On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we look for something special to showcase. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. We discovered a math-like theme to some titles this …
From Seattle Magazine Dec 31, 2025 By Daniel Anderson Cookies From Home Seattle author Kat Lieu introduces a first-of-its-kind cookbook centered on Asian cookies. Kat Lieu has built a career out of baking, storytelling, and standing up for what she believes in. A former doctor of physical therapy turned bestselling cookbook author, she’s based in Seattle, …
Seattle’s Madison Books shared this photo of staff favorites with a caption summarizing some of the booksellers’ favorite books of 2025: Amy’s favorites include Ioffe’s Motherland and Newitz’s Automatic Noodle. Meghan’s include Wynn-Williams’ Careless People and Greig’s The Book of I. Christina’s include Desai’s The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny and Alameddine’s The True True …
Gift idea: Buy a cookbook for a place someone wants to visit or has recently been to. You can learn a great deal about a place through its food. After going to Edinburgh this summer, I’m slowly working my way through this lovely new cookbook, Winter in the Highlands, and also dreaming of going to …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. This week, we want to highlight nonfiction titles that are meant to uplift. …
We love this new book! It’s a must have for any lover of the unusual & strange, family historian, cookbook collector, or graveyard admirer. This inspiring collection features thoughtfully documented recipes preserved on gravestones, their family stories and is a celebration of food legacies from their dearly departed. From weeknight dinners to family feasts, food …
Customer Appreciation from Sea Wolf Books’ newsletter: Faye and Dan were in town for the square dance festival (and pie eating.) Dan has been baking bread his whole life and is using a sourdough starter that’s great, great, great granddough traces back to Yukon Alaska’s gold rush in 1897. They just celebrated their 58th wedding …
Full of tons of recipes that are designed for kids to bake and cook! From sweet cakes and pies to savory breads and pastries, this cookbook has something for everyone. Each recipe features easy explanations and a specified difficulty level to help your child learn to cook. –Debbie, Wanderlust Book Lounge, Bothell, WA Start delicious …
Do you love Korean food? Do you like eating small plates and snacks, even as your whole meal? Me too! While most often served as a side, Choe’s Banchan gives these dishes the star treatment they deserve. It’s been a joy to create familiar, beloved dishes in my small apartment kitchen (like kimchi jigae, pajeon, …
Here is Ken Forkish’s Let’s Make Bread, a delightful comic book cookbook (filled with illustrations and helpful diagrams by Sarah Becan). Much like Let’s Make Ramen and Let’s Make Sushi, Let’s Make Bread is a charmingly illustrated guide to, well, making bread. Plan accordingly. And bring us some examples of your efforts. Please and thank you. –A Good Book, Sumner, WA …
