The winners for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association 2023 Northwest Book Awards have been announced. The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) is a non-profit association of independent bookstores from five Northwest states: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Since 1965, the annual Book Awards have recognized such luminary figures in Northwest literature as Ivan Doig, Ursula K. Le Guin, …
Here’s to a healthy, happy new year! What book(s) are you reading at the start of 2023? Do you have any reading resolutions? The image of balloons is from New Year’s Eve this year at New York’s Death & Co bar. Ever since my husband got their first cocktail book, I’ve dreamed of going!
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. We thought it might be fun to have Thursday Themes where we shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list. Is it a trend? A coincidence? An eccentric millionaire seeking comfort by purchasing books from independent bookstores around the region to …
A whole new way to cookbook with this one! I just slipped over 25 color coded sticky notes into my review copy with just the recipes that I want to flirt with first. Simple staple ingredients from fridge, pantry, counter and freezer take center stage in each recipe. This cookbook is divided up into sensible …
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. Many of us are enjoying Thanksgiving feasts, so we decided that should be theme this …
Get on board the charcuterie board train for beautiful holiday entertaining through this piece with Lauren Thomas, author of The Modern Hippie Table. (Hint: It’s not just cured meats!) See a centerpiece of noshing that guests and host alike will enjoy, plus the New Day Northwest team makes the family-friendly mini hotdog wraps with …
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) is a non-profit association of independent bookstores from five Northwest states, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. The Association produces educational and promotional events and materials for its members and offers literacy, free speech, and author promotional vehicles through its member stores. PNBA’s Awards Committee is comprised …
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. Sometimes the themes come from the covers, sometimes the titles. Full disclosure: This theme is …
Do you remember early this year when a transportation disaster delayed two highly-anticipated cookbooks? In January of 2022, the pandemic world and its supply chain disruption woes reached a point of absurdity when the print copies of Melissa Clark’s Dinner in One and Mason Hereford’s Turkey and the Wolf had been en route from the …
It’s time for a Thursday Theme, when we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. A glance at the bestseller list made us ready for a trip to the bookstore, followed by a visit to the farmers’ market. Can you see why? BAKE: My Best …
