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Washington poet to participate in next book club
By ALYSSA EVANS
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
This week marks the third Coast
Weekend Book Club meeting, plus the
announcement of the fourth book pick.
Thanks to all who have participated in
the book club events so far.
The next book club pick is Tamara
Kaye Sellman’s new book, “Intention
Tremor.” The book features poems about
living with multiple sclerosis.
Sellman will recite poems from her
book, participate in an interview and
answer attendee questions during a vir-
tual book club meeting on April 14. The
event can be viewed online through Face-
book Live.
Sellman started writing the book after
being diagnosed with multiple sclero-
sis in 2013. During the fi ve years that
followed, she often spent time writing
alongside campfi res and inside a travel
trailer.
Sellman is a trained journalist. She
returned to school at 47 to study sleep
technology. Before taking her fi nal
exams, Sellman noticed she was hav-
ing trouble reading, in addition to other
symptoms. After receiving her diagnosis,
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ALYSSA EVANS
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chase online at moonpathpress.com/
TamaraSellman.htm. Author proceeds
from the book will be donated to the
Accelerated Cure Project.
If you have a suggestion for a future
book club pick, please send an email to
editor@coastweekend.com. Regional
authors and regionally-focused books are
preferred.
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Sellman fi nished her program. She now
works as a science journalist and acts as
an advocate for educating others on mul-
tiple sclerosis.
Sellman lives in Kingston, Wash-
ington. She regularly spends time writ-
ing in Fort Worden State Park in Port
Townsend.
Sellman’s book is available to pur-
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