“One of my favorite books of the summer so far. I’ve described it to people as a sci-fi book version of The Goonies filled with video games and tons of 80’s trivia . . . If you know me, you know I love me some Goonies, but add references to “LadyHawke” and just about every …
“I think I discovered the Far West and some subject matter of my earlier fiction at almost the same time,” wrote Bernard Malamud about his decade in Oregon, during which he produced some of his best-known books: The Natural, The Assistant, The Magic Barrel. It was “an interesting conjunction, in imagination,” he went on, “of …
Big Congrats to Lara Hamilton, whose new store, The Book Larder: A Community Cookbook Store, will open in the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle in October. The culinary store was a dream of Kim Ricketts, whose Kim Ricketts Book Events hosted a popular Cooks & Books series (We interviewed her a few years back here.) Ricketts, …
“Who hasn’t had a favorite item of clothing and grieved when it grew too small or wore out? The little girl in this delightful picture book becomes upset when she outgrows her favorite dress. But, with needle and thread, her mama turns it into a shirt and—as she grows larger and it grows smaller—later into …
Seattle Mystery Bookshop announced last week that its founder, Bill Farley, is retiring. For real this time. Farley opened the store in 1990 after having worked at Whodunnit in Philadelphia and being told by visiting author Aaron Elkins that Seattle needed a specialty mystery shop. He sold the now-famous—or is it infamous?—shop to long-time employee JB …
Two Magicians? Two Young Adults? Compete with their skills at the Le Cirque des Reves!
“Riding instructor Harry DeLeyer was looking for some inexpensive mounts for his students when he spotted the broken-down plow horse already loaded onto the knacker’struck. Despite the horse’s scars and blemishes, Harry liked the calm confidencethat the horse exhibited, and, against his better judgement, paid out $80 to takethe big white horse home. Snowman, as the …
“A memoir that deftly evokes the bygone days of colonial Kenya, from breathtaking descriptions of the African panorama to harrowing accounts of pioneer aircraft flight. Although controversy surrounds authorship of this book, no one can deny that Beryl Markam (1902-1986) lived an extraordinary life. Her story is told with stunning grace and clarity. It is …
“Love in a Dish is a gorgeous little collection of the finest essays by M.F.K. Fisher. Introduced by biographer Anne Zimmerman, this is the perfect introduction to the work of Fisher or a nice supplement to an existing collection. Enjoy, laugh and try not to drool on the pages . . . that’s pretty bad …
“It’s a good thing Scott Nadelson has a sense of humor; otherwise his stories could really bum you out. All eight of the stories in Aftermath begin, as you might expect, with things falling apart. Six involve romantic break ups; the other two explore parental abandonment and fallout from an accident. We sympathize with his …
