From my first encounter with Sharma Shields’ work, I was awed by her gifts with character, plot, mythology, and the most meaningful expressions of the human condition. From her Autumn House Award winning collection of stories, Favorite Monster, to the psychological devastation of the inner life revealed in The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac, and now to …
Mark your calendars for this great event coming up at Tacoma’s King’s Books April 1. King’s Books is excited to welcome Peter Bagge to talk about his new graphic biography, Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story. Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling biography of Margaret Sanger, Fire!! is a dazzling graphic novel …
Sherman Alexie proposed a couple months ago that authors should work a day at a local indie bookstore, recommending titles and just in general getting out there and supporting books and the favorite local stores that sell them. Handselling–putting a book into a reader’s hand and selling them on it–is what he’s talking about, and …
Speaking to Maged Zaher just before the Stranger Genius Award Ceremony commenced at the Moore Theatre, I asked whether he felt nervous. Not exactly nervous, he said. He already knew Neal Stephenson was a genius. Paul Constant, book editor for the Stranger, explained that the two writers had hit it off after the Literature showcase …
Ten years ago, when we gathered at Elliott Bay Book Company in Pioneer Square in Seattle to toast the store’s 30th anniversary, owner Peter Aaron said he would see us all at the 40th anniversary party. This weekend, at Elliott Bay’s new home on Capitol Hill, hundreds of booksellers, authors, and community supporters gathered for …
Recently, a little resentful of the variability we laughingly call “summer” here in the Great North West, a cold tourist asked a bookseller in my hearing just what one could predict when stepping out in Seattle? “Crows,” replied my unruffled coworker. True enough. “Morning arises stormy and pale No sun, but a wannish glare” Now, …
In high school, I dreamt about leaving–not just Spokane, my conservative hometown, but the Northwest in its entirety. I wanted big, urgent cities elsewhere, most notably NYC. I randomly chose a couple of high-end universities, sent in my applications, and waited for what I assumed would be prompt and eager acceptance. Lazily, at the urging …
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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, …
It is not a metaphor to live books. I know it’s true. I once heard it articulated perfectly by Haruki Murakami: “The question is not ‘will one form overtake another?’ Forms are always overtaking one another. And yet we still have television, film, books. The better question is, and the question that must be asked …
