Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Rising and Falling

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. This week, did you expect so many titles that have a variation on “rise” or “fall” (or a cover image of someone falling)? We didn’t! Red Rising Pierce Brown (#9 Paperback fiction) Sunrise on the Reaping Suzanne Collins (#3 Children’s and YA …

Apr 30, 2026

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Apr

29

2026

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A Tale Dark and Grimm: Complete Trilogy by Adam Gidwitz

Fairy tales are a favorite, and reading them aloud is such a bonus. A Tale Dark and Grimm: Complete Trilogy by Adam Gidwitz is the incredibly creative series that I am currently re-reading with my 11 y/o. We love that these books cleverly weave together myriad fairy tales with little bits of just-right snarky narration, and even better, they …

Apr

28

2026

Borrowed Copy

Readers, Not Rodents!

From Browsers Bookshop in Olympia, WA:  This week, we crossed an important, if not disgusting, milestone at Browsers. In twelve years of owning a bookstore and a building in downtown Olympia, we have had our first rodent encounter. I’m also pleased to report that it has come to a satisfactory conclusion.  It appears that a …

Apr

27

2026

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Scarlet Morning by ND Stevenson

After years of separation from their parents and relying on one another for support, teens Viola and Wilmur leave home and are swept up in an epic, pirate-y adventure. The world-building is immersive and there are lots of exciting characters to meet in the first book of a planned duology. Just a fun time all-around. …

Apr

24

2026

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Storybook Ending by Moira Macdonald

Now available around the world in 18 languages, this tale of love and literature reminds readers that an unexpected connection might be right around the corner (or bookshelf). Moira’s fictional store is based on our Ravenna branch, and we will never be over it. –Third Place Books, Seattle, WA You could buy a book about …

Apr

23

2026

Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Prismatic Covers

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. Have you seen the gorgeous ombres on this week’s …

Apr

22

2026

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Strange Pictures by Uketsu (with bonus Secret Garden Books Independent Bookstore Day info!)

Visit and revisit illustrations that shift before your eyes as you gain contextual understanding of the interlocked stories in this book. This mystery-horror novel is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. Truly chilling! -Lucy, Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA On Seattle Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 25th, 2026, Secret Garden Books is hosting a …

Apr

21

2026

Borrowed Copy

Maria Semple’s Seattle Visits for “Go Gentle”

It was a @mariasemple weekend for her old Seattle friends: watching her on stage @townhall_seattle trading zingers with @whoiskenjennings on Saturday night and hosting a book-signing visit at the store and doing some visiting with friends on Sunday. Her new novel, Go Gentle, is a heartful hoot, the kind of book for which the adjective “madcap” was invented—we’ve been trading our …

Apr

20

2026

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The Fountain by Casey Scieszka

Damned to repeatedly outlive all man and creature she’s ever loved, and having fallen out with certain family, Vera comes back home to root out the source of the fountain of youth and undo its curse on her. Her search is complicated by a secretive corporation buying up every parcel in the vicinity and then …

Apr

17

2026

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Nobody’s Baby by Olivia Waite

Olivia Waite’s Nobody’s Baby [is] a cozy science-fictional novella about a baby that appears where no baby is expected and the subsequent investigation into who was making babies where folks aren’t supposed to be—you know. There are rules in space, especially when you are doing generational travel across light-years, but—you know. ANYWAY, this baby is here …

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