Northwest Bookshelf

WASHINGTON THEN & NOW: Paul Dorpat, Jean Sherrard, Westcliffe Publishers, 154 pages, $45. Two master historical authorities from Seattle compile a fascinating collection of then-and-now photographs from around the state; the great surprise here is how many landscapes and structures are instantly recognizable despite the passing years.

HOW TO HEPBURN: Karen Karbo, Bloomsbury, 186 pages, $19.95. A well-regarded Portland novelist and memoirist changes pace with a delightful, insightful little guide filled with many "lessons on living from Kate the Great"; published to coincide with the late screen star's 100th birthday earlier this month.

BEFORE I WAKE: Robert Wiersema, St. Martin's Press, 310 pages, $21.95. A Victoria, B.C., bookseller writes a promising, intriguing supernatural thriller in which a sudden tragedy befalls a family and strange, wondrous events take place in its wake; recounted by four characters offering their differing perspectives on events in alternating chapters.