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Feb

4

2025

Vancouver’s Vintage Books turns 50!

Vintage Books is turning 50 on February 14th 2025! The store will host an in-store celebration February 14th-16th during store hours. There will be goodies, drawings, and lots of conversation. Write about your memories at the message center and view archival materials. The store invites you! “Please come and join us if you live nearby or …

Nov

8

2024

Happy 35th, Watermark Book Company!

Congratulations to Watermark Book Company of Anacortes, WA. Everyone is invited to celebrate! From the bookstore: Watermark Book Company is celebrating its 35th anniversary! We are celebrating all week 11/11- 11/17:  All week long raffle basket special – When you spend $100+, you can enter to win the raffle basket of your choice. We have …

Feb

15

2023

Happy 48th Anniversary to Vintage Books of Vancouver, WA!

Congratulations to Vintage Books of Vancouver, WA! This local independent bookstore had its 48th anniversary on February 14, 2023. They shared on their Facebook page: Happy Anniversary to us! 48 years today. Maybe we’ll celebrate when the weather is warmer but most of all we want to say THANK YOU for choosing Vintage as your …

Jan

10

2020

University Book Store Celebrates 120 years

University Book Store is celebrating its 120th anniversary this week on Friday Jan. 10. That day kicks off a year’s worth of events linked to the store’s founding. In 1895, when Washington had only officially been a state for six years, the “Territorial University” moved north of Portage Bay and became the University of Washington. …

Sep

11

2018

balloons for Auntie's 40th anniversary

Happy 40th, Auntie’s!

On Saturday, September 8, 2018, Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane, WA celebrated its 40th anniversary. The store opened in 1978– originally under the name Book & Game Co. and owned by Chris O’Harra and Shannon Ahern. The store moved to its current location, the historic Liberty Building in downtown Spokane, in 1994. John Waite purchased the …

Sep

19

2017

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 10th anniversary edition

Sherman Alexie’s “Absolutely True Diary” Turns 10

by Sue Corbett  Sep 14, 2017 for Publishers Weekly A decade after its original release, Sherman Alexie’s National Book Award winner, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Little, Brown) is being reissued in a special anniversary edition, with 70-plus pages of bonus material including a new introduction from Jacqueline Woodson, family photographs, and—most intriguing—an excerpt …

Sep

18

2015

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Brad and Nick

The OTHER B&N: Brad and Nick of
Breakfast at the Bookstore

  Last week, Brad Craft and Nick DiMartino of University Book Store in Seattle recorded their 46th Breakfast at the Bookstore podcast, marking their one year anniversary of Nick eating maple bars, Brad enjoying more unpredictable treats, and the two sharing delightful book banter to get readers everywhere more excited about books new and old. …

Nov

5

2014

Nina Laden in Studio

Secret Garden Celebrates 20 Years of
Nina Laden Books

On Thursday November 6, starting at 7:00 pm, Secret Garden Bookshop hosts author and illustrator Nina Laden to celebrate her 20 years in publishing and the release of her first game, the Peek-a Who? Matching Game based on her bestselling book Peek-a Who? Ballard resident and longtime “F.o.G.” (“Friend of the Garden”) Nina Laden is the New York Times bestselling …

Jan

30

2014

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Happy 10th Anniversary,
Third Street Books!

Third Street Books, a favorite independent bookstore in downtown McMinnville, OR, has been an integral part of its community since it opened ten years ago. To celebrate their anniversary, they are hosting a party on Saturday, February 1st. Special give-aways all day and everything in the store will be 10% off!  Plus they have other …

Oct

23

2013

BookPeople of Moscow

BookPeople of MoscowTurns 40!

Oh boy, it’s a good year for anniversaries! Last week we shared about Auntie’s 35th anniversary. This week BookPeople of Moscow posted on its homepage about its upcoming 40th anniversary. BookPeople will celebrate throughout November with a events, including a big party on November 7. Details will be posted at their website. Friends and fans …

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