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Sep

1

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: One-word Wonders [Reprise]

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. Last fall, there were quite a few one-word titles on the bestseller list. It’s …

May

26

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: !!!

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. In addition to some titles that contain exclamation points, there’s another that just begs to be read with emphasis and perhaps even jazz hands… Oh, the Places You’ll Go! …

Feb

10

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: Little Books

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. Little books can pack a punch, good things come in small packages, and it’s very possible to be both small and mighty. Small trim size and page count don’t keep …

Oct

5

2021

Unexplained Phenomena

From Third Street Books in McMinnville, OR: UFO FEST! I’ve missed the UFO Festival, haven’t you? It is one of my favorite events in McMinnville. Have you seen our window display? Window display queen Shay received some otherworldly inspiration. This year, the festival … look[ed] a little different (no parade – sad face) but there …

Sep

30

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: Basic Shapes for Not-Basic Books

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, when we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. Simple shapes can represent many things* or just be abstract design choices. Is that circle a moon? An eye? An alveolus? What are those rectangles doing on the cover? Is …

Aug

26

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: Something Blue

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. Big thanks to Cannon Beach Books of Cannon Beach, OR for the idea. So many of the bestsellers had blue elements, I had to be a little subjective when making …

Jun

3

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: Geographic Titles

Every Thursday, we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. This week, a sense of place came up in quite a few titles. Some you can find on a map. Tokyo Ever After Emiko Jean (#5 Young adult) Hidden Valley Road Robert Kolker (#13 paperback …

Feb

23

2021

Portland’s Green Bean Books Suggests Black History Books for Every Month

“Just because February is coming to an end doesn’t mean you should stop reading and learning about Black History! We’ve got books to inspire, educate, and challenge.” –Green Bean Books, Portland, OR Children’s specialty bookstore Green Bean Books shared a list of children’s books about Black history for year ’round love in the February issue …

Oct

27

2020

Halloween BOOks!

Halloween celebrations will be different this year, but you can still have a spooky good time with Halloween books. As someone who grew up in New England and had to choose between covering up costumes with warm coats or work long johns and other layers into every trick-or-treat outfit, I’m going to embrace the silver …

Oct

23

2020

My Baby Loves Halloween

Stores Offer Safe Halloween Celebrations

Spokane’s Wishing Tree Books is hosting a literary character pumpkin contest on social media. Wishing Tree invites you to carve or decorate a pumpkin as your favorite character or author this Halloween for our first ever literary pumpkin contest! How it works: There are two categories: Carved and Decorated. Once you have your literary pumpkin …

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