NW Book Lovers
From the Pacific NW Booksellers Association | promoting independents since 1965
  • Find a store
  • NW authors
  • Classifieds
  • Browse
    • N.W. Voices: Essays
    • Conversations: Interviews
    • The Storefront: NW booksellers
    • Face Out:
      Bookseller recommended
    • One Nightstand:
      Reader recommended
    • Award Winners
    • A Cup of News
    • Best Foot Forward
    • Doodles
    • Reading-Related Rambles
    • The Shelf Talker
    • Turning Pages
  • Indie NW Bestsellers
  • About Us
Browse: Home / customer recommendations

customer recommendations

Mar

8

2021

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A tale from the Trojan War from the female perspective– an insight that Homer only touched on. Great read!! I really enjoyed this book. –Hilary, Beach Books, Seaside, OR Beach Books Instagram follower lesamisdelabc concurs: I’m loving this book!! Calliope and Penelope’s chapters give me life with how Done™ they are and I’m loving learning …

Jan

24

2019

Sparks

Sparks! by Ian Boothby and Nina Matsumoto

An enthusiastic customer tipped us off to this graphic novel, nearly a year after it came out. All we needed to hear, really, was “two cats in a robotic dog suit,” but “narrated by a sentient litter box”? That sealed the deal. And the book itself lived up to every hope raised by those oddball …

Sep

25

2017

Words of Radiance

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

In part 2 of his epic [Starlight Archive] series, Brandon Sanderson does not disappoint. A deep and unique magic system, strong character development, and descriptive battles and politicking make this one of the best fantasy books of this era. –Brandon Ekins, customer at Hearthside Books, Juneau, AK Don’t miss the start of the Starlight Archive: …

Sep

7

2017

The Apprentice Witch

The Apprentice Witch by James Nichol

This energetic and fresh story will draw you into the universe straight away. A unique fantasy plot and lovable characters makes this book a quick and easy read. –Lucy, teen reviewer for Queen Anne Book Company Find this magical debut middle grade novel and more gems of storytelling at Queen Anne Book Company and other …

Aug

31

2017

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

This story draws you in immediately and keeps you curious all the way through until the end. The characters are interesting and honest. They have feelings and life experience almost everyone can relate to. This story makes the reader stop and reconsider their perspectives on life’s many “negatives.” Overall a quality read. I would highly …

Search

Facebook icon Twitter icon Instagram icon
What are you reading?

Advertising information

We recommend

Of N.W. interest

  • Book Nook Bits
  • Brad Craft: Used Buyer
  • Literary Arts
  • Northwest Passages Book Club
  • Oregon Humanities
  • Paper Fort
  • Powell's Books Blog
  • Propellor
  • Seattle Indie Bookstore Day
  • Seattle Review of Books
  • The Complete Epiphanies
  • The Oregonian
  • The Seattle Times

Of national interest

  • Bookstore Romance Day
  • Bowie Bookclub
  • Christian Science Monitor
  • Independent Bookstore Day
  • Indie Bob Spot
  • Indiebound
  • LA Times Jacket Copy
  • largehearted boy
  • Literary Hub
  • New York Times Books
  • NPR Books
  • Salon.com
  • The Rumpus

On the industry

  • Algonquin Books
  • Book Publishers Northwest
  • Booksellers of America
  • Bookselling This Week
  • Northwest Assoc. of Book Publishers
  • PW Daily
  • Shelf Awareness

On kids’ books

  • 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast
  • From Tots to Teens

For library lovers

  • An Embarrassment of Riches
  • Awful Library Books
  • EarlyWord
  • Shelf Talk
  • Unshelved
  • Home
  • Find a Store: Plan a Visit or Shop Online!
  • NW authors
  • Classifieds
  • Indie NW Bestsellers
  • About Us

© 2010-2022 NW Book Lovers

A production of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.