I was helping move some shelves in the sports section not long ago when a little piece of history fluttered out from a crevice. In case it’s not clear from the photo, that’s a 56-year-old box seat ticket that let some lucky fan watch the Portland Beavers play in what was then known as Multnomah …
Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. — Roald Dahl, The Minpins Four-year-old Kate loved Curious George. She loved his books, his shows, and his little stuffed self. She …
The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) building, once a former naval training center, sits alongside South Lake Union in Seattle. The museum is filled with fascinating, engaging collections from all time periods to browse. I’ve taken my third graders on a field trip, I’ve passed through while on my bike commute home, and I’ve …
This week, I had the pleasure of presenting at the Book Publishers Northwest monthly meeting. Book Publishers Northwest (BPNW) is a regional affiliate of the Independent Book Publishers Association. About 20 attended the meeting in the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle. Rosemary Jones, author and longtime board member/ web editor for BPNW, organized the meeting as …
While nwbooklovers.org is a website with a regional focus, it has an international reach. Recently, debut author Kathryn Fox from the UK contacted us via our facebook page. I found her self-published memoir, Stolen Memories, through IndieBound and Kobo. We started a discussion about self-publishing internationally, and I thought Kathryn’s experiences as an author from …
Those beautiful broadsides and printed cards you find in your favorite bookshops? They’re probably done on a letterpress. Here’s a video from Dan Peters at the Blue Begonia Press showing a letterpress at work in all its old-fashioned glory. (And if you want more about letterpress, revisit this oldie but goodie essay from Mark Holtzen.) Special thanks …
Bookstores have always been an oasis. I seek them out whether in a strange town or a strange mood. The only things that can stop me walking through the door of an enticing bookstore is having to catch a plane or a rip-roaring tantrum from someone in my family—quite often me. A recollection of any …
I met Adele one fall day. I had always liked her type—beautiful lines, bookish, a hard worker. She wore her refurbished belt with style. Adele had a past and was a little out of my league. I was inexperienced, but intrigued—smitten with the possibilities. I have seen enough to know a relationship can’t be all …
PNBA member authors and Award Winners are listed alphabetically. For information about joining PNBA, contact PNBA.org A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ Diana Abu-Jaber dianaabujaber.com Diana Abu-Jaber is the author of four novels and numerous short stories, essays and articles published in Salon, The Washington Post, …