The following is a list of authors who live or have lived on Bainbridge Island.  It is a 'list-in-progress', based on information gathered from diverse sources - Bainbridge Public Library volunteers, the Field's End writing community, the Kitsap Regional Library book collection, the helpful staff at Eagle Harbor Books, and various on-line sources. To read a short description of an author's work and links to their books, click on a name.  More authors are being added on a regular basis so keep checking back.  If you know of a Bainbridge author but don't see him or her on the list, or if you notice an error in one of the write-ups, email us at books4all@bifriends.org.

 

Surname of Author:  A-D   E-J   K-O   P-S   T-Z 

 

Kathleen Alcala - Adult Fiction

Linda Allen - Spiritual Growth

Dan Allender - Self-Help

Henrietta Alsdorf - Memoir

Juliette Aristides - Drawing and Painting

Greg Atkinson - Cooking, Entertainment

Arthur and Henry Bacon - Children's Book

Maggie Ball - Quilting

Bruce Barcott - Environment

Venera Di Bella Barles - Memoir, Mystery

Jill Barnett - Romance, Adult Fiction

Ann Bauer - Food Writer, Essayist

Allen Beach - Local History

Zoe M. Beal - Local Interest, History of Bainbridge Island Schools

Joseph de Beauchamp - Speculative Fiction

Barbara Berger - Children's Books

Margi Berger - Poetry

Antoinette Bergin - Dark Humor

Angela Berry - Local History

Don Berry - Historical Fiction, Eastern Mysticism

Linda Bierds - Poetry

Ruth Bjorklund - Children's Books on Health, Geography, History, and Animals

Claudia Black - Self-Help, Addictive Behavior

Eileen Black, Rosemary Shaw - Cookbook, Local Interest

Gordon Black - Mountain Biking, Washington

Tyler Blackwood - Romantic Fantasies / Fantasy Fiction

Nancy Blakey - Children's Books

Peter Bohlin - Architecture

William T. Booth - Architecture

Andrea von Botefuhr - Children's Books, Art

Ellen Boughn - Stock Photography, Marketing

W.B. Bowden - Local History

Debbie Brainerd - Children's Book

Bill Branley - Adult Fiction

Paul Brians - Grammarian, Comparative Literature

Christopher Brookes - Health, Self-Help

Judith Reynolds Brown - Cultural Diversity, Fiction, Poetry

Lynn Brunelle - Children's Books

Colin Bull - Scientist, Explorer

Kimberly Burke-Weiner - Children's Books

Bob Burkholder - Memoir, Alaska, Hunting

Suzanne L. Burns - Spiritual, Art

Frank Buxton - Broadcast History, Screenwriter, Television Host

Wendy Call - Creative & Non-fiction Writing

Bunny Cameron - Cooking

Jack Carlsen - Poetry

Dennis Carlson - Public Health, Ethiopia

Karen Carncross - Christian Spirituality

Joan Carson - Local History

Rob Carson - Geology

Carol Cassella - Adult Fiction

Kent Chadwick - Poetry, Children, Christianity

Megan Chance - Historical Fiction, Historical Romance

Sarah A. Chrisman - Young Adult Fiction, Victorian Attire

Rob Christiansen - Suspense

Chrystos - Poetry

Irene Clark, Liz Matteson, Alexandra Rust, Judith Weinstock - Cookbook, Local Interest

Barbara Clarke - Memoir

William Cleveland - Art

E.G. Coffey - Poetry

Ann Combs - Local Interest, Memoirs, Children's Books

Faith Conlon - Parenting, Travel

Pat Moffitt Cook - Musical Healing

Elizabeth Coplan - Parenting

Dick Couch - Adult Fiction, Military Documentaries

Lindsey Craig - Children's Book

Jennifer Culkin - Memoir

Steven E. Curtis - Parenting

James Cutler, Bruce Anderson, Beth Wheeler - Architecture

Susan Saxton D'Aoust - Adult Fiction, Alaska

Harold Lenoir Davis - Adult Fiction

John Davis - Poetry
Claire Dederer - Memoir

Harriet Tracy DeLong - Local California History

Barbara J. Denk - Gardening

Pauli Dennis - Poetry

Beverly Dight - Poetry

Randy De Armond Dilday - Suspense

Mary Victoria Dombrowski - Plays, Poetry, Documentaries

Terry Domico - Nature, Photography, Adult Fiction

Patrick Donovan - Naturopathic Medicine, Self-Help

Edward B. Doremus - Local History

Rosemarie Heather Dowell and Gerald William Dowell - Local Interest, Art

 

