Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: What a trip

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. Whether traveling through time or space, these bestsellers feature journeys or destinations. Yesteryear Caro Claire Burke (#1 Hardcover fiction) Midnight Train Matt Haig (#7 Hardcover fiction) Villa Coco: A Novel Andrew Sean Greer (#11 Hardcover fiction) Take Me to Your Leader Neil …

Jun 25, 2026

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24

2026

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The Neverending Book by Naoki Matayoshi and Shinsuke Yoshitake

Where do I even start with this one? Let’s start with the illustrator. Shinsuke Yoshitake is a picture book author/illustrator who has been translated into English for a few years now. I had The Boring Book for my kids and it was on frequent rotation during reading time. His books are funny, philosophical, and charmingly illustrated. But …

Jun

23

2026

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Meet Madison! from Saltwater Bookshop

From Saltwater Bookshop in Kingston, WA: An interview with one of the store’s owners, Madison.  Meet Madison! In a sentence or two, tell us who you are. I’ve been a bookseller for 15+ years and an indie bookstore owner for 3! How long have you been at Saltwater? Since I created it with Lacey in …

Jun

22

2026

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The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro

Believe it or not, The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee is a delightfully sweet story centered on the lives of three (and sometimes more) people who hang out at a cafe in Japan. Our story starts when narrator Momoko has just been dumped by her boyfriend after several years of her fastidious attempts to tend …

Jun

19

2026

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Celebrate and Honor Juneteenth

Jun

18

2026

Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: “Land” and Sea

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. Boating season is well underway– on the ocean, in …

Jun

17

2026

Book cover for Lucky Seed by Justinian Huang

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Lucky Seed: A Novel by Justinian Huang

Good Eggs meets Crazy Rich Asians as a wealthy Chinese family with multiple dysfunctional issues bank on the leading queer son to produce a male heir to continue the traditional namesake and lineage. —Gerard Villegas, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA Treat yourself to queer books from Auntie’s Bookstore and other independent bookstores. Happy Pride Month!  

Jun

16

2026

cover of the novel The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Olivia; night sky, dark house with lights lit; dark trees.

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Dontaná McPherson-Joseph Interviews Alexandra Oliva, Author of “The Radiant Dark” 

Foreword Reviews interviewed PNW author, Alexandra Oliva in May Enjoy! Dontaná McPherson-Joseph Interviews Alexandra Oliva, Author of The Radiant Dark  Science and fiction—you can almost sense the tension between those two words. Science is serious, it wants evidence and facts. Fiction is playful, it imagines and creates and does whatever the hell it wants. All of …

Jun

15

2026

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The Traveler by Joseph Eckert

Joseph Eckert’s The Traveler is the science fictional story of a man out of step with time. Every day, at 7:52 AM, Scott Treder slips forward in time. At first it is only twenty-four hours—one day—but the next time it happens, he slips two days. Then, four. And, well, you can see where this goes. …

Jun

12

2026

Book cover of Crown City by Naomi Hirahara

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Crown City by Naomi Hirahara

In 1903, Ryui Wada arrives in Pasadena, California after leaving Yokohama, Japan to start a new life. After taking a job as an art dealer’s apprentice, Ryui faces new opportunities and dangers as he fights to adjust to his new home. Full of mystery, tension, and tidbits of true people and histories. –Lisa, Wanderlust Book …

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