Since 2015, James Patterson has given holiday bonuses to independent bookstore employees. He continued the beautiful tradition this year. Thank you to James Patterson and his team, the American Booksellers Association, and the readers who nominated booksellers for bonuses.
Congratulations, booksellers!
Here are the booksellers from the Pacific Northwest who were awarded James Patterson bonuses, with links to their stores and staff picks, if available:
Ruth Hulbert, Fireside Books, Palmer, AK
Chloe Salmans, Once and Future Books, Boise, ID
Britney Harker, Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID
Anna Rose Carleton, The Well-Read Moose, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Amanda Poitevin, Winnie & Mo’s Bookshop, Idaho Falls, ID
Katie Isaak, BookPeople of Moscow, Moscow, ID
Tom Vanderford, Vanderford’s Books on N Second Avenue, Sandpoint, ID
Christopher Densmore, Fact & Fiction, Missoula, MT
Gabriella Giordano, Fact & Fiction, Missoula, MT
Nell Gehrke, Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT
David Nurick, Chapter One Book Store, Hamilton, MT
Chelsia Rice, Montana Book Company, Helena, MT
Julie Swearingen, Roundabout Books, Bend, OR
Becky Wyland, The Bookloft, Enterprise, OR
Mo Daviau, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR
Nicholas Yandell, Powell’s City of Books, Portland, OR
Diane Danielson, Watermark Book Co., Anacortes, WA
Kendra Calitri, Village Books, Bellingham, WA
Lisa Soli, Wanderlust Book Lounge, Bothell, WA
Elle Manthey, Riverwalk Books, Chelan, WA
Eleanor Smith, Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, WA
Nathaniel Hattrick, Saltwater Bookshop, Kingston, WA
Spencer Ruchti, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA
Helena Pohl, Port Book & News, Port Angeles, WA
Torrin Nelson, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA
Callie Winter, Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA
Mary Elliott, Ridgecrest Books, Shoreline, WA
Lesley Groe, Wishing Tree Books, Spokane, WA
Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA
Rebecca Locken, A Good Book, Sumner, WA
Valerie Beauprey, Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA
