books

There is nothing like reading a book. I love movies and the internet, but when it comes to engaging your imagination, only books will do the trick. It's extra exciting to actually meet the authors of great books -- and Yakima Valley Libraries are giving us one more chance before summer to do just that.

The Yakima Family YMCA has provided youngsters the opportunity to experience independence and the great outdoors for nearly three quarters of a century at Camp Dudley - located just a few miles outside of Yakima on the shores of beautiful Clear Lake near White Pass.

The Yakima Family YMCA has provided youngsters the opportunity to experience independence and the great outdoors for nearly three quarters of a century at Camp Dudley - located just a few miles outside of Yakima on the shores of beautiful Clear Lake near White Pass.

My brother-in-law lives on the west side so I tend to get out to Seattle two to three times per year. Not too long ago my nephew traveled up from California to visit, so I met him out there and of course he wanted to do the typical tourist stuff such as visit Pike Place Market...

Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. –P.J. O’Rourke

Today is St. Paddy's Day and everyone is having fun wearing the green. Ireland is known for many things and one the biggest is literature. Let's hop aboard the plane and take the St Patrick’s Day Quiz - take a literary tour of Ireland. Will there be a pot of gold waiting for you...

I'm a nerd, I love sci-fi in all forms, via Star Wars, Star Trek, Mass Effect, Firefly, Far Scape, etc. etc. But my heart was broken last week with Lucasfilm/Disney's announcement that the "Expanded Universe" of Star Wars will not be considered "Cannon"...

Earlier this morning, we had the pleasure of speaking with "Glen Tate," author of 299 Days - a fictional account of a man who realizes he needs to prepare for a coming economic and political collapse.

I have read the Hobbit at least ten times or more and Lord Of The Rings a few less times than that. I pretty much have the entire thing memorized so naturally when they came out with the movies 'Lord Of The Rings', I was really worried that it would be nothing like the books.

Mt. Adams Lodge #227 and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves have joined forces to reward young readers in the Yakima School District.

Today's reading experience is nothing like the literal "page-turners" of yesteryear. But even with the e-Book, the Kindle and the iPad at our fingertips, we can still spot a wacky romance novel cover from a mile off.