And we're back! Today we have a conversation with Dr. Ryan Booth about the 1858 Battle of Pine Creek. Famously, this battle was lost by then-Major Edward Steptoe, who was defeated by the Native American tribes on the Palouse. We discuss the state of relations between Native Americans, white settlers, and the US Army during the 1850s, the Battle of Pine Creek, and the ensuing campaign of retribution by Colonel George Wright.

We also discuss how the history of this conflict was viewed in the decades following the Indian wars of the mid-19th century, and how those views have changed in the recent past.

Mentioned:
Hang Them All: George Wright and the Plateau Indian War by Donald Cutler

A good overview of Hang Them All in Washington State magazine

Also strongly recommended:

Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane : The World of the Schitsu'umsh

The first two chapters of: Plowed Under: Agriculture and Environment in the Palouse The whole book is very good, but the first two chapters in particular deal with the geology and geography of the Palouse, and the history of Native American tribes in the area.

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!

For this episode of the podcast, we're chatting with Alexandra Teague, University of Idaho professor and author of Spinning Tea Cups: A Mythical American Memoir. She recently did a program at the library, which I was not able to attend, so I was very pleased when she agreed to have a discussion about her book. We discuss the importance of place, geography, migration, and the stories we tell ourselves and our families. I hope you enjoy the talk- I certainly did.

Also mentioned in this podcast:

The Welsh band Adwaith

Vinyl Leaves: Walt Disney World and America

Spinning Tea Cups at Neill Public Library

A brief (sanctioned) history of Holiday World

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!

Hello everyone! We're excited to be back with JoAnne Tompkins, the author of What Comes After, the 2023 Everybody Reads book selection.

What Comes After offers an unforgettable story of loss and anger, but also of kindness and hope, courage and forgiveness. It is a deeply moving account of strangers and friends not only helping each other forward after tragedy but inspiring a new kind of family.

JoAnne is not just a wonderful podcast guest, she's also visiting local libraries across the Palouse the week of November 7-10! Be sure to check out her schedule of appearances on the Everybody Reads website.

Here's some pieces referenced in the podcast:

Reflections on Oscar, JoAnne's shelter dog, at LitHub.

JoAnne writes about her wolverine experience in High Country News.

Another podcast with JoAnne, with book recommendations and more.

Hello everyone! We've been on hiatus for a bit but we're really excited to be back with a new episode- a discussion of the new book Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry. We're joined by Cascadia editors and contributors CMarie Fuhrman and Derek Sheffield.

Join us at Neill Public Library Wednesday, May 10 at 6:00pm to celebrate their new book! You'll be able to meet CMarie and Derek, along with poets Alexandra Teague, Stacy Boe Miller, and Michael McGriff; and artist Cori Dantini. All will read from and sign their new books. This event is an opportunity to build community and express joy for the natural beauty in which we live. Books will be available for purchase, thanks to BookPeople of Moscow.

We're also planning a social event with the the editors and contributors to start at 4:30pm on Wednesday the 10th, prior to the book event. Keep an eye on our event calendar for details!

Derek also mentioned another title he co-edited, Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance

Last, be sure to check out CMarie's very cool podcast- Terra Firma

"From all time, for all time- these are our ancestral homelands..."

This month it's an absolute privilege to have Beth Piatote join us for a special podcast episode. Beth is the author of The Beadworkers, the 2022 Everybody Reads selection. Please visit http://www.everybody-reads.org for a full schedule of events, discussion questions and read-alikes.

Beth Piatote's story collection The Beadworkers grounds its stories in the landscapes and lifeworlds of Native Idaho and the Northwest, exploring the inventive and unforgettable pattern of Native American life in the contemporary world. Told with humor, subtlety, and spareness, the mixed-genre works of this short story collection find unifying themes in the strength of kinship, the pulse of longing, and the language of return.

Everybody Reads encourages residents from across the Palouse and Lewiston-Clarkston Valley to read the featured title, discuss it with others and attend an event in their community. This year's events will be held from November 1 – 4. You can find a full calendar of events on the Everybody Reads website.

Residents can pick up their copy of The Beadworkers at local libraries and bookstores!

Below is a list of authors that Beth recommends, with links to Neill Public Library's catalog. We are working on getting books from more of these authors as soon as we can!

• Louise Erdrich
• James Welch
• Leslie Silko
• Sherman Alexie
• Zitkala-Sa
• Pauline Johnson
• Charles Eastman
• Luther Standing Bear
• D'Arcy McNickle
• Morning Dove
• Haruki Murakami
• Miriam Toews
• Danielle Evans
• Isabel Allende
• Sameer Pandya
• Viet Nguyen

Many thanks to Washington State University and the Nez Perce National Historical Park Archives and Research Center for making the music for this episode available online.

Hi everyone! This month we have Rachael talking about all the many events we have coming up for the Pullman community, then Jesica comes on and discusses some books that have stuck with her over the years. Then I talk about a great foreign film, and wrap it up with a little preview of our Everybody Reads program happening November 1.

Some links:

Check out the library's online calendar of events for all the cool stuff

October's Beanstack reading challenge can be found here

The Bone People by Keri Hulme

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor

Single, Carefree, Mellow by Katherine Heiny

Hot Little Hands by Abigail Ulman

The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

The Family Fang and other books by Kevin Wilson

Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss

The Lunchbox (foreign film) written and directed by Ritesh Batra

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!

This month we're pleased to welcome Donna Potts to the podcast to discuss the history of the library- and specifically the amazing group of women who founded the library.

Listeners will know that we had local historian John Anderson on the podcast in June to discuss the history of Neill Public Library, but he did not have nearly as much information on the library's founders as he would have liked. Donna has found such a wealth of information and we're so happy she was able to write her article and come on the podcast.

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!