Jan Sloan Tempest

I have been a book seller at TKE for almost 20 years (with a little time off for North Idaho).  Prior to TKE I was either a bookseller or partner in a bookstore for an additional 10 years. It's what I love to do!

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The Final Case: A novel By David Guterson Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9780525521327
Published: Knopf - January 11th, 2022

As difficult as this book is to read in some parts, due to the evil of the Nazi soldiers, it is equally difficult to put down. A thoughtful, well-told tale for any fan of historical fiction, it’s also just a plain good read. Based on a true story, it begins with a phone call to Elise Duval, a reclusive woman in her 80s, from an unknown woman and her daughter who have with them some letters written in German. Elise has kept her past shrouded in darkness, even to herself. But she makes an appointment with the two strangers, and thus the story begins. From its opening in New York City in 2015, Correa returns to 1939 Berlin at the beginning of World War II. The tale continues through the end of the war and portrays a mother's lonely fight to protect her two daughters after her husband dies. All of the questions we have and the fears we experience are here: What is love? What is life? How do we make choices in the face of devastating circumstances? The Daughter's Tale will live on in the imagination of readers long after the last word has been read.


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Small Things Like These By Claire Keegan Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780802158741
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Published: Grove Press - November 30th, 2021

This sequel to The Old Ways is an epic, global exploration of our relationship with darkness, burial and what lies beneath the surface of both mind and place, taking us through deep, geologic time, into the present, and on into the future. We travel with him from Arctic sea caves to the catacombs of Paris to the northeast border of Italy and Slovenia, exploring deep recesses that have been inhabited off and on for eons. One of the most compelling sections in Underland is Macfarlane’s exploration of the network beneath the earth's surface and the ways trees communicate with the help of common fungi—a factual example of "forest wisdom." From the life-affirming influence of trees to the deep hiding places where nuclear waste will be stored for thousands of years, Macfarlane explores our fascination with, and dread of, that which exists out of our sight. This book will absolutely change the way you look at the world—and the way you interact with it.


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Matrix: A Novel By Lauren Groff Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781594634499
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 7th, 2021

Bringing the same intelligence and eloquence to Egypt with which he wrote about China, Hessler describes moving to Cairo with his wife and twin daughters in 2011, just as the Arab Spring was gaining strength. The original plan was that he and his wife would learn Arabic, explore the neighborhoods of Cairo, and research the history and the archaeological digs of Egypt. The resulting portrait of this country and its people is told through Hessler’s contacts, ranging from
his gay translator to Sayyid, the man who collects the garbage for the building in which the Hesslers live. During his travels south into the area of “the buried” (the archaeological digs), Hessler runs into Chinese immigrants selling lingerie to the women of the conservative villages in the area. Their interactions are enlightening, revealing the varying ways the different cultures interpret their environment. Hessler draws connections between contemporary politics and the ancient past in a story told with compassion and humanity in this must-read for anyone wishing to truly understand the recent revolution. 


The Madness of Crowds: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #17) By Louise Penny Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250145277
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Published: Minotaur Books - May 24th, 2022

State of Terror: A Novel By Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781982173685
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Published: Simon & Schuster/St. Martin’s Press - June 28th, 2022

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants By Robin Wall Kimmerer Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781571313560
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Published: Milkweed Editions - August 11th, 2015

The Everybody Ensemble: Donkeys, Essays, and Other Pandemoniums By Amy Leach Cover Image
$26.00
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ISBN: 9780374109660
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - November 16th, 2021

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Oh William!: A Novel By Elizabeth Strout Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780812989441
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - April 26th, 2022

Still Life: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel) By Sarah Winman Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593330753
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - November 2nd, 2021

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Fazal Sheikh & Terry Tempest Williams: The Moon Is Behind Us By Fazal Sheikh (Photographer) Cover Image
By Fazal Sheikh (Photographer)
$40.00
ISBN: 9783958298804
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Published: Steidl - September 28th, 2021

The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again By Jim Davidson Cover Image
$29.99
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ISBN: 9781250272294
Published: St. Martin's Press - April 20th, 2021