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Dec

30

2022

One Nightstand

What Are You Reading (Holiday Edition)?

How about a reader participation post? What’s in your to-be-read pile or your recently-read pile? Did you get any new books over the holidays? I’ll share what I had lined up for the holidays: Talk Santa to Me by Linda Urban — a perfectly delightful holiday YA romance! Francie (short for Frankincense) grew up at her family’s Christmas shop and Santa School. Can she protect the spirit of the place in the face of her Aunt Carole’s “improvements”? Might she …

Dec

29

2022

Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Winter Holiday Wonderland

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. Sometimes the themes come from the covers, sometimes the titles. Last week, much of our …

Dec

28

2022

Face Out

Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

A favorite at The Well-Read Moose in Coeur d’Alene, ID:  “This is my favorite new book of the year! I haven’t been this excited about a book after finishing it in a long long time. 10 rating” — Liz “Signal Fires can be warnings to observers that danger is approaching, stay away and conversely, they …

Dec

27

2022

Borrowed Copy

Island Books’ Favorite Picture Books of 2022

Island Books of Mercer Island, WA has compiled their list of favorite children’s picture books of the year. Here is a sampling: Agatha May and the Angler Fish written by Nora Morrison and Jessie Ann Foley, illustrated by Mika Song I Don’t Care written by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal Kumo: …

Dec

26

2022

Face Out

Stacey’s Remarkable Books written by Stacey Abrams, illustrated by Kitt Thomas

We loved Stacey Abrams’ first kids book (Stacey’s Extraordinary Words), and the second one is just as wonderful! –Beach Books, Seaside, OR Share the magic of books all year round with choices from Beach Books and other independent bookstores.

Dec

23

2022

Borrowed Copy

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas at A Good Book…

From A Good Book in Sumner, WA: The night before Christmas, and all through the store No critter was reading, including these four: They had hung no stockings, the stove was unlit; The shelves were all packed, such a tight fit! “These books are too many. No end is in sight!” The otters wailed loudly, bemoaning …

Dec

22

2022

Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Unusual Trim Sizes

On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller list is published. Every week, we love to see what has been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. We noticed there are some books on the list that fill out the bookshelves …

Dec

21

2022

Face Out

Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer

The beloved Arthur Less from Andrew Sean Greer’s 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Less is back! He will charm you in his enduring humorous ways as he travels cross country to author related events in the U.S. To quote Less quoting Meriwether Lewis, “I should be extremely happy in your company.” It is a delightful journey of laugh out loud …

Dec

20

2022

Borrowed Copy

Annie Bloom’s Showcases Local Portland Authors

From Portland’s Annie Bloom’s Books: Books from Local Authors Want another way to shop local this holiday season? Pick up one (or more!) of these wonderful 2022 books from Portland authors. Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon (Paperback) by Theresa Griffin Kennedy A full menu of unforgettable events and historical milestones. Delve into the Rose City’s …

Dec

19

2022

Face Out

Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

I am always up for a novel in letters (84, Charing Cross Road, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Meet Me at the Museum). I like the challenge of piecing together a picture of each character through the way the letter writers describe the landscape of their lives. This novel has the added …

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