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. Sometimes the themes come from the covers, sometimes the titles, but today, we’re drawing on our knowledge of the biographies of authors (and, full disclosure, friendship with some of the authors themselves) to highlight books written by booksellers, present or past. Do you spot any we missed?
Love & Saffron Kim Fay, formerly of Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA (Hardcover Fiction #6)
These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett, currently at Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN [not Parnassus Books in Ketchikan, AK, which is its own wonderful place!] (Hardcover Nonfiction #11)
A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, currently at Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR (Early & Middle Readers #1)
A Whale of the Wild Rosanne Parry (Early & Middle Readers #1)