The finalists for the 2017 Washington State Book Awards were announced on August 7. 2017 WSBA FINALISTS: BOOKS FOR ADULTS CATEGORIES Fiction The Solace of Monsters by Laurie Blauner, of Seattle (Leapfrog Press) Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, of Bellevue (Vintage Books; reissued 2016; original publication date 2002) Barkskins by Annie …
Seattle7Writers and Elliott Bay Book Company present seventeen prominent Seattle authors at a Bookish Brunch Sunday June 5 from 11 AM- 1 PM at the Mount Baker Community Clubhouse. Award-winning writer Deb Caletti will discuss her newly released book, Essential Maps for the Lost. Authors Garth Stein and Jennie Shortridge will emcee. The Bookish Brunch will …
Saturday, November 21st, 2015 from 3-5 pm Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Ave. N. Seattle, 98103) Think about holiday shopping. Imagine malls. Parking. Crowds. Now imagine a Saturday afternoon in November, walking up the deliciously worn wooden steps of the Phinney Neighborhood Center to find a boutique bookstore, created especially by local indie bookstore Secret …
My mother bought this book when I met Nina LaCour, Gayle Forman, and Deb Caletti at a book signing. I was mainly there for Gayle Forman as I had only read her books. When I started this book I was going in blind, not knowing a single thing about it. Caitlin is left alone when …
Join the Seattle7Writers Saturday November 22 for a literary kick-off to the holidays like no other: the fifth annual Seattle7Writers Holiday BookFest! The line-up features 28 fantastic authors from the Pacific Northwest