Books are largely a conversation between an author and their audience. Some authors have enormous audiences, such as Stephen King or Louise Penny. Some audiences are narrower tastes, loving the quirky Neil Gaiman, thoughtful George Saunders, or the poems of Mary Oliver. Some books are written for a very specific audience, like a family history, a charity cookbook.
Other works are small and intimate, designed for an audience that wants an in-depth conversation. Writers know who they are trying to talk to, and know what they are interested in communicating. Reading is an act of joining into that conversation.
The books we’re taking a look at today are part of our local landscape, both written by Evergreen Faculty. We often think that writing a book is only something a well-known person does, and yet there are so many stories and conversations happening right here in Thurston County…