King’s Books in Tacoma sent out a wonderful holiday gift guide. Booksellers included some favorite picture books that will delight all ages. Just In Case You Want to Fly by Julie Fogliano and Christian Robinson This sweet picture book has a classic feel with an affirming rhyme and bright, cute illustrations giving you everything you …
An adventure story for the ages. It’s 1961, Charlie Fisher, the son of a foreign diplomat, finds himself adrift in the city of Marseilles. After witnessing a pickpocket in the busy city center, his intrigue draws him into an underground world of adolescent pickpockets, filled with a spirited, colorful cast of characters–ranging from identical Senegalese …
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, a trade association of independent booksellers, publishers, authors, and librarians, announced the 2019 Northwest Book Awards Shortlist, selected by a committee of independent booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. From more than 400 nominations, the committee chose the following 12 finalists, written or illustrated by creators from the …
Charlie, aka the Grenadine Kid, is the son of an American diplomat in France in 1961. By chance–or is it?– he witnesses a pick pocket, Amir, similar in age to himself being accosted by police, Charlie comes to his aid and by doing so strikes up a friendship. Charlie really has no friends and is …
Ellis has illustrated a few of my favorite books, so I always take notice of something new. In this beautiful book, she has created an entire bug language for you to translate. Not knowing exactly what the bugs are saying makes it the job of our imaginations to fully realize this wonderful story. –Kenny Coble, …
Carson Ellis’s detailed, engaging, and enchanting illustrations alone make this book exquisite, but then her writing just becomes the cherry on top. I am instantly smitten with this book that takes us not only around the world but back and forth through time, all the while drawing the reader in closer and closer. This is …
The illustrious illustrator behind The Wildwood Chronicles, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Lemony Snicket’s The Composer is Dead and—a personal NWBL fave, sadly out of print—Stagecoach Sal, Carson Ellis now has a book all to her lonesome! Recommended: Read Home back-to-back with another classic book of dwellings, Mary Ann Hoberman’s A House is a House for Me, and grow your …
Days 27 & 28. For the grand finale of 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List, we’re pleased to present the author/illustrator and life team Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, whose collaboration Wildwood has been hailed as both beautiful to behold and to read. Wildwood has been number one on the NW Independent Bestseller List …
Broadway Books is a timeless Portland gem. It's revered by longtime customers, new customers and fellow booksellers alike for staying vibrant and relevant during a tumultuous time in the book industry. The Book Broads, as the co-owners call themselves on Twitter, are making moves that incorporate the wisdom of their bookselling experience with new technologies …
This week in NYC, thousands of booksellers, authors and publishing people have descended on the Javits Center to schmooze, mingle and talk books and bookselling (coffee, breath mint, coffee, breath mint, repeat). Our intrepid colleague Brian is on the floor there, and this morning he sent us this photo of NW indie wonder-couple Colin Meloy …
