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Ann Napolitano

Jun

22

2023

Bestseller Spotlight: Here’s Looking at You

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. Not all these covers have a subject looking directly at the reader, but they are a 180 …

May

4

2023

Bestseller Spotlight: Happy Thoughts

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, where we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. As customers celebrated independent bookstores, is it any wonder that books that sound like happy thoughts sold well? Check out the uplifting titles that readers chose in regional independent bookstores …

Jul

8

2011

A Good Hard Look by Ann Napolitano

“Flannery O’Connor takes center stage in this absolutely superb novel that bristles with tension and perfectly-drawn characters. Set in Millidgeville, Georgia (O’Connor’s hometown), the story opens on the eve of Cookie Himmel and fiancé Melvin Whiteson’s wedding. Flannery’s herd of wild peacocks set the town’s nerves on edge with their nightlong screeching, nearly derailing the …

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