Broadway Books’ PNBA Book Award Party
Portland’s Broadway Books hosted a fantastic award presentation party for two of the 2017 Pacific Northwest Book Awards winners, Alexis Smith and Kelly Sue DeConnick. Congratulations!
Books, Boats, and Beginnings: An Essay by 2017 PNBA Award Winner Alexis M. Smith
In 2008, when I went back to work at Powell’s Books after maternity leave, I took whatever sections needed a keeper. I had been the head of Young Adult and Fairy Tales and other sections in Children’s books for a few years. I considered myself an expert, a harbor of knowledge about out-of-print editions and …
2017 Pacific Northwest Book Awards WINNERS
The 2017 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Winners have been announced! A panel of nine booksellers from the region chose the winners from 325 nominations of books written by authors from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, or British Columbia. Here are the winners, with brief descriptions by the Award Committee: Thunder Boy, Jr. by Sherman Alexie (Seattle, WA) Alexie’s first …
2017 PNBA Book Awards Shortlist Announced
Ready for some good news we can all enjoy? The 2017 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist has been announced! A panel of nine booksellers from the region selected these fifteen titles from 325 nominated books. Up to six winners will be announced in early January. Which of these have you read? Which are your top …
PNBA’s 2013 Shortlist Announced
The Awards Committee for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association has announced its shortlist for the best books of 2012 by Northwest authors. These 12 books and their authors are the nominees. The PNBA Awards Committee is made up of nine volunteer booksellers from throughout our region. This year they considered more than 200 titles published in …
Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith
“Take advantage of a lazy morning or afternoon and read this delightful debut novel from a new voice among Portland authors. This is a day in the life of Isabel, an unassuming twenty-something who grew up in Alaska. She now resides as a Portland library employee. We visit her memories and dreams while following her …
