Last week, hundreds of booksellers, authors, and publishers converged on Seattle for the American Booksellers Association’s ninth annual Winter Institute (Wi9), an industry celebration and education opportunity.
Was your favorite local bookseller there? Enjoy some photos from the Elliott Bay Book Company-hosted opening ceremonies to get a taste of the spirit of the event.
University Bookstore in Seattle welcomed ABA attendees. photo by Emily Adams
Opening reception with 500+ booksellers at Elliott Bay Book Company. photo by Jenny Cohen
Jenny Cohen of Waucoma Bookstore (Hood River, OR) with Tina Ontiveros and Kristin Klindt of Klindt Booksellers (The Dalles, OR) at EBBC
Wi9 tour at Secret Garden Books in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. photo by Emily Adams
Emily Adams (Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA), Rene Kirkpatrick (Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge, WA), and Cheryl McKeon (Book Passage, San Francisco, CA and NW bookseller emeritus)
