Sunset Ave. S., #E, Edmonds, WA
Wednesday through Sunday, 11am to 5pm
Free every third Thursday
Washington Wide is also available to order at washingtonwide.com
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Washington Wide is now on the shelf at Book & Game in Walla Walla. It’s a beautiful store, and I’m honored to have the book there.
Book & Game sits at the corner of 1st and Main in historic downtown Walla Walla, in the building it has occupied since 1999. A local family has owned it since 2003, and it carries books, games, and a free out-of-print search service. If you’re in the Walla Walla Valley, it’s a good place to spend an afternoon.
Washington Wide is a 172-page hardcover of panoramic photographs shot on Fujichrome Velvia 50 film over more than thirty years, with a foreword by Randy Lewis. It covers glaciers, coast, high desert, and prairie, and Eastern Washington gets its full share of the book.
Book & Game Company
1st & Main, downtown Walla Walla, WA
509-529-9963
bookandgame.com
Can't get it in Walla Walla? Order a copy at washingtonwide.com.
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Washington Wide is now on the shelf at Wanderlust Book Lounge, Bothell’s independent bookstore. Thank you to the Wanderlust team for carrying it.
Wanderlust opened in June 2022 and is a good place to browse for a gift or a book to read through the fall. The staff will help you find something, in the store or by phone or email. It’s also close to home for me, so I’m glad to have the book there.
Washington Wide is a 172-page hardcover of panoramic photographs shot on Fujichrome Velvia 50 film over more than thirty years, with a foreword by Randy Lewis. It covers glaciers, coast, high desert, and prairie, because one state holds more variety than most people expect.
Wanderlust Book Lounge
10202 Northeast 185th Street, Bothell, WA
Open Wednesday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm, and Sunday, 12pm to 5pm
(425) 205-9643
wanderlustbooklounge.com
Washington Wide is also available to order at washingtonwide.com.