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Jan

6

2020

Face Out

The Magical Language of Others by E. J. Koh

This mesmerizing memoir by poet and translator E. J.  Koh explores immigration, motherhood, familial bonds, love, trauma, forgiveness and reconciliation. It takes the reader from San Francisco to Korea to Japan. I found it to be a gorgeous, lyrical, painful, poignant and hopeful read. –Janis Segress, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Explore language and experience at Queen Anne Book Company and other independent bookstores. (Some of the book even takes place in Bellevue, WA!)

Jan

3

2020

A display table at Secret Garden Books in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood

Borrowed Copy

From The Seattle Times:
Niche picks: A handful of Seattle neighborhood bookstores name their bestselling titles of 2019

By Paul Constant Special to The Seattle Times Neighborhood Reads If you want to learn about a Seattle neighborhood, browse the shelves of its independent bookstores. Local bookstores succeed when they place the interests and aspirations of their neighbors over the fads and excesses of national bestseller lists. And every time we buy books from …

Jan

2

2020

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Little Weirds by Jenny Slate

I read the back of this book and laughed out loud. OMG! SOLD!!! Then I dove in, feet first. What I hadn’t expected was one of the most thought-provoking pieces of self exploration and BECOMING, I’ve read in the last decade. Slate writes with the lyrical intensity of Kahlil Gibran and narrative storytelling of Joan …

Jan

1

2020

Happy New Year!

Who else is starting 2020 by finishing up a book? Do you have a reading resolution for the new year?

Dec

31

2019

Awards and Honors

PNW Authors Make Best Nonfiction of 2019 List

From Paste Magazine’s 19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2019: 11. The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West Lindy West rose to fame as part of the early wave of women writers who defined a sharp corner of online cultural commentary. In her latest collection of essays, West turns her wit to our troubling times, taking aim at …

Dec

30

2019

Making Comics

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Making Comics by Lynda Barry

This book is for all sleeping inner artists who want a how-to manual. Barry lays out the tools for reimagining stories with drawing lessons and creative exercises. Also perfect for anyone who appreciates deep thoughts on art, storytelling, and creativity. –Raissa, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA Start something new or make a creative resolution with help …

Dec

27

2019

2remarks

The Storefront

Neighbor partners with Independent Bookstore to Get Books to Seattle Kids Facing Hardship

Anonymous “Book Angel” Donor Gives Children’s Books to Kids at Mary’s Place This week, Queen Anne Book Company is grateful for the opportunity to donate new children’s and young adult books to Mary’s Place. An anonymous customer of the independent bookstore recently reached out to co-owners Janis Segress and Judy & Krijn de Jonge after …

Dec

26

2019

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Camilla, Cartographer written by Julie Dillemuth, illustrated by Laura Wood

On a snowy evening, Camilla the warthog likes nothing better than to stay indoors and pore over her beloved collection of maps. Street maps, trail maps, star charts — she’s got a little of everything, but her favorite is an old map of the forest where she lives. Next morning, after the big storm, Camilla …

Dec

25

2019

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah!

May you have a day filled with peace, love, and books!

Dec

24

2019

James Crossley

A Cup of News

The Old Ways

It is now December, & … strange stuffs will be well sold, strange tales well told, strange sights much sought, strange things much bought, and what else as falls out. To conclude, I hold it the costly Purveyor of Excess, and the after-breeder of necessity, the practice of Folly, and the Purgatory of Reason. Farewell. …

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