Out of an abundance of caution and concern for everyone, this year’s Seattle Independent Bookstore Day, originally scheduled for April 25, has been postponed. August 29, 2020, a Saturday, is the tentative new date. Visit our SIBD web page seattlebookstoreday.org. It lists all of the bookstores involved in this year’s event. Many, if not most, …
Get ready, lovers of literature! Seattle’s Lit Crawl has five phases of literary awesomeness planned for Thursday October 19, starting at 6:00 pm. Venues are throughout Capitol Hill, including Ada’s Technical Books, bars, restaurants, Hugo House, and the Hotel Sorrento. The line-up features some all-ages events as well as some 21+ ones. Sessions are 45 …
Talking with an owner of the Seattle area’s newest bookstore, Brick and Mortar Books Published 4 days ago at the Seattle Review of Books by Paul Constant Last Tuesday, the Seattle area’s newest bookstore opened its doors. Located in Redmond Town Center, Brick & Mortar Books is a general-interest new bookstore that will carry up …
Saturday April 29 marked the third national Independent Bookstore Day and the third Seattle Bookstore Day. In Seattle, the weather held and bookstore love was out in full force. The Seattle Bookstore Day Indie Challenge increased to 23 participating stores, with a visit to 19 stores required to achieve Indie Champion status (and a 25% discount …
On Saturday May 21, the Seattle Bookstores that participated in Seattle Bookstore Day on Independent Bookstore Day hosted a coronation celebration for the Indie Champions: 118 (!) book lovers who got stamps at at least 17 of the participating bookstores on April 30. Yes, these folks all went to SEVENTEEN bookstores in one day (and …
