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From A Good Book in Sumner, WA: Shop early. Shop often. Don’t wait until mid-December. Supply chain woes are still throttling what we can get on the shelves. Please plan accordingly. We were expecting a dozen gazillion boxes on Tuesday. We might get them by Friday. At which point, they’ll be mixed in with the other gazillion boxes that were supposed to show on Wednesday. Meanwhile, we’ll have sold everything in the store, and THAT reorder MIGHT get here before …

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Wedding Station by David Downing

Adolf Hitler has been chancellor of Germany for only four weeks, when on February 27, 1933, the Reichstag—home of the parliament in Berlin—suddenly bursts into flames. The Nazis promptly blame unruly communists, and in response suspend civil liberties throughout the country. Caught up in the ensuing escalation of lies, divisiveness, and bigotry is John Russell, …

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I Capture the Castle hardcover version with yellow illustrated cover

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I Capture the Castle: Deluxe Edition by Dodie Smith with a foreword by Jenny Han

This is a really wonderful coming-of-age novel set mostly in the English countryside. The writing style and narrative choice lends to a very immersive experience while reading. You follow the main character growing up through many family struggles and her first love while being transported around England. It’s heartwarming, very witty, and an overall great read. –Rachael, …

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Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo

A beautifully-written story that explores identity, race, colonialism, and the unique perspective of the African diaspora. The Sankofa is mythical bird that flies forward while looking back, and this theme is brought out in this novel– as the protagonist must come to terms with her own messy and tumultuous past before she can find solace …

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Riccardino by Andrea Camilleri

The last novel from Italian writer Camilleri (1925-2019), who produced more than two dozen wonderful Inspector Montalbano mysteries over the past four decades, this was written years ago as a final installment and locked away until after the author’s death. In it, an early morning murder outside a bar becomes immediately complicated. As always with …

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Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide by Cicely Wong and Dylan Thuras

From the Atlas Obscura team, this beautiful book is variously a travel guide, an overview of what the world eats, and a history lesson. You can find something intriguing on every page. It doubles as food & travel porn and is the perfect gift for the hard-to-shop-for person on your list. –sweet pea, King’s Books, …

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All Of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

Every now and then, a book comes along that stirs the excitement of the entire bookshop. This is that book. In the debut novel from Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman, The Hunger Games meets magical realism. Every generation, seven families must send a tribute to fight to the death in a secret battle for …

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Welcome, Parable of Tacoma, WA!

From the Tacoma Ledger article “Books, Plants, Records and More: Parable Tacoma” by Rosie Mendoza Bautista Sept. 2021: Parable is a new bookstore within the Tacoma community. It sells new and used books alongside plants, records, clothing/accessories and local artisan goods. It is family-owned, community-owned, LGBTQ+, black-owned and woman-owned. Co-owner, LaKecia Farmer spoke to the …

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This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Fans of Marissa Meyer, it’s time to check out another author. Kalynn Bayron takes on fairy tales in fantastic new ways. It’s feminist, queer, powerful, and above a a dark and twisty mystery. And if you haven’t read Cinderella Is Dead, then there are two books that need to climb up your TBR list. –Laura …

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