A bookish ditty by Jesse Welles
We agree with Jesse Welles. Reading books IS… pretty dang neat.
“Trailblazing Black Women of Washington State” Author Marilyn Morgan at Skyway Library 3/9/24
Trailblazing Black Women of Washington State Saturday, March 9, 2024 1:00PM – 2:00PM Skyway King County Library 12601 76th Avenue S Seattle WA 98178 Join author and historian Marilyn Morgan as she chronicles the incredible lives and contributions of Washington’s Black women. Marilyn Morgan is an author, historian, and photographer. Her published books include Careers in Criminology, …
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Brian Juenemann, the Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (as well as 950+ booksellers around the country, including many from our region!) went to Cincinnati for the American Booksellers Association Winter Institute, an annual bookseller and publishing education conference hosted at different cities around the country. Before he headed to the airport (across …
Appreciation for Country Bookshelf
An appreciative booklover visited Bozeman, MT for a wedding this summer and shared the following photos and comments: “Country Bookshelf. My new fave bookstore” “How to do a window display” What are some bookstores you have discovered on your travels?
Puget Sound Book Festival,
Port Orchard, WA. Sunday, August 6!
Meet amazing authors, browse offerings from independent bookstores like Wicked Words, Salmonberry Books, Ballast Book Company, Away with Words, BookIt Nook, Treat Yo’ Shelf Used Books, Find the Path Books, Invitation Bookshop, Clover Daydreams, Arledge Comics, Peruse the Stacks, and The Neverending Bookshop, plus drinks from Yoked Farmhouse & Brewery of Port Orchard, the event …
BINGO! Summer Fun and Challenges
Seattle Public Library’s Summer Book Bingo is in full swing, and other communities are doing similar BINGO-inspired challenges. Hundreds of booksellers from around the country are gathered in Phoenix, AZ this week for the American Booksellers Association Children’s Institute conference, and yesterday we picked up an Indie Week BINGO card from Local First Arizona at …
Merry Christmas, Booklovers!
Tidings of comfort and joy to booklovers and booksellers! May you have a healthy and happy holiday.
Washington State Poet Laureate:
Rena Priest
The American Book Award-winning poet and member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation is the first Indigenous poet to assume the role. Humanities Washington and ArtsWA/The Washington State Arts Commission is excited to announce that poet Rena Priest has been appointed the sixth Washington State Poet Laureate by Governor Jay Inslee. Priest’s literary debut, Patriarchy Blues, was honored …
Save Indie Bookstores Campaign Launches
Yesterday, the American Booksellers Association announced the launch of a fundraising and promotional campaign to raise money for indie bookstores and to increase awareness about the vital role the indies play in supporting authors, books, and ideas, and in contributing to our communities. Look for #SaveIndieBookstores on social media and SaveIndieBookstores.com online. The ABA’s CEO, …
From Dave Eggers for McSweeneys.net:
“Bookstores Can Be Saved”
An excerpt from the Dave Eggers piece from McSweeneys.net March 27, 2020 We will lose a lot in these next months. We’ve already lost too much. One thing we don’t need to lose is our independent bookstores. You have watched all the episodes of Norsemen. I’ve watched them twice. Now we need books. For so many, …
