Joe Beernink

Monthly Archives: February 2016

Author Diane Les Becquets was at University Books in Bellevue for a reading tonight and gave those of us in attendance us a wonderful reading from her new book BREAKING WILD, a story of a woman lost in the wilds of Colorado and the female ranger who attempts to find her. When I read the blurb, I thought, this book is right up my alley. She was a delight to listen to… Read More

If I have one vice—an addiction we’ll say—it’s that I can’t walk into a bookstore, or go to a signing, without buying at least one book. A couple of weekends ago, I took my kids down to the local Barnes and Noble to get them a couple of books, and I ended up walking out with four of my own. This wouldn’t be a problem (I can afford book buying binges), except… Read More

Not only will I be in Vancouver on March 12, but I will also be coming to Leavenworth, WA, and Wenatchee, WA on March 26th to read from, talk about, and sign copies of NOWHERE WILD. Where: A Book for All Seasons 703 US-2, Leavenworth, WA 98826 When:  Saturday, March 26th: 11 AM – 1 PM   Where: Wenatchee Public Library 310 Douglas St, Wenatchee, WA 98801 Saturday, March 26th: 2 PM… Read More

That’s right. I will (finally!) be in Vancouver, BC for a reading / book signing at the Vancouver Public Library – Renfrew Branch on Saturday, March 12 at 2 PM. This may not be my only appearance in Vancouver this year, but it is my first, so come on out and lets have a little shin-dig! Many thanks to the folks at the VPL and HarperCollins who put this event (and awesome… Read More

Today is the fourth anniversary of the day I had my first symptoms of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. It now seems like a very long time ago. A lot has happened. For many months I blogged frequently about everything I went through in my battle, and to this day, those entries are still among the most popular on my blog. There’s good and bad in that. The bad is that people still need to… Read More