Located in Spokane, Washington, Latah Books is one of the premier book publishers in the American West
01/05/2026
Join renowned conservationist Mitch Friedman for a reading and signing of his new memoir and guide on strategy "Conservation Confidential" at the Finnriver Farm & Cidery in Chimacum on Sunday, January 11th at noon.
"A legend in the conservation community, with myriad landmark successes over his decades of activism, Mitch Friedman distills the lessons he has learned. Brutally honest, poignantly reflective, and beautifully written, Conservation Confidential is the open-hearted story of a life well-lived."
~Denis Hayes, CEO of the Bullitt Foundation, author of Cowed, and national coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970
12/19/2025
Join bestselling author Rob Phillips at the Hometown ACE Hardware in Yakima tomorrow, December 20th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. where he will be signing copies of his newest book, Cascade Renegades. Fans of Rob's are saying this is one of his best books yet!
Personalized books make great stocking stuffers. I'll be signing my newest book, Cascade Renegades, along with all my others at Hometown ACE Hardware in Yakima, this Saturday, December 20th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All my books are set here in Eastern Washington and are written for the whole family to enjoy!!
12/15/2025
Congrats to Latah author, Rue Matthiessen. Her mesmerizing art heist novel, Woman with Eyes Closed, was just named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2025!!
Snag your copy at Bookshop.org, www.latahbooks.com/store, Amazon, or your favorite Indie bookstore such as Sag Harbor Books on Long Island, a stone's throw from where much of the book is set.
“By slow and steady degrees, Matthiessen takes all the familiar elements of the standard heist thriller and transforms them into something more.... A riveting and richly nuanced art-crime novel.”
~Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
12/11/2025
Cascade Renegades is available as audiobook now! You can listen to the latest in Rob Phillips' bestselling Luke McCain series via Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. Thank you and enjoy!
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12/08/2025
Holy smokes!! Rob Phillips' latest release - Cascade Renegades - is currently the #1 bestselling "Contemporary Western Fiction" book in the world! Thanks to all of Rob's fans for helping us achieve this milestone.
12/05/2025
Many thanks to Barbara Lloyd McMichael of The Bookmonger for her recent review of Mitch Friedman's book Conservation Confidential.
She sums the book up very nicely in her final paragraph: "The message in “Conservation Confidential” is this: allowing for more sincere give-and-take sessions between adversaries improves outcomes – a lesson that could be applied beyond environmental issues."
In the 1980s, Mitch Friedman could be found tree-sitting in old-growth firs in the Oregon Cascades’ Millennium Grove, or forming human blockades on logging roads in the Washington Cascades. By the end of that decade, his “direct action” tactics, which were performed in association with the inf...
12/05/2025
Fans of Rob's are going to LOVE Cascade Renegades, book 9 in his Luke McCain series, officially published today!! Like all of Rob's books, this is a riveting read set throughout Eastern Washington.
Snag an autographed copy from Rob today at Barnes & Noble, Kennewick from 4-7 p.m. and Inklings Bookshop in Yakima tomorrow from noon-3 p.m.
And if you prefer listening to Rob's books, then you can anticipate the audio version to be available very soon. Enjoy!
They're here! Book 9 in the Luke McCain series arrived today, just in time for placement in local books shops and hardware stores. They go on sale this Friday, December 5th. Come out and get yours signed at Barnes & Noble from 4-7 p.m. on Friday at the Columbia Center Mall in Kennewick...or at Inklings Bookshop in Yakima from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday! I'll gladly personalize one (or more) for the reader on your Christmas list!
12/01/2025
Join Atomic Pilgrim author Jim Thomas as he joins Hanford Challenge for their Nuclear Waste Scholar Series: "Unraveling Decades of Hanford’s Deception." Friday, Dec. 5th @ noon.
Jim Thomas will briefly recount what led up to his long involvement on Hanford issues before focusing on the history of Hanford’s deception about the radiation releases into the environment. Jim will talk about what Hanford officials knew about the dangers of iodine-131 during the Manhattan Projec...
11/25/2025
Join author Rob Phillips for the launch of CASCADE RENEGADES, the newest in his bestselling Luke McCain series. You can snag signed copies for yourself and Christmas gifts at the following venues:
And if you can't make it out, Cascade Renegades will be available on Amazon, Bookshop.org, www.latahbooks.com/store, and elsewhere on December 5th. Enjoy!