Hanna Eady - Playwright

Kin Eagle - Children's Books

Mishabae Edmond - Yoga

Leatrice Eiseman - Colors, Wardrobe, Interior Design

Jerry Elfendahl - Local History

Robert B. Ellis - Memoir, WWII

Dave Emerald - Leadership, Self-Help

Jonathan Evison - Adult Fiction

Laurie Ezpeleta - Young Adult and Children's Books

Jim Faber - Local History, Maritime History

Tony Ferrante and Paulette Jacobson - Young Adult, Gender Issues

Robert E. Ficken - Washington State History

Anthony Flacco - Suspense, True Crime, Screenwriter

Jamie Ford - Adult Fiction

Jeannette Franks - Retirement Living Options

Eric Freeman - Programming

Ted S. Frost - Business

Donald McLeod Frothingham - Art

Alan Furst - Historical Espionage

Lila Gault - Cooking

Ruth Gazzam - Local Interest

Jeff Groman - Cycling

John Van Wyck Gould - Adult Fiction

Vincent H. Gowen - Memoirs, Christian Spirituality

David Guterson - Adult Fiction

Mary Guterson - Adult Fiction

Julie Hall - Children's Books, Poetry

Kristin Hannah - Adult Fiction

Drew Derrick Hansen - Civil Rights Movement

Paul Hanson - Speculative Fiction

Jordan Harrison - Playwright

Finley Hays - Logging

Kristin Henshaw - Poetry

Cathi Hepworth - Children's Books

Brian Herbert - Science Fiction

Joan Hockaday - Garden History

Frances Hodges - Poetry

Mark Hoffman - Blues Music

Alicia Hokanson - Poetry

Byron Holcomb - Adult Fiction

Paula Holmes-Ebner - Ethnography

Richard S. Holmgren, Jr. - Memoir

Meagan Holub - Massage Therapy Business

John Houde - Forensics

Woodleigh Marx Hubbard - Children's Books, Art

Jeanne Huber - Home Improvement

K. Wind Hughes - Young Adult, Self-Help

Buff and Elizabeth Hungerland - Marketing, Art

Susan K. Hylen - Poet, Photography

Natalia Ilyin - Cultural Criticism

Schuyler Ingle - Cooking

Jay Inslee - Clean Energy

George W. Jareke and Nancy K. Plant - Law

A.E. Jeffcoat - U.S. History, Christian Spirituality

Earl C. Johnson - 9/11 Survivor's Story

Russell Johnson - Memoir, TV Actor

Peggy Julian - Poetry

Chris Kelly - Self-Help

Tom Kelly - Real Estate

Chris Key and Linda Fullerton - Local Interest, Humor

Patricia O'Connell Killen - Christian Spirituality, Religious Studies

Henriette Anne Klauser - Therapeutic Writing

Kenneth Klein - Memoir

Janet Norman Knox - Poetry

Ron Konzak - Local Interest, Cooking, Self-help

David Korten - Economic Policy

K.D. Kragen - Science Fiction

Kristin von Kreisler - Animals
Lawrence Kreisman - Local Interest

Dick Krutch - Local Interest, Law

Drew Kunz - Poetry, Art

Karla Kuskin - Children's Books, Art

Ronald G. Laes - National Security

Chapple Langemack - Booktalks, Hosting Author Events

Lolita T. Lanning - Animals

Lu Lawrence - Local Interest

Michelle Lawrence - Breast Cancer

Ila G. Lee - Memoir, Lighthouse History

Melvin M. Leiman - Economics, Racism

Richard LeMieux - Homelessness, Local Interest

Nikia Speliakos Clark Leopold - Children's Books

Charles W. Lindenberg - Local Interest, Navy

Michael Lisagor - Self-Help, Buddhist Spirituality

Trude Lisagor - Memoir

George Little & David Lewis - Gardening, Sculpture, Art

Sheryl Longin - Animals

Ann Lovejoy - Gardening, Food Writing

Gary Loverich - Local Interest

Minnie Rose Lovgreen - Farming, Local Interest

Suzanne Macpherson - Romance

Lewis Mandell - Financial Literacy

Jennifer Manlowe - Self-Help, Writing

Elsie Frankland Marriott - Local Interest

Sharlene Martin - Publishing, Literary Management

Elizabeth Wiggs Maas - Weddings, Humor

Phoebe Matthews - Contemporary Fantasy, Romance

Bob McAllister - Poetry

Carolyn McConnell - Social Activism

Susan Chernak McElroy - Animals

Paul A. Merriman - Personal Finance, Investing

Mickey Molnaire - Local Interest

Daniel Monk - Speculative Fiction

Fred Moody - Local Interest, Documentaries

Donna Moore - Adult Fiction, Local Interest, Haiku

Theresa Morrow - Architecture, Guide Books

Annette Moser-Wellman - Creative Thinking, Innovation

Roy C. Naden - Spirituality, Religious Studies

James F. Nagle - History

Margaret Nevinski - Children's Books

Carl Nord - Juvenile Fiction

Kathleen O'Brien and Kathleen Smith - Green Design

Jack Olsen - Suspense, True Crime

Madeline Ostrander - Social Activism

 

