“A day in the life of a 1920’s Panamanian who is paid in counterfeit money, panics, and takes refuge in his hobby, self-taught taxidermy, specifically a fish-playing-the-piano project. On his nightly walk he discovers that the voices he regularly hears in his head aren’t imagined, but are two neighborhood ladies transmitting encrypted messages to golf …
Cheers to Island Books’ Miriam Landis, who just published her second ballet-themed novel, Breaking Pointe. The Mercer Island Patch featured a nice profile about Landis this week, covering her interesting career, from professional ballerina with the Miami City Ballet to pre-med student, then novelist, ballet teacher and bookseller (next up: mom; Landis is pregnant with …
Nick Drago is at it again, with a new twist on the never-ending saga of D. B. Cooper and a mysterious floating body.
“Happily, this is not a book about whether money can buy happiness. It is, however, a challenging analysis of whether a democracy that values justice and fairness should challenge the ‘market triumphalism’ of the past few decades. Should the bottom line always be the bottom line? From slavery, to prisons, to war, to life insurance, …
This Wednesday at 6:30 pm, Anacortes indie Watermark Book Company hosts Random House Reps Night, featuring Seattle-based book reps Katie Mehan and David Glenn. The pair will present favorites from the new season as well as some old stand-bys that are worth another look. “Having an opportunity to share books with Pacific NW book lovers is …
“Bill Sullivan has written the best hiking guides in Oregon for years. This book is a concise treasure trove for great hikes, ski adventures, hot springs and stories. It covers the entirety of Oregon and is arranged by month. What a great resource when planning for visitors! Plus it’s filled with fabulous photos, expert driving …
Editor’s note: We’re republishing this essay from sci-fi legend Ursula K. Le Guin this week. Le Guin wrote ‘Riding the Avalanche’ for us last year, examining e-publishing and the state of the book industry. NWBL will publish a few repeats this month while we work on a re-design of our site. Look for a re-launch in …
Anyone who knows me is aware of the fact that I love my YA series, and I’m always whining that my favorite authors just don’t write fast enough to keep me in the lives of my favorite fictional people. You won’t hear me complaining this month, though, with a brand-new series to follow and new …
Wondering what to get Mom this Sunday? The booksellers at the Literary Duck offer this curated set of Mother’s Day recommendations here at the store’s blog. They include Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman; The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks; The Dressmaker of Khair Khana; Lady Almina and the Real Downtown Abbey; Mrs. Kennedy and …
We have to pass on this essay from Brian Doyle commemorating Broadway Books’ 20th anniversary. It was made into a broadside by Letterary Press, and it’s pretty wonderful, a tribute to all indie bookstores, really. Broadway Books’ co-owner Sally McPherson tells us the store’s celebration Sunday was fabulous—that they were “mobbed all day long—sort of …
