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2014 IN REVIEW
The Year in Books
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: Many of the big fiction books of 2014 were not published in 2014: An Oprah Winfrey pick, Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Invention of Wings”; Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize- winning “The Goldfinch,” a Hachette release so in demand that even Ama- zon left it alone; and a handful of novels helped by movie adaptations — Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl,” John Green’s “The Fault In Our Stars” and Laura Hillen- brand’s “Unbroken.” Phil Klay’s book of contemporary war stories, “Redeploy- ment,” won the National Book Award, but a people’s prize for top literary hard- cover of 2014 would likely go to a novel about World War II, Anthony Doerr’s “All the Light We Cannot See,” which has sold more than 180,000 copies, accord- ing to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks around 80 percent of sales.
GETTING PERSONAL (AND PO- LITICAL): Lena Dunham only begins the story. It was a good year for per- sonal essays, including those that are more than personal, with acclaimed collections from Roxane Gay, Charles D’Ambrosio and Meghan Daum among others. Leslie Jamison, author of the best-selling “The Empathy Exams: Es-
MONDAY 1/5
SMART DRIVER COURSE, 9 AM
North Valley Hospital, Whitefish
Drivers Safety Class at the North Valley Hospital in Whitefish. Q: 863-3627
KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR CONCERT, 9 AM Cayuse Prairie School, Kalispell
Rob and Halliday Quist will perform a kick off the New Year concert at Cayuse Prairie School at 9 a.m. and then will work with students in the Exceptional Learner Program, a program for students with autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities. Q: 531-8552
LEARN TO DESIGN A SWEATER, 1 PM
Woolen Collectibles, Kalispell
Learn to design a sweater. What do you draw inspira- tion from ... nature, architecture, art? Let’s take tose ideas and create a wonderful handknit sweater. $45. Q: 756-8746
ANIME CLUB, 4 PM
ImagineIF Kalispell Library
Anime and manga otaku unite! Come together to watch anime, eat popcorn, discuss manga and meet other fans. Open to teens in grades 6-12. Showing this month: “A Certain Magical Index.” Q: 758.5820
FREE FLY TYING LESSONS, 7 PM
Kalispell Middle School Library
Free beginner and intermediate fly tying classes offered by Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited. Learn to tie your own flies from some of the best fly tiers in the Flathead Valley. Bring your own tying tools if you have them. If you don’t have tools, loaner sets and all needed materials will be available. Q: 837-3210
SALSA DANCING LESSONS, 7 PM
Kalispell Eagles
Every Monday night. 7 p.m. - Intermediate Class. 8 p.m. - Beginner Class. $10/person. Q: 626-367-1943
says,” wrote in a recent email that “read- ers are becoming increasingly drawn to forms of personal writing that also look outward at the world: that blend the rev- elations of memoir with the inquiries of journalism and criticism.”
THE FACTS: With nonfiction still essentially a print market, and with bookstore space far smaller than a de- cade ago, it’s hard these days to be a historian — unless you’re Bill O’Reilly. The Fox News host’s latest recounting of a famous death, “Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General,” has sold more than 700,000 copies, according to Nielsen. That’s far more than the combined Nielsen sales for the most recent books (both published before 2014) by two of the world’s most famous historians: Robert Caro’s “The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson.” and Do- ris Kearns Goodwin’s “The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism.” O’Reilly’s book, co-written by Martin Dugard, also easily surpassed the com- bined sales of two of the biggest political books of 2014: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s “Hard Choices” and George W. Bush’s bi- ography of his father, “41.”
ALATTEN MEETING, 7 PM
Northridge Luthern Church
Alateen Meeting, Open to all pre-teens and teens, handi- cap access, occurs every Monday night.
TUESDAY 1/6
PRESCHOOL ART ADVENTURES, 11:30 AM Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell
Using paper, paint, markers, crayons and glue, pre-school artists and their adult helpers share fun art projects that encourage creativity and develop basic art skills.
MAKE IT YOURS, 3 PM
ImagineIF Kalispell Library
Your space may be big or small, but there is so much you can do with it. Make something to better enjoy your home. A different project every month; come to one or all three. While supplies last. January: Fabric Bowl. With some fabric strips and a little bit of Mod Podge magic, create
a new bowl for those odds and ends that accumulate aroundyourhouse.Q:758.5820
CATCH YOUR VISION 2015, 6 PM
Colter Coffee, Kalispell
Join this fun, experiential workshop and get clarity. Get focused. Get vision. Get results! Q: 257-0008
TAMARACK TRIVIA, 7 PM
Tamarack Brewing Company, Lakeside
Play as a team or individually, don’t miss the fun and great prizes! Q: 844-0244
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