Articles by Stephen Herold

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The Agony of Identity

Steve Herold reviews a new novel exploring the Palestinian psyche, set a generation ago: Masha Hamilton's Staircase of A Thousand Steps.

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Wood Works--No Saw, No Chisel, No Hammer

Local print shop owner Paul Hunter produces small works of enduring beauty.

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A Full Peal of Grandsire Triples

Author Dorothy Sayers' books, ranging from translations of Dante to riveting mysteries, defy categorization. Steve Herold reviews his favorite, The Nine Tailors.

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It Was Not Always So

Stephen Herold reviews Eliot Porter's In Wildness is the Preservation of the World.

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Private, at Last: Peter S. Beagle

Beagle's special style transports us to A Fine and Private Place.

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Give Them the "Bird"

Stephen Herold analyzes current events in light of Jerzy Kosinski's novel, The Painted Bird.

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"Inscrutable" Orientals

Edward Said's valuable book Orientalism opens our eyes to see beyond the veils of our Western illusions.

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New Book Documents Old Disease

In an enlightening new book, Seattle's Norma Mohr has documented the history and medical urgency of the disease in Malaria: Evolution of a Killer.

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Passion in a Teacup

Stephen Herold takes us to the pinnacle of tea appreciation with his review of The Agony of the Leaves by Helen Gustafson.

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Culture Shock!

Experience the real culture of the places you visit with the Culture Shock! guidebook series.

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Cool Salsa

Stephen Herold introduces us to this book of bilingual poetry in both Spanish and English.

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The Fifties Remembered

David Halberstam, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has caught and described the decade as they really were in his spellbinding book The Fifties.

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New Plant Guide is a Local Treasure

Stephen Herold reviews a new book by a local author: Arthur Lee Jacobson's Wild Plants of Greater Seattle.

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Raggedy Ann and Andy Still Delight

Few books of any kind have such merit that they capture the hearts of readers year after year. One of my favorites from my earliest childhood is The Raggedy Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle.

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Wine Travels in the Loire

My most recent gem is A Wine and Food Guide to the Loire by Jacqueline Friedrich, and I most heartily recommend it to anyone who loves food, wine, France or paradise on earth.