Like most writers and cartoonists I spend an excessive amount of time in my head. I’m sensitive and self-critical. I love people, but people also make me anxious. In conversation I have to choose my words very carefully, and therefore, I rarely feel like I have anything clever to say in the moment. My voice …
The winners for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association’s 2026 Pacific Northwest Book Awards have been announced. The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) is a non-profit association of independent bookstores from five Northwest states: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Since 1965, the annual Book Awards have recognized such luminary figures in Northwest literature as Ivan Doig, Ursula …
Maybe I was meant to live and write in Portland, Oregon. But first I had to get London out of my system. In 2014, I retired from the University of Hawaii and moved to London. I’ve lived in the city before, short-term, but this time, I settle in for two years. My agenda: to reinvent …
Happy New Year! Do you have a new year’s reading resolution? Why not resolve to treat yourself to books that bring you joy? Grow your reading habit and increase your quality of life with books from independent bookstores. About There’s Always Next Year by Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson: “A snow-kissed, warmhearted ode to …
Pattee takes us inside the mind of soon-to-be mother Annie in her attempt to reunite with her husband after a huge earthquake. Tilt poses imperative questions about our nature as individuals and collectively in the face of societal collapse. —Aubrey Winkler, Powell’s Books, Portland, OR Pick up new paperbacks at Powell’s Books and other independent …
Publishers Weekly ran an interview with Portland, OR author and illustrator Emily Winfield Martin. There’s a sample below, but read the whole thing in Publishers Weekly! This year marked the 10th anniversary of author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin’s bestselling picture book The Wonderful Things You Will Be, which has sold nearly three million copies and become a …
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. Many bookstores across the region are featuring titles from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association “Give Books” holiday …
Congratulations to the Patterson Holiday Bookstore Bonus Recipients! Author and publishing phenomenon James Patterson continued his holiday tradition of generosity to booksellers by giving bonuses to independent booksellers around the country. Thank you to Mr. Patterson and to all the readers who nominated booksellers. These are the PNW booksellers who received bonuses this year: Ellis …
While the Pacific Northwest braces for another round of heavy rain and wind, communities have already been impacted by flooding. Mudslides and road closures are impacting deliveries and forcing evacuations. We are keeping those impacted in our thoughts. If you want to donate to help booksellers impacted by this flooding and other catastrophes, the Binc …
