University Book Store in Seattle shared a wonderful recommendation list alongside a gorgeous photo of their very own Brad Craft (featured in their ad campaign for The Stranger): Countless Sleepless Nights Endpapers Interesting Facts About Space All the World Beside Coming Home You Only Call When You’re In Trouble Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects …
The 2024 PNBA Book Awards Committee recognized the life and works of late author and artist Chandler O’Leary, whose books included 2023 bestseller On Island Time, The Best Coast, and Dead Feminists, a 2018 PNBA Award Winner. Chandler’s publisher, Sasquatch Books, created a slideshow that will be presented at the Book Awards virtual celebration on Zoom Feb …
We thought we should take a moment to figure out who this “B. Dylan Hollis” fellow is (because his book is our lead-off title this week), and well, it’s an hour later now and we’re still watching YouTube videos. We blame Hollis’s infectious enthusiasm for margarine, wooden spoons, and recipes from the ‘70s. So, yeah, …
From family of friends of Chandler O’Leary, through her website: “Our dear friend Chandler passed away on April 2 from sudden and severe pneumonia. She was just 41 years old, and leaves behind an astonishing body of work as an author and artist[. . . ] “In her short life, she filled countless sketchbooks and …
From the family and friends of Chandler O’Leary: Our dear friend Chandler passed away on April 2 from sudden and severe pneumonia. She was just 41 years old, and leaves behind an astonishing body of work as an author and artist. In her short life, she filled countless sketchbooks and created public art and signage, …
Seattle booklovers had another occasion to celebrate over Thanksgiving/ Indies First weekend: an event with author and bookseller Nick DiMartino of University Book Store. The photos are from the University Book Store Booksellers Instagram. Out to celebrate our own Nick DiMartino’s retirement from the @ubookstoreseattle after more than FIFTY YEARS with the company, friends joined us …
On Saturday, April 28, 2018, people celebrated Independent Bookstore Day around the country. The Pacific Northwest was chock-full of bookish delight! We love this recap of Independent Bookstore Day/ Seattle Bookstore Day from adventurers/bloggers Emily and Aaron of Two Dusty Travelers: “twodustytravelers 12 hours. 2 ferries. 123 miles. 19 independent bookstores. 2 @seabookstoreday Grand Champions!! 🎉🏆 We bought …
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – Ursula K. Le Guin, October 21, 1929 – January 23, 2018 As University Book Store bookseller, author, and nwbooklovers doodler Brad Craft so perfectly put it, Thank you for all our journeys together. We …
From all of us to all of you, may you have a lovely Christmas! Whatever your celebrations, we hope you have a delightful day, and we hope you get a chance to sit down with a great book. Enjoy these scenes of the season.
Last week, Brad Craft and Nick DiMartino of University Book Store in Seattle recorded their 46th Breakfast at the Bookstore podcast, marking their one year anniversary of Nick eating maple bars, Brad enjoying more unpredictable treats, and the two sharing delightful book banter to get readers everywhere more excited about books new and old. …
