This is a gentle, life-affirming book that takes us along a journey of grief. Tillie Nightingale is surprised to find that her late husband, Joe, had gifted her twelve books, one for each month of the year, to help her navigate the first year without him. What I loved about this book is that it …
Where do I even start with this one? Let’s start with the illustrator. Shinsuke Yoshitake is a picture book author/illustrator who has been translated into English for a few years now. I had The Boring Book for my kids and it was on frequent rotation during reading time. His books are funny, philosophical, and charmingly illustrated. But …
How will Darcy — a public librarian — manage to reckon with her own personal woes when access to the written word hangs precariously in the balance? A wonderful, hopeful fiction for our trying times. —Celina Munoz, Brick & Mortar Books, Redmond, WA Find hopeful stories at Brick & Mortar Books and other independent bookstores.
This is Henry’s third romance novel and dare we say her best yet! We both fell in love with Beach Read and adored People We Meet On Vacation, but Book Lovers is *chef’s kiss* FANTASTIC! Book Lovers is full of the laugh out loud humor, clever wit, heart, and steaminess Henry is best at. We …
Romney, as the subtitle notes, is a rare book collector, and one of the things such folk do is ask pointed questions and do follow-up research. In Romney’s case, it was a line written in a non-fiction book about the history of the novel, which stated that the formative period of Jane Austen’s life was “was one of the …
I enjoyed Kuang’s satirical takedown of the world of publishing, young authors, cultural appropriation, pressures of creativity, commercialization of art, cancel culture, and the power of social media. — Mary, Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA I would highly recommend this book! R. F. Kuang absolutely knocks it out of the park on Yellowface. With biting critique …
In celebration of the publication of The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, James Patterson awarded spring bonuses to booksellers around the country. The full list of bookseller recipients is here. Through April 30, 2024, you can nominate librarians. Among them, …
I did not expect a book written by someone who works in a rare books store to be so entertaining. From his first days as an apprentice rare bookseller, when he was assigned a desk more suited for a munchkin than his lumbering 6’ frame, Oliver Darkshire humorously describes his experiences and the unique individuals …
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. This week we’re highlighting books about books. Interestingly, all but Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, …
Shout out to an author we’re thrilled about: Percival Everett! Not only is the adaptation of his novel Erasure (“American Fiction”) up for an Academy Award, but we are so excited for the release of his latest novel James [available March 19, 2024]! Told from the perspective of Jim from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it …
