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Jan

5

2021

Five PNW Booksellers Featured in LitHub’s “Booksellers Recommend: The Best Under-the-Radar Books of 2020”

Be sure to read the full list, with recommendations from booksellers around the country, but why not start here, with favorites from Portland and Seattle booksellers? John Rember, A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World (University of New Mexico Press) Jeremy Garber, Powell’s, Portland: John Rember’s A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World collects …

Apr

16

2020

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

In Black Brother, Black Brother, Rhodes looks at colorism, prejudice in schooling systems against people of color, and whitewashing in history all in a brilliant sports narrative. After being falsely accused of disrupting class at his private school and then arrested for being angry that no one would listen to him, Donte is encouraged to …

Nov

29

2019

Kristine Kaufman

On History (in Fiction and Nonfiction)

Three books new on the table this month all have to do with history: history of the past, history now in the making, and history yet to come. The Cold War may not seem like ancient history (to some of us, at least), and as Lara Prescott’s compelling new novel shows, its echoes can still …

Jun

14

2019

Author Pete Fromm

Q&A with Pete Fromm for A Job You
Mostly Won’t Know How to Do

The Country Bookseller in Bozeman, MT was very excited to welcome Pete Fromm back to the Country Bookshelf on June 11th for his new novel, A Job You Mostly Won’t Know How to Do. Bookseller Wendy Blake loved it: Marnie and Taz have it all– they love, laugh and work together, sneak off to swim …

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