Author Sydney Stevens to Speak, Sign Books on WSU Campus, National Lentil Festival, The Bookie Too

PULLMAN, Wash.— The public will have three opportunities to meet Sydney Stevens, the author of “Dear Medora: Child of Oysterville’s Forgotten Years,” published by the Washington State University Press in June.

The author will give a presentation for the Women’s Resource Center Tea at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 17 in Wilson Hall, Room 8 on the Pullman campus. She will also be at the WSU Press booth at the National Lentil Festival’s Friday night in downtown Pullman. Finally, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Stevens will sign books at The Bookie Too, located at 405 Stadium Way in Pullman. All events are free.
 
“Dear Medora” captures life in early-20th century Oysterville, Wash., and conveys the thoughts and daily activities of a real American girl, Medora Espy. Practical and sensible, yet also full of laughter and heartache, the contents of her almost daily letters and diary entries lend insight into the customs and beliefs of early 1900s rural America, and offer a rare view of history through the eyes of a child.
 
Available in paperback, “Dear Medora: Child of Oysterville’s Forgotten Years” is 9″ x 10 1/2″, 180 pages, and has a list price of $24.95. It is available at bookstores or can be ordered directly from WSU Press by calling 800-354-7360 or online at wsupress.wsu.edu.

WSU Press is associated with Washington State University and is located in Pullman, Wash.  WSU Press publishes scholarly books with a cultural or historical relationship to the Pacific Northwest.