Jessie M. Page - Memoir

Kirsten Blythe Painter - Comparative Literature/Poetry

Stuart Franklin Platt - US Military, Iraq and Afganistan

Tina Barbaro Polis - Poetry, Spirituality

Darryl Ponicsan / Anne Argula - Adult Fiction, Screenwriter, Mystery

Jack Prelutsky - Children's Books

Andrew Price, Jr. - Local History

Gary Prisk - Adult Fiction

Steven Purcell - Christian Spirituality

J.J. Pritchard - Juvenile Fictrion

Christine Quinn - Cooking

Sheila Rabe - Historical Romance

Warren Read - Memoir, Adult Fiction

Tom Reaney - Travel Information

Ron Reiersen - Children's Book

Nancy Rekow - Poetry

Sheila Roberts - Romance

Sally Robison - Local Interest

Elizabeth Robson - Programming

George Rohrbacher - Memoir, Farming, Board Game, Fiction

Stephen L. Rosen - Photography, Architecture

Marcia Rudoff - Writing

Joel Sackett - Local Interest, Photography

Robert Santelli - History of American Music

Julie Madeline Schmidt - Children's Books

Lambert Schuyler - Local History

Nora Patricia Schuyler - Children's Books

Gretchen Scoble - Flowers, Herbs, Weddings

Mary Scribner - Parenting

Suzanne Selfors - Children's Books

Tamara Kaye Sellman - Short Stories, Articles, Professional Blogs, Poems

George Shannon - Children's Books

Alice Shorett - Local Interest

Dave Shorett - Fishing and Walking Guides, Local Interest

Roger Lichtenberg Simon - Mystery

Robin Simons - Self-Helf, Raising a Child with Disability

Altus L. Simpson - Alaska

Karen Sladek - Memoir

Susan R Sloan - Suspense

C. U. Smith - Poetry

Phoebe Smith - Local Interest

Toby Smith - Local Interest

Judith Smith-Levin - Mystery

Patrick Snow - Self-Help, Publishing

James Snydal - Poet

Tom Snyder - Poetry

Sally Sondheirm - Cooking

Joanne Spalding-Stacy - Juvenile Fiction

Speculative Fiction Writing Cooperative

Susan Starbuck - Local History

Joyce Stribling Steward - Poetry

Richard Stine - Art

Shreve Stockton - Animals

Brian Strause - Adult Fiction

Jean Strauss - Adoption, Sound of Music

Garth Sundem - Geek Humor, Young Adult Book, Educational Aids

Jack Swanson - Local Interest

 

Jordan Taylor - Animals, Short Story

Anna Teiche - Children's Book

Marsh Terry - Marketing

Everett Thompson - Poetry

Joyce Thompson - Short Stories, Thriller, Memoir, Spirituality

Tim Thompson - Photography, Local Interest

Wilbur Thompson - Local Interest

Bryan Tomasovich - Poet

Paul Travis - Leadership, Marketing

Jo Ann Trick - Local Interest, Chickens

Tom Tyner - Local Interest

Joe Upton - Fishing & Boating

Sarah Ruth van Gelder - Social Activism

Ed Viesturs - Mountaineering

Irene Vongehr Vincent - Asian Art

Verne Wade - Fantasy

Kathleen Wakefield - Adult Fiction

Tommy Walker - Autobiography

Susan Wallace - Dog Fur & Wool Spinning

Andrew Ward - Historian, Local Interest

Katy Warner - Local History

Elsa Watson - Romance

Judith Weinstock - Cookbook, Local Interest

James K Wellman - Comparative Religion

Rebecca Wells - Adult Fiction

Charlotte Welsh - Historical Fiction

Neva Welton - Young Adult Self-Help, Community Film Festival

Beverley Lehman West - Poetry

Richard M. West - Poetry

Jim Whiting - Children's Books, Sports

Susan Wiggs - Romance

Norman D. Willis - Logic Puzzles

John Willson - Poetry

Sharon Winn - Self-Help

Barbara Winther - Children and Juvenile Folk Tales, Local History

Linda Wolf - Young Adult Self-Help, Photography

John T. Wood - Leadership, Self-Help

Mary Woodward - Local History

Antony Yaeger - Poetry

Michael Yaeger - Local History, Short Stories

Donna Zajonc - Public Leadership, Politics