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2018 Washington State Book Award Winners

Washington State Book Awards winners were announced on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Seattle Public Library. The Washington State Book Awards honor works of outstanding literary merit by Washington authors. An award is given based on the strength of the publication’s literary merit, lasting importance and overall quality to an author who was born in Washington state or is a current resident and has maintained residence here for at least three years. Congratulations to all the winners! Biography/ memoir: The Spider …

Oct 19, 2018

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The Fifth Risk

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The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis

What happens when you put people with contempt for government in charge of the government? Lewis takes his eye for the untold story into the unglamorous—but, as he demonstrates, desperately necessary—reaches of the federal Energy, Agriculture, and Commerce departments to show just how indifferent the Trump administration has been to the everyday tasks of governing: …

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Melmoth

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Melmoth by Sarah Perry

If you are looking for a good contemporary novel with a touch of Gothic horror, then this book is for you. As in her first novel, The Essex Serpent, Perry’s tale revolves around an old legend which seemingly comes to life. Helen’s life is forever changed at a coffee shop in Prague, when her friend …

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Susan Richmond

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Yakima Herald Features Susan Richmond, Owner of Inklings Bookshop, Yakima, WA

By Donald W. Meyers for yakimaherald.com. Be sure to click through to the original article to see the great photo! For 18 years, Yakima Valley bibliophiles have been able to satisfy their cravings at Inklings Bookshop. Owner Susan Richmond didn’t want to be a business owner, but she liked books, and being with people who …

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A Sudden Light

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A Sudden Light by Garth Stein

This is a book about family secrets and a ghost. Not new ideas, certainly, but Stein’s story of a young boy returning to the family mansion with his dad during a trial separation from his mother is, at times, gut-wrenching in the discomfort that dredging up the past brings. And this family has a particularly …

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On the 2018 Hugo Awards

On August 18, the Hugo Awards were handed out. This is a big deal mostly in the Science Fiction and Fantasy community, but, this year it should be a big deal to everyone who values inclusive writing, especially the voices of women and more particularly women of color. For years, Science Fiction and Fantasy were …

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The Fifth Season

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The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

It is rare and wonderful to find a book that takes me completely by surprise. This one did. Twice. –Kim R., Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Delve into this stunning, complex world—  and relish the fact that you don’t have to wait to read the whole trilogy since the final volume is already out. …

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The Second Coming of the KKK

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The Second Coming of the KKK
by Linda Gordon

A striking look at how anti-immigrant hate and a lust for profit revived the KKK in the ’20s and ’30s. Striking parallels to the anti-immigrant movement of today. It will make you think. –Bruce DeLaney, Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID Find history that resonates at Rediscovered Books and other independent bookstores. This is available now in …

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Happy 40th Birthday, Annie Bloom’s Books!

Congratulations to Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, Ore., which will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Sunday, October 28, with an afternoon party. The bookshop will serve cake, sparkling beverages, and coffee; raffle off prizes; and have a weekend sale on select titles. At 2 p.m., a toast will be made to Bobby “Annie” Tichenor, owner and co-founder of …

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Her Body and Other Parties

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Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

I can’t recommend this book enough! An instant classic in psychological realism, cognitive dysphoria and queer feminist fiction. A must-read for fans of Shirley Jackson & Angela Carter. Machado is a a genre blender and master storyteller, weaving the surreal, fantastical and the horrific. Incredibly relevant. Gives voice to women’s rage, pain and oppression. Effortlessly …

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