The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: It’s About Time
[Take Two]

It’s Thursday Theme day, when we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. We did a spotlight on books that had some sort of “when” in the title a little over a year ago. I must admit: I am astounded that I have been doing Bestseller Spotlights for over a year… Time is very confusing, sometimes. Please enjoy the fluidity of time and this list of current bestsellers …

Jun 30, 2022

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2022

The Storefront

Have a Safe and Happy July 4th!

We hope you have a good holiday!

Jul

1

2022

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

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The Book of Form and Emptiness
by Ruth Ozeki

Told from dual perspectives—from Benny and from “the Book” itself—young Benny’s story begins when his father is killed in a senseless accident and he begins hearing the voices of inanimate objects. Much to his dismay, his mother, Annabelle, finds comfort in collecting random items to excess, and the situation soon spirals out of control. However, …

Jun

29

2022

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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Perhaps you have read the iconic novel Red White & Royal Blue? If you’ve been craving a gay romance of the same caliber, you need to read Boyfriend Material! Luc O’Donnell, son of two famous (and divorced) musicians, desperately needs to save his reputation in the press to keep his job. He’s badgered by a friend into dating …

Jun

28

2022

The Storefront

The Great Summer Reading Guide Launches

Feed your summer reading habit and support your favorite NW indie by shopping The Great Summer Reading Guide! This summer, many independent bookstores will share favorite titles through email newsletter, websites, and bookshop.org collections. We’ll feature some of the titles here, too, to help you remember that whether your local independent bookstore has air conditioning …

Jun

27

2022

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In Praise Of Difficult Women: Life Lessons From 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules by Karen Karbo

Some just out-wit, out-smart, out talk others, out perform, and some “sit quiet and refuse to be agreeable.” Many just don’t give into self-doubt and second-guessing and proceed through life with verve and conviction. I would have loved to met them all! Each little vignette is filled with wit and insight and such fun to …

Jun

24

2022

Borrowed Copy

NPR Features Rediscovered Books’ Literacy Activism on “All Things Considered”

“An Idaho school board banned 23 books. So a local bookstore gave out copies for free” –npr’s James Dawson on “All Things Considered” NPR’s “All Things Considered” broadcast this story about how Boise’s Rediscovered Books is working to ensure access to books. The store gathered donations to provide free books to the community. They have …

Jun

23

2022

Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Hold Your Horses!

Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. Sometimes the themes come from the covers, sometimes the titles. This week, a new release …

Jun

22

2022

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Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha Lapoint

Set across the PNW, LaPointe combines memoir and creative non-fiction to weave the stories of her Coast Salish female ancestors into her own complex tale. Heart-wrenching, and unflinching, LaPointe depicts the severe mental and physical health problems and hardships caused by PTSD from sexual assault—an issue which disproportionally impacts Native/Indigenous women. In La Pointe’s journey …

Jun

21

2022

Book Lovers At Large

BINGO! Summer Fun and Challenges

Seattle Public Library’s Summer Book Bingo is in full swing, and other communities are doing similar BINGO-inspired challenges. Hundreds of booksellers from around the country are gathered in Phoenix, AZ this week for the American Booksellers Association Children’s Institute conference, and yesterday we picked up an Indie Week BINGO card from Local First Arizona at …

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