Behind every incredible book is a hardworking author. The
kind of author who is willing to trek into fields every morning, or take their
dinner amidst a stack of books. These writers pour passion into their work,
attempting to convey via pen or keyboard a revelation that they
simply need to share with others. And while we as readers certainly enjoy the
end product of their labors, rarely do we discover the people behind the pages.
So, before you’re able to delve into our forthcoming fall
list, we thought a brief introduction was in order. Readers, meet our Fall 2015
writers:
Author: Michael
Helquist 
Book: Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions
Release
Month: September
Website:
http://www.michaelhelquist.com/
Occupation:
Historian, journalist, editor, and activist
Quick
Fact: Helquist’s interest in the project stemmed in part from
the modern relevance of Equi’s struggles. “How Equi fought for justice makes
her life story compelling to general readers and scholars interested in the
issues of her day and to anyone committed to similar challenges today,” he
explains on his blog.
Author: Max G.
Geier 
Book: The Color of Night: Race, Railroaders, and Murder
in the Wartime West
Release
Month: October
Website:
http://www.wou.edu/~geierm/
Occupation:
Professor of History, Emeritus
Quick
Fact: Geier’s areas of scholarly specialization include public
history, environmental history, and North American history. He is the author of
two books on the history of forest science research in the Pacific Northwest.
Author: Sue
Armitage 
Book: Shaping the Public Good: Women Making History in
the Pacific Northwest
Release
Month: October
Website:
http://libarts.wsu.edu/history/faculty-staff/emeritus.asp
Occupation:
Emerita Professor of History and Women’s Studies
Quick
Fact: Armitage has coedited three collections of work by and
about western women. Her forthcoming book focuses on women—famous and
little-known alike—who helped shape Pacific Northwest society.
Author: Ellen
Eisenberg 
Book: Embracing a Western Identity: Jewish Oregonians,
1849-1950
Release
Month: October
Website:
http://willamette.edu/cla/history/faculty/eisenberg/
Occupation:
Professor of American History
Quick
Fact: Eisenberg’s publication coincides with the Oregon Jewish
Museum’s online exhibit and documentary centered around the Oregon Jewish
experience. This title will be followed by a second book documenting the
decades following 1950.
Author: Dale
Soden 
Book: Outsiders in a Promised Land: Religious Activists
in Pacific Northwest History
Release
Month: October
Website:
http://www.whitworth.edu/academic/Faculty/index.aspx?username=dsoden
Occupation:
Professor of History
Quick
Fact: Soden maintains a collection of historic photos of
Washington state, most of which contain themes of power and transportation. You
can view some of them here.
Author: Lawrence
A. Landis 
Book: A School for the People: A Photographic History of
Oregon State University
Release
Month: October
Website:
http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/staff/landisl
Occupation:
Director of OSU Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives Research
Center
Quick
Fact: When visiting OSU’s archives, turn to Landis for help with
OSU history, historic photographs, preservation of archival materials, digital collections,
and historic preservation issues.
Editor: Lorraine
Anderson, assisted by Abby Phillips Metzger 
Book: Wild in the Willamette: Exploring the Mid-Valley’s
Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas
Release
Month: November
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/WildInTheWillamette
Occupation(s):
This guidebook was created via contributions from forty-plus outdoor
enthusiasts and noted writers.
Quick
Fact: All proceeds from Wild
in the Willamette will be donated to Greenbelt Land Trust. The book was
inspired by the passion and work of Gail Achterman, former director of the
Institute for Natural Resources at OSU.
Author: George
Moskovita (Introduction by Carmel Finley and Mary Hunsicker) 
Book: Living Off the Pacific Ocean Floor: Stories of a
Commercial Fisherman
Release
Month: November
Occupation:
Commercial fisherman
Quick
Fact: Moskovita made his living off the sea for more than sixty
years. This new edition of his fascinating memoir includes an introduction and
notes from Finley, an historian of science, and Hunsicker, an aquatic and
fisheries scientist.
Editors:
Scott Slovic and Paul Slovic 
Book: Numbers and Nerves: Information, Emotion, and
Meaning in a World of Data
Release
Month: November
Websites:
http://www.uidaho.edu/class/english/scott-slovic | http://psychology.uoregon.edu/profile/pslovic/
Occupations:
Professor of Literature & Environment | Professor of Psychology
Quick
Fact: The Slovics are a father-son duo whose work studies
systemic problems within cultural patterns and societies that prevent individuals
from fully processing numerical information.