Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Father’s Day is June 21!

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. We featured some bestselling possible gifts for grads, but this week we’re shopping for the dads! Of course, every book can be a Dad Book, but here are some we’ve noticed people getting wrapped up for their pops. A Parade of Horribles …

Jun 11, 2026

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Blue Iris and Goldfinches by Mary Oliver

This poetry collection is a celebration of everything that makes spring my favorite season — blooming flowers, trees, and birds — in the most beautiful verse and prose. I find Mary Oliver’s writing is best appreciated outdoors, in your favorite park or garden, while basking in the sunshine. Of course, it’s lovely to enjoy these …

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The Storefront

Portland Book Week through June 14, 2026!

Oregon Public Broadcasting talked to some of the 81 (!!!) bookstores participating in Portland Book Week. Hear from booksellers at the White Rabbit Book Cafe in Oregon City, Maggie Mae’s Bookshop in Gresham and Lost & Bound Books, a mobile bookshop based in Portland. There’s still time to plan your route. Here’s the official Portland …

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Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! by Liza Minnelli

Like sitting down to have several long chats with Liza with a Z. The chronological retelling of her life, full of her silliness, amazing performances, and intense struggle with substances. I really got to know her, how fast and hard she worked and how intensely she loved everybody and every minute of it! Accept the …

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2026

Borrowed Copy

Farewell, Ada’s!

From Danielle, the owner of Ada’s Technical Books in Seattle, WA: 1. We are almost completely sold out of all Ada’s branded merchandise at the store, but don’t worry! We’ve opened a short-run, print-on-demand shop where you can purchase a variety of branded merch. Shop here. 2. For our birthday week of June 1st through 6th, we will have cupcakes and affogatos for …

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Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Hey, Hey, Titles That Rhyme with “Day”

On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we look for something special to showcase. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. When we read the titles, we heard a lot …

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John of John by Douglas Stuart

Douglas Stuart’s books transport me entirely. They wrap me up in stories and characters’ lives that are so real and so beautifully broken that I can’t help but daydream about them and worry about them while my book is closed. Reading this book felt like breathing the freshest air and running into the wind. I …

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2026

Borrowed Copy

Broadway Books’ Customers of the Month

Bonnie and Bob Olds were May’s featured customers of the month of Broadway Books (Portland, OR). You can can peruse their book picks on Bonnie and Bob’s book pages, or in the store on the shelf above staff recommendations. To preview past customers of the month please go to Broadway Books’ website. Q & A with Bonnie and Bob …

Jun

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Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyen

Part love story, part volleyball tournament, part Instagram Live, all genius. This is the kind of satire that sticks to your bones. Nguyễn manages to describe our uniquely awful, vaguely post-pandemic online world without sacrificing loveable characters who never stop trying their best. I’m not one for sports, but I raced through this novel like …

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Reincarnation Blues: A Novel by Michael Poore

Milo has ten thousand chances to get it right – to earn his place in the cosmic soul. But Milo is already on life number 9,995, and if things keep going the way they have, instead of becoming one with everything, he may just slide off into nothingness. Still, there are plenty of laughs, heartbreak …

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