11/17/2025
We are feeling truly honored to see an entire chapter of our recently published book, Conservation Confidential, excerpted in yesterday's issue of The Seattle Times. It's a testament to Mitch Friedman's hard-earned wisdom and the legacy of his impactful work with Conservation Northwest. Above all, we hope that Mitch's words will inspire radical new collaborations across the political spectrum for the betterment of our communities, timberlands, wilderness and wildlife.
An excerpt from Conservation Northwest founder/executive director Mitch Friedman's new book, in which he recounts his career from activist to collaborator.
11/11/2025
Join renowned conservationist and Chicagoland native for a rousing reading/signing of his new memoir and guide on strategy, Conservation Confidential. Nov. 25th, 6:30pm at Matchmaker Bookshop in Highland Park. RSVP for the event at www.matchmakerbookshop.com/events
Conservation Confidential recounts the wild path Mitch Friedman took from radical Earth First! activist engaging in controversial protests to the founder and longtime director of Conservation Northwest.
Part memoir, part guide on strategy for activists and liberal citizens, these provocative lessons are timely not only for conservation campaigns but for our national political moment at large, extolling the virtues of collaborative tactics that succeed by enacting common values rather than polarizing. Here is the rare instance of an accomplished activist leader challenging his own movement to reject its hubris to better serve both nature and our ailing democracy.
"A legend in the conservation community, with myriad landmark successes over his decades of activism, Mitch Friedman distills the lessons he has learned. Brutally honest, poignantly reflective, and beautifully written, Conservation Confidential is the open-hearted story of a life well-lived."
~Denis Hayes, CEO of the Bullitt Foundation, author of Cowed, and national coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970
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10/27/2025
Join renowned conservationist and author Mitch Friedman at the Port Angeles Main Library, where he will share wisdom from his new book: Conservation Confidential. Saturday, November 8th, 5pm.
This event will be co-sponsored by the Elwha Legacy Forest Coalition, the Earth Law Center, the Native American Club of Peninsula College, the Center for Responsible Forestry, and the Clallam County Democratic Party.
Conservation Confidential recounts the wild path Mitch Friedman took from radical Earth First! activist engaging in controversial protests to the founder and longtime director of Conservation Northwest. The book documents challenges, success stories, and key lessons along the way to helping preserve Northwest ancient forests, peaceably recover wolves in the region, and much more.
"Older generations of activists owe it to their successors to pass down what they've learned, a charge Mitch Friedman forthrightly fulfills in these pages! His advice won't please everyone, but it demands engagement from anyone who cares about the wild world around us."
~Bill McKibben, author of Here Comes the Sun and co-founder of 350.org
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Located in downtown Spokane, Washington, Latah Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the publication of meaningful, well-crafted books and to helping fill the interstitial spaces in our literary community.
We are proud to collaborate with numerous award-winning and bestselling authors, and we especially enjoy supporting the careers of writers typically underrepresented and overlooked in today’s literary ecosystem: authors from rural and small-town America, authors from working-class and blue collar backgrounds, incarcerated authors, and authors of color. While we can only publish a small percentage of the manuscripts we receive through our traditional publishing program, our mission is to support as many emerging authors as possible through our writing workshops and Indie Support program.
Why Latah?
A Nez Perce word, Latah (pronounced LAY-tə) is the name of the creek along which most of our staff has lived, worked, recreated, meditated and fallen in love for many years. Latah Creek is a modest but vital stream flowing onward to greater waters. We can't imagine a more fitting name for the spirit of our enterprise, and for honoring the legacy of those who cultivated this land before us.
Why Nonprofit?
Meaningful literature is essential to a thriving, democratic society, yet many of the most enlightening and innovative books cannot generate enough revenue to be published successfully with a traditional, market-driven approach. Latah Books was granted nonprofit status to help ensure that quality literature is available to readers, regardless of profit. Our 501(c)(3) status allows us to expand on the success of our traditional publishing program while unlocking vital book projects that require alternative funding sources, such as longform investigative journalism, books by prisoners, community collections, and reissuing important out-of-print books. Being a nonprofit also allows us to better support community literacy through writing workshops, book donation drives and other creative initiatives in development.
