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Feb

15

2022

In Memory of Beloved YA Author
Lani Fobes

From Shelf Awareness February 14, 2022: YA author Lani Forbes died on February 3 after a nine-month battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was 35. Forbes’s YA book series, the Age of the Seventh Sun, made its debut in 2020 with the release of The Seventh Sun, followed by The Jade Bones in 2021. The Seventh Sun was a finalist …

Feb

1

2022

Tuesday February 8 at 6:00 pm PST: PNBA Book Awards CELEBRATION online

Join in the celebration of the award-winning books and their creators! Register for the online Zoom event now, then follow the link you’ll get in your email on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 6:00 pm PST. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Jan

6

2022

PNBA Book Awards

Congratulations to the Winners
of the 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Awards

The winners for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association 2022 Northwest Book Awards have been announced. The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) is a non-profit association of independent bookstores from five Northwest states, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Since 1965, the annual Book Awards have recognized such luminary figures in Northwest literature as Ivan Doig, Ursula K. Le Guin, David …

Nov

9

2021

The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams by Mindy Thompson

The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams is at the top of my bucket list of great bookstores. In this magical shop people from different times walk in the door to find the book they need and be nourished by the magic of the shop. Flowers bloom, messages appear on the chalkboard, and everyone feels loved …

Nov

8

2021

2022 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist Announced

Each year since 1965, the Pacific Northwest Book Awards have celebrated exceptional books written by Northwest authors. PNBA is proud to announce the 2022 Book Awards Shortlist, selected by a committee of independent booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. This year’s committee chose the following 12 finalists, crafted by Northwest authors, from a list …

Oct

7

2019

Best American Short Stories 2019

The Best American Series® of Anthologies

October is always an especially exciting month in the bookseller world, not only because of all the new books being published but also because it’s the month when the books in the Best American Series® arrive in our store! This year’s guest editors are authors particularly well-known to and well-loved by Broadway Books denizens: for …

Sep

7

2018

Bank on Bookstores piggy bank logo for Binc

Bank on Booksellers Piggy Bank Auction
Starts Sept. 9, 9:00 AM, in the NW

100 of your favorite authors/illustrators/celebrities have come together to support booksellers and their families. These talented individuals have turned humble ceramic piggy banks into works of art to raise funds to support the Binc Foundation. Binc (The Book Industry Charitable Foundation) is the only non-profit that provides financial assistance to bookstore employees who have a …

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