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Aug

27

2019

Indies Love Romance Bookstore Romance Day logo 2019

Glorious Memories and Plans for Next Year: Bookstore Romance Day Recaps

It’s been over a week since Bookstore Romance Day (Saturday, August 17), so hopefully everyone has had a chance to sit down with some good summer lovin’ and happy endings before the end of summer. National publications gave great coverage of the first annual Bookstore Romance Day (BRD), and independent booksellers are already planning for …

Nov

13

2017

Bear and the Nightingale

The Bear and the Nightingale
by Katherine Arden

In Katherine Arden’s debut novel you will travel to a small village in the Russian wilderness, where during the long winters you gather by the fire and tighten your belt against hunger. Where fairy tales are told as warnings and superstitions are high, and wise Russians fear Morozko the frost demon of winter. In this village …

May

12

2017

Nick DiMartino of University Book Store in Seattle

Shelf Awareness: “University Book Store’s DiMartino: ‘Quietly Awesome'”

University Book Store‘s branch in the Husky Union Building at the center of the school’s Seattle campus has many things going for it, but “the reason this store is great is because of one guy: Nick DiMartino,” the Stranger reported. “I am doing everything I can to keep literature alive on campus,” DiMartino said. “That’s …

Sep

12

2016

Random House Reps Perk Up Book Clubs

Is your book group looking for inspiration? Need new books that will be great for discussion? You probably already know to go to your local, independent bookstore because the staff will help you find titles to fit your club’s goals and taste. But Seattle-area Random House sales reps Katie Mehan (an Indie Bookstore Champion) and …

Feb

17

2016

Voracious

Book Larder Reboots Book Discussion

If you love food writing and great discussion, take note: Seattle’s cookbook store, Book Larder, is starting up its popular book discussion series again. To keep the group to an ideal size, they’re requesting participants sign up ahead of time. If you purchase the book through the store, attendance is free, but otherwise it’s $10 …

Apr

11

2014

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Emily Ring of Inklings

Inklings Bookshop’s Teen Book Club a “Point of Pride”

“I want students to change the way they read,” said [Inklings bookseller Emily] Ring. “I want them to learn to read for pleasure instead of feeling like they have to read to learn. Once people enjoy reading, learning happens.” —Academy Students Know it’s Hard to Put a Good Book Down, Selah School District, April 7, …

Oct

10

2013

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Mockingbird Books

CBS Seattle Picks Sue’s Book Groups for Kids Among Best Book Clubs

We wish they’d included more of the great in-store discussions going on in indie bookstores in Seattle, but hooray for CBS for celebrating Sue Nevins of Mockingbird Books for her kids’ book groups. The article lists five book clubs in Seattle, but only Sue’s (actually four separate groups) has a bookstore affiliation. Does your local …

May

22

2013

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Art Spinella

Skyping In for Book Club Author Visits

Oregon coast writer Art Spinella, author of the Drago Mystery Series, is increasing his reach and his book sales around the country with a simple technology: Skype. “Book reading clubs are a great source of paperback sales for both the book store and the author,” Spinella says. “I love book signings, but sometimes it’s just …

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