“In prose drenched with awe, Charlie J. Stephens’ tender novel takes a child’s perspective on the pains of being poor in rural Oregon. Knowing that children like Smokey are cast as furniture in the house of adult desires, immobile and without needs, A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest begs us to take them seriously.” —FOREWORD REVIEWS, starred review In …
A fun, fictional bio of a country superstar, like Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, making her last tour due to health issues. A moving portrait of a woman trying to break through a patriarchal industry and the pratfalls she endured. — Gerard Villegas, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA In March, novelist Stephanie Clifford came back to …
During his national tour for Hope Rides Again, the second Obama/Biden mystery, NYT bestselling humorist Andrew Shaffer filmed a special moment at Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle… Enjoy!
On July 13, Sherman Alexie released a heartfelt open letter explaining why he needed to cancel the rest of his book tour for his memoir. All of us at nwbooklovers wish him peace and health. If you’re reading this open letter then you’re probably aware that I recently published a memoir, You Don’t Have to …
By Liz Button for Bookselling This Week on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Author J.C. Geiger has embarked on a 4,300-mile, 10-day interactive road trip from his hometown of Eugene, Oregon, to New York City and BookExpo to promote the release of his debut young adult novel, Wildman (Disney-Hyperion, June 6). Along the way, he will be …
Treat yourself to this book trailer for Pete Fromm’s latest novel, If Not For This, available now at your favorite localbookstores. Here’s what one of Fromm’s home field indies has to say:
While some of us boast about an arduous 7-mile hike along a well-traveled trail, Erin McKittrick and her husband, Hig, have trekked more than 7,000 miles of Alaska’s wilderness. By foot and by packraft, they travel around Alaska, both for their love of adventuring, but also on behalf of their nonprofit, Ground Truth Trekking. The …
“I had so much fun reading this book! The servants of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice take center stage in this beautifully written story about the downstairs residents of Longbourn. Don’t worry if it’s been a while since you’ve read P&P— this story stands solidly on its own and fully satisfies. Enjoy!” -Joann at Queen …
