208 Fiction results for 2025
Here we present the winners of the fourth annual Sandpoint Reader 208 Fiction contest, in which we invited writers to submit a work of fiction totaling exactly 208 words for …
Category: Books
Deadline is nigh in 208 Fiction contest
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Writers who do well under pressure have an opportunity to shine, with the deadline for the Reader’s fourth annual 208 Fiction contest looming on Friday, …
Blue Creek Press hosts double-header book signing with local author Sandy Compton
By Reader Staff
For 21 years, Blue Creek Press has published books of fiction, poetry, political commentary, travelogues, short stories and more — all steeped in a sense of the …
Homebound Outreach: Bringing the library to your front door
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Sandpoint loves its branch of the East Bonner County Library for its inviting atmosphere, kind staff and vast array of books, movies and other resources, …
East Bonner Library trustees approve boundary line adjustment with West Bonner
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The West Bonner County Library District got its wish for a boundary expansion, following the vote at an Aug. 20 joint meeting of its board …
Leading the library
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When the former director of the East Bonner County Library resigned in early 2024, trustees embarked on a monthslong nationwide search for a replacement. After …
This hobbit kills fascists
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Cultures as different as England post-1066 C.E. and Nazi Germany have manipulated myths and stories to substantiate their ideologies and shape their images. This practice …
Two parts liquor, one part literary criticism
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Lord of the Rings is my colloquial “Roman Empire” — I’ve thought about it every day since the winter of 2007 and I have …
Bill Borders included in anthology of scary stories from each state
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators recently released an anthology containing a scary story that hails from each of the 50 states in …
Discovering England — without a cell phone
By Jim Payne
Reader Contributor
“I’m sorry, sir, we’re fully booked,” said the smiling, white-haired woman busily tending luxuriant purple flowers in front of Wheatleys Farm B&B in Ashton Keynes, …
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