What a powerful book. Such a timely topic that many schools are unfortunately dealing with right now. –Debbie Buck, Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA Banned Books Week doesn’t start until October 1 this year, but every week is a good one to stand up for the right to read. Your voice and your vote matter in …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller list is published. Every week, we love to see what has been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. In assembling this week’s bestsellers, we noticed a lot of yellow covers, although one …
“An Idaho school board banned 23 books. So a local bookstore gave out copies for free” –npr’s James Dawson on “All Things Considered” NPR’s “All Things Considered” broadcast this story about how Boise’s Rediscovered Books is working to ensure access to books. The store gathered donations to provide free books to the community. They have …
Show a bookstore some love with a purchase in-store, online, or old-school over the phone. You can find bookstores near you or near others you love using the indie bookstore finder on indiebound.org. You can also give audiobooks (and still support independent bookstores) through libro.fm as long as you know your sweetie’s email address! Enjoy …
The first week of September, at a school board meeting in Texas, a woman lobbied fiercely to get my one of my novels, Lawn Boy (2017), banned from libraries for content relating to my gay protagonist, and his gay life experiences. My protagonist, Mike, has a sexual experience at a youth group meeting at the age of …
