Authors, artists to be on hand at library fair.

Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard

Portland writer Phillip Margolin, who has written 11 thrillers that made The New York Times bestseller list, will headline a cast of award-winning authors on hand for the Eugene Public Library's annual Authors & Artists Fair on Saturday night.

Margolin will be among more than 40 authors and 25 artists autographing and selling their work at the downtown library, 100 W. 10th Ave., from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Admission is free. A portion of proceeds from the sales benefits the nonprofit Eugene Public Library Foundation.

Like other authors, Margolin will be available to sign copies of his books, including his most recent, the Oregon Book Award finalist "Lost Lake."

Oregon Book Award winner Linda Crew of Corvallis will also be on hand to sign her young adult historical novel, "A Heart for Any Fate: Westward to Oregon 1845.'' Crew will be joined at the library event by her brother, Eugene author Bob Welch. He will sign "American Nightingale," an Oregon Book Award nonfiction finalist, and "My Oregon," a newly released collection of his columns from The Register-Guard.

Two authors at the event, Shannon Applegate of Yoncalla and William Sullivan of Eugene, have written works selected this year for Oregon's ``100 Books.'' The new list honors books judged by the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission to be among the most significant in the state's history.

Applegate is the author of "Skookum," a history of her pioneer family; she will also sign "Living Among Headstones," her new book about managing a rural cemetery.

Sullivan's 1985 journal, "Listening for Coyote," recounts his adventures on a 1,000-mile backpacking trek through Oregon's wilderness. He will also sign ``100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades: Third Edition,'' his updated guide to trails within a two-hour drive of Eugene.

Other Oregon Book Award honorees at the library fair include Lauren Kessler (biography), Dorianne Laux (poetry), Maxine Scates (poetry) and Alan Siporin (novel). Oregon Book Award winner Diana Abu-Jaber will not be at the library event, but her book "Crescent" will be available for sale at a special table. An Arab-American love story set in Los Angeles, "Crescent" will be the selection this winter for Eugene's annual communitywide ``Readin' in the Rain'' project.

A new feature at this year's library fair is a silent auction of specially commissioned book bags decorated by local artists.The bags are on display on the library's second floor.

Authors and artists will be distributed throughout the first two floors of the library during the fair. Desserts, wine, coffee and raffle tickets for gifts, prizes and trips will be available for purchase on the third floor.

Featured authors

Shannon Applegate: "Skookum" and "Living Among Headstones."

Ted and Marie Baker: "Looking Back: Lane County."

Lois Barton: "Spencer Butte Pioneers" and "One Woman's West."

Kevin Blackwood: "Play Blackjack Like the Pros" and "The Counter."

Joe Blakely: "The Heirloom," "The Tall Firs" and "The Bellfountain Giant Killers."

Harriet and Charlotte Childress: "Clueless at the Top: While the Rest of Us Turn Elsewhere for Life, Liberty, and Happiness."

Norma (Bean) Comrada: "Tales From Two Pockets" and "Apocryphal Tales."

Linda Crew: "A Heart for Any Fate: Westward to Oregon 1845,'' "Long Time Passing," "Brides of Eden" and "Children of the River."

Kurt Cyrus: "Hotel Deep," "Oddhopper Opera," "Slow Train to Oxmox" and "The Bones of Fred McFee."

Liz Dent, Amy Dreves and Colleen Llewellyn: "Garden Rhythm."

Laurie Lynn Drummond: "Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You."

Carola Dunn: Daisy Dalrymple murder mysteries, including "Fall of a Philanderer."

Jan Eliot: "Not So Picture Perfect: Book Five of the Syndicated Cartoon Stone Soup."

Elaine Flinn: "Dealing in Murder," "Tagged for Murder" and "Deadly Collection."

Cary Kerst and Steve Gordon: "Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Willamette Valley, Oregon: A Beginner's Guide."

Katy Grant Hanson: "A Painter's View: Lewis and Clark in Western Oregon and Washington."

Melissa Hart: "The Assault of Laughter: A Daughter's Journey Back to Her Lesbian Mother" (original title: "Long Way Home").

Scott and Tiffany Haugen: "Smoking Salmon and Steelhead," "Plank Cooking: The Essence of Natural Wood," "Cooking Salmon & Steelhead: From the Water to the Platter," "Summer Steelhead Fishing Techniques," "A Flyfisher's Guide to Alaska" and "Recreational Dungeness Crabbing."

Ann Herrick: "The Chocolate Day."

Patricia (Patty) Jacobs: "Letters From England."

Leigh Anne Jasheway: "Laugh Lines Are Beautiful" and "Don't Get Mad Get Funny."

Cub Kahn: "The Beginner's Guide to Nature Photography," "The Art of Photographing Water" and "Essential Skills for Nature Photography."

Lauren Kessler: "Stubborn Twig," "Full Court Press," "The Happy Bottom Riding Club" and "Clever Girl: Elizabeth Bentley, the Spy Who Ushered in the McCarthy Era."

Dorianne Laux: "Facts About the Moon" and "Smoke."

Ginnie Lo: "Mahjong All Day Long."

Phillip Margolin: "Lost Lake," "Sleeping Beauty," "Wild Justice" and "Ties That Bind."

Adell McMillan: ``A Common Ground: The Erb Memorial Union 1950-2000''

Zed Merrill: "Tales From World War II You've Probably Never Heard Before."

Margriet Ruurs: "My Librarian Is a Camel," "Emma at the Fair," "Animal Alphabet," "Destiny," "No Dogs Allowed" and "Ms. Bee's Magical Bookcase."

Maxine Scates: "Black Loam" and "Toluca Street."

Alan Siporin: "Fire's Edge."

Anne Warren Smith: "Turkey Monster Thanksgiving," "Tails of Spring Break" and "Sister in the Shadow."

Lotte Streisinger: "From the Sidelines: A Personal History of the Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Oregon."

William Sullivan: ``100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades: Third Edition,'' "Oregon Trips & Trails," "Hiking Oregon's History" and "Cabin Fever."

Shirley Tallman: "Murder on Nob Hill" and "The Russian Hill Murders."

Maryana Vollstedt: "Pacific Fresh," "What's for Dinner?" and "The Big Book of Easy Suppers."

Bob Welch: "My Oregon" and "American Nightingale: The Story of Frances Slanger, Forgotten Heroine of Normandy."

Kate Wilhelm: "Barbara Holloway" legal thrillers, "The Price of Silence" and "Storyteller."

Featured artists

Christine Sundt: Jewelry design.

Mike Van: Water colors, acrylics, charcoal and other media.

Susan Lowdermilk: Printmaking and book artist.

Tallmadge Doyle: Printmaking, etching.

Betty Wolfston: Clay artwork.

Chris Paulson: Glass creations.

Beverly Soasey: Personal artwork.

Barbara Kensler: Stacking jacks, mirrors, frames.

Sheri Pyron: Bead jewelry.

Sue Bradley: Fused glass.

Kit Porter: Glass ornaments, jewelry.

Shirley Collins: Handmade notecards and books, and photography.

Ruth Warner: Cards and prints.

Sharon Gilbert: Glass.

Bets Cole: Pastels, water colors and acrylic art.

Ellen Morrow: Water colors.

Book Art Group: Handmade books and journals.

Sylvia Beltran: Kimono.

Barbara Gleason: Decorated aprons, prints and greeting cards.

Susan Seleg: Watercolors.