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Beth Helstien

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Movie coming soon about the Cypress Island murder? | Island Books

One can’t help but like Charlie Noble, the live-aboard investigator in love with wooden boats, just learning to…

Don’t let the smokin’ hot cover fool you. This book poses a plausible scenario of survival after a natural catastrophe. And it's set in the San Juans.

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Let’s hope the next big tsunami doesn’t strike here

“Phoenix Island” is one of those books I can’t decide whether to love or hate. The cover art…

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Gorilla my dreams: A review of ‘Impenetrable Forest’ | Island Books by Beth Helstien

I’ve been reading Robert Fulghum’s “True Love,” a book of true love stories. Surprisingly, many of them are…

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A look at four of the latest by San Juan authors

“MS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple Sclerosis,” by Allison Shadday; “Of the Law,”…