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A panel discussion titled “Future of Environmental Activism - Is There One?” was moderated by Mr. Wilson. After each author presented the theme of his book they discussed the prospects for s…

The panel discussion “Adventuring Beyond the Map: Humanity in the Geographic Unknown” was moderated by Mr. McNeil. One focus of the discussion was the differences between the first and seco…

The members of the panel on “The Meaning of Everest: Personal Looks At The Anniversary” discussed what Everest has meant to each of them and others in their close climbing community. The pa…

The panel “Beyond Shackleton: Heroic Adventurers You Need to Meet” was about other less known, perhaps forgotten adventurers from the recent past. The panelists talked about the personal co…

A re-air of Book TV’s October 18, 2003 live coverage of the Northwest Bookfest from Seattle, Washington was shown. Panel discussions on women in American history, the seagoing adventures …

The panelists talked about historical fiction and explained how they approach writing such books. They also responded to questions from the audience. Ms. Long moderated the panel. Ms. …

A panel discussion titled “Excavating Underground Seattle: How Did We Get Here?” was moderated by Mr. Leonard Garfield. Discussion ranged from the frontier days to the dot-com years. One fo…

The panelists discussed the emotional strain of writing about war. Swofford is a veteran of the first Gulf War and author of Jarhead: A Marine’s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles. …

A panel discussion on the Stafford Stage titled “Not Who You Think She Was: Some Amazing Women In American History” was moderated by Ms. Kalpakian. One focus of the discussion was the impact…

The William Stafford Stage was shown between programs. The Pacific Northwest Independent Booksellers Association list of the top ten bestselling non-fiction books for the week ending October…

The panelists talked about how different people view America, including viewpoints from segments inside and outside the country. The panelists also responded to questions from the audience.…

On this panel at the Northwest Bookfest in Seattle, Washington, participants spoke about science, fate, and imagination. They responded to questions from the moderator and the audience. Eric…

Co-authors George Dawson and Richard Glaubman joined in a panel discussion of their book Life is So Good, published by Random House. Mr. Dawson is a 102-year-old man who learned to read and …

Participants read portions of their work and talked about various writing methods. Following their reading they answered questions from the audience. Flor Fernandez Barrios is the author…

Ms. Kessler talked about her book The Happy Bottom Riding Club, published by Random House. The book explores the pioneering adventures of Pancho Barnes, who was a female aviator. Ms. Hert…

Peter Gillman showed slides as he talked about the book he co-wrote with his wife Leni The Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory, published by Mountaineers Books. He also answered q…

Mr. Stoll talked about his book High Tech Heretic: Why Computers Don’t Belong in the Classroom and Other Reflections by a Computer Contrarian, published by Random House. The book argues that…

A panel discussion on Igniting Community Involvement at Northwest BookFest. The panelists talked about how adults can form groups to become involved and how community involvement contributes…

Paul Andrews talked about his book How the Web was Won: Microsoft From Windows to the Web. He focused on discovery of the internet and the development of the Microsoft browser. Mr. Paul talk…

In this interview ,recorded at NORTHWEST BOOKFEST , Seattle WA Jonathan Raban, Author Paul Theroux,Author, ‘Sir Vidi’s Shadow’ discussed Theroux’s book. The book is an autobiogr…