Linda Johns, beloved author and Seattle Public Library librarian, has a tremendous heart. Everyone in the Seattle book community can attest to her generosity of spirit, kindness, and dedication to helping readers. Now she has taken a great step toward protecting heart health by sharing her recent experiences surviving a heart attack. The heart attack …
I’d had it with myself. I spent Sunday whimpering in the heat of the un-air-conditioned store with temperatures over 90. It was hot, hot, hot, so of course I was cranky. (I’m the person who keeps her thermostat at 57 on winter nights.) But compounding my irritation was the sense that everywhere I looked, there …
At the same time Bellingham’s Village Books says goodbye to an outstanding long-tenured bookseller, NW Book Lovers says goodbye to one of its original contributors. Lindsey McGuirk was the questioner behind many “Conversations” columns, introducing readers to newer voices such as Nicole Georges and David Vann and checking in with old favorites: Jess Walter, Chelsea Cain, Jonathan Evison, …
Is Seattle literary hub Hugo House haunted? The building was once a mortuary… Get in the Halloween spirit with the Haunted Hugo House Party Thursday October 30 starting at 8:00. There will be a literary costume contest! (Need ideas? Did you see Tuesday’s featured post?) There will be tours of the basement– spooooky. There will …
“Without thinking too much about it, post ten books that have stuck with you and/or influenced you and/or in some other way meant something to you. Tag ten friends, including me, so I can read your list.” In my social media circles, the 10-book Challenge followed hot on the heels of the ALS Ice Bucket …
Do you remember six-word memoirs? Well, the staff at Village Books in Bellingham, WA is compiling ten-word book reviews! Now, this doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy a traditionally substantial New York Times review or a snack-sized Kirkus review. But the ten-word reviews are like an amuse-bouche for the brain. Having struggled to whittle down my …
Every summer, Queen Anne Book Company creates a large in-store display featuring the summer reading books for the middle school just blocks from the store. We love discussing the selections with the school’s fantastic librarian. We delight in helping the rising sixth, seventh, and eighth graders pick their books from the extensive list. It’s particularly …
This Memorial Day weekend, I’ve seen memorials and/or parades honoring veterans in Seattle, Chicago, and New York. (Yes, it’s been a busy weekend.) I’ve been remembering those who gave their lives in service to our country, and those who served alongside those who did. Last year, I posted about authors who have written about military service. …
Seattle Public Library’s downtown Central Branch celebrates its 10th anniversary this May. Everyone’s invited to get in on the fun! Seattle7Writers will light up the night of Indies First Storytime day with Authors Gone Wild. Authors Gone Wild: A Celebration of Bookish Proportions 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17 Seattle Central Library Living …
Poetry in Motion, the poems on buses and bus stops, is returning to Portland–and Portlanders get to choose which poems! This year, in partnership with TriMet and the Poetry Society of America, Literary Arts will be placing poetry on bus stop benches and transit shelters–where the poems will be seen not only by TriMet users, …
