“It is hard to believe that Fourth of July Creek is Smith Henderson’s first novel because it is so wonderfully crafted. Though dark, Henderson’s writing has a poeticism that makes the novel a joy to read despite the sadness contained within it. The characters are brilliantly constructed, so that they seem remarkably real and relatable. This …
It’s past midnight, but Connie can’t sleep. To pass the time, she logs on to a real estate website in search of a particular house. As she clicks through the virtual tour, she comes across a scene from a nightmare: a woman lying facedown on the living room floor in a pool of blood. But …
“This strange novel is about a man named Lloyd who writes the small print for prescription drugs, marital aids, and incontinence products. He uses heroin during coffee breaks at his new job writing copy for Christian Swingles, an online dating service for the faithful. And then he encounters Nora, a mysterious and troubled young woman, …
Oooh, I just love a good holiday gift guide! So after I helped put one together for Queen Anne Book Company, I surfed the websites of the independent bookstores of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and found MORE. Take a browse. You might even want to share your favorite lists because not everyone is lucky …
Our facebook post about the Where’s Waldo local business promotions in Paulina Springs, Oregon and Palmer, Alaska started a hilarious discussion because Waldo is appearing in so many northwest communities for the second year of the “Find Waldo Local” promotion. In 2012, Waldo (of the seek-and-find books) turned 25, and Chronicle, the American Booksellers Association, …
” ‘A story of good people doing bad things,’ is how Montana author Matt Pavelich describes his new book, The Other Shoe. Winter’s Bone author Daniell Woodrell describes it as ‘elegant, nuanced, rough when needed’ and ‘a brilliant novel of crime, love and the American West.’ Pavelich, a former Marine and an attorney-turned-novelist, grew up …
“A couple, in a last ditch effort to save their marriage and stop the impending foreclosure of their house, heads to Niagara Falls to take their chances at the betting table. Though this novel is brief, it brings both character’s voices to life and is unflinchingly honest as it revisits earlier scenes from their marriage.”—from …
Day 26. Glen Chamberlain’s debut collection, Conjugations Of The Verb ‘To Be’, came out in September. Mary Clearman Blew said the book has an “otherworldly loveliness that is all the more lovely for being grounded in this world.” Chamberlain has won a Pushcart Prize, the first Gilcrease Prize for fiction and the Rona Jaffe Award …
The revival of independent bookselling has already begun and is one of the amazing stories of our times. Bookseller Andy Laties wrote the first edition of Rebel Bookseller six years ago, hoping it would spark a movement. Now, with this second edition, Laties’s book can be a rallying cry for everyone who wants to better …
“A startling portrait of a disintegrating mind clinging to bits of reality through anger, frustration, shame and unspeakable loss, Turn of Mind is a remarkable debut that examines the deception and frailty of memory and how it defines our very existence.”—Ariana, Country Bookshelf, Bozeman. Buy Turn of Mind from Country Bookshelf.
