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		<title>Strong-Arming Amazon Dumped</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/23/strong-arming-amazon-dumped/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=strong-arming-amazon-dumped</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barefoot Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Core Values]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The indie publisher of the day is Barefoot Books, a Massachusetts-based indie that proudly states, &#8220;At the heart of everything we do are our core values: imagine, explore, create, connect, and give back.&#8221; According to co-founder and CEO Nancy Traversy, in an article shared by Shelf Awareness, Amazon&#8217;s automated publisher services couldn&#8217;t quite grok the ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/23/strong-arming-amazon-dumped/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Billionaire and the Mechanic by Julian Guthrie</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/23/the-billionaire-and-the-mechanic-by-julian-guthrie/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-billionaire-and-the-mechanic-by-julian-guthrie</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tegan Tigani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Face Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anacortes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonfiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Bookstores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watermark Book Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Self-made billionaire and sailing enthusiast Larry Ellison is a man who likes to do things on his own terms. When the snooty St Francis Yacht Club in his home city of San Francisco imposed too many rules on his proposed 2003 Americas Cup bid, Ellison accepted an offer from the neighboring blue-collar Golden Gate club ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/23/the-billionaire-and-the-mechanic-by-julian-guthrie/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Skyping In for Book Club Author Visits</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/22/using-skype-for-book-clubs/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=using-skype-for-book-clubs</link>
		<comments>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/22/using-skype-for-book-clubs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tegan Tigani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FEATURED POST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Spinella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drago Mysteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mysteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon authors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oregon coast writer Art Spinella, author of the Drago Mystery Series, is increasing his reach and his book sales around the country with a simple technology: Skype. “Book reading clubs are a great source of paperback sales for both the book store and the author,” Spinella says. “I love book signings, but sometimes it’s just ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/22/using-skype-for-book-clubs/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>As Cool As He Is: Pete Fromm on the Big Screen</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/21/as-cool-as-he-is-pete-fromm-on-the-big-screen/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=as-cool-as-he-is-pete-fromm-on-the-big-screen</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FEATURED POST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[As Cool As I Am]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claire Danes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Marsden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest Book Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pete Fromm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Bolger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trailer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Montana writer and four-time Pacific Northwest Book Award Winner Pete Fromm just pointed us to the trailer for the forthcoming movie version of his 2004 winner, As Cool As I Am. In March, Fromm told NWBL: &#8220;&#8216;As Cool As I Am&#8217; I will be released June 7th, in theaters in LA and NY and simultaneously ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/21/as-cool-as-he-is-pete-fromm-on-the-big-screen/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/21/the-unlikely-spy-by-daniel-silva/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-unlikely-spy-by-daniel-silva</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[One Nightstand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book recommendations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Silva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historical fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pageturners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spy thriller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WWII]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished his mammoth (724 pages) WWII thriller, The Unlikely Spy, by Daniel Silva, who has been favorably compared to Ken Follett and Robert Harris as a writer of spy fiction. The story takes place in the U.S., U.K. and Germany from the late 1930s to the landings in Normandy. Some of the characters—Winston Churchill and German spymaster Admiral William Canaris—are ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/21/the-unlikely-spy-by-daniel-silva/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>U.W. Employee&#8217;s U.P. Stories Published</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/20/u-w-employees-u-p-stories-published/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=u-w-employees-u-p-stories-published</link>
		<comments>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/20/u-w-employees-u-p-stories-published/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authors In Store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dark Coast Press]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happy Rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew Simmons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Hugo House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shelf Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University Book Store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upper Peninsula]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;d always written, but never seriously,&#8221; said Simmons, who moved to Seattle in 2000. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t until I worked in a bookstore and spent enough time around authors and writing, and started reading more and more, that I discovered how to take things I&#8217;d always written and turn them into stories.&#8221; That&#8217;s from today&#8217;s Shelf Awareness feature ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/20/u-w-employees-u-p-stories-published/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bluebird by Bob Staake</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/20/bluebird-by-bob-staake/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bluebird-by-bob-staake</link>
		<comments>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/20/bluebird-by-bob-staake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Face Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bluebird]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Staake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emily Stage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emily's Illustrator Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mockingbird Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle bookstores]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When I look through Bob Staake&#8217;s illustrations, I see many things. He has a keen sense of layout, a wonderful grasp of weight, and a deftly-maneuvered forward motion in his frames. His artistic skills are undeniable and so pleasing to look at, yet these are not what make his pictures so masterful. When I look ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/20/bluebird-by-bob-staake/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cook from the Cookbook, Visit the Restaurant: Washington</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/17/cook-from-the-cookbook-visit-the-restaurant-washington/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cook-from-the-cookbook-visit-the-restaurant-washington</link>
		<comments>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/17/cook-from-the-cookbook-visit-the-restaurant-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tegan Tigani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FEATURED POST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book field trips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cookbooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restaurants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Book Larder: A Community Cookbook Store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Northwest is full of talented cookbook authors and chefs. Now home cooks can make favorite restaurant recipes in their own kitchens. Your local independent bookstore can get you the Pacific Northwest cookbooks you want, but foodie bibliophiles should also make the pilgrimage to cookbook-focused indie Book Larder in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/17/cook-from-the-cookbook-visit-the-restaurant-washington/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/16/both-ways-is-the-only-way-i-want-it-by-maile-meloy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=both-ways-is-the-only-way-i-want-it-by-maile-meloy</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[One Nightstand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book recommendations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maile Meloy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mysterious secret reader(s)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite short-story collections—actually, one of my favorite books—in a long time. Each story is its own little world, with a unique narrator and point of view. I&#8217;m amazed at Meloy&#8217;s ability to write such diverse stories with humor, heart, and insight. It was so good I read it twice! — an ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/16/both-ways-is-the-only-way-i-want-it-by-maile-meloy/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Liberty Bay Books: Filmed on location</title>
		<link>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/15/liberty-bay-books-filmed-on-location/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=liberty-bay-books-filmed-on-location</link>
		<comments>http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/15/liberty-bay-books-filmed-on-location/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tegan Tigani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harbor Island series]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty Bay Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[on location]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suzanne Droppert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Bookstores]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Droppert of Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, WA sent us this teaser trailer for the pilot of a series called &#8220;Harbor Island.&#8221; It was filmed in and around Poulsbo. The ferries, the atmospheric piers, and the lovely marina are all very evocative of our region. And we particularly love the Liberty Bay Books&#8217; scenes! Here&#8217;s hoping the ... <a class="readmore" href="http://nwbooklovers.org/2013/05/15/liberty-bay-books-filmed-on-location/"><span class="readmore-img"></span></a>]]></description>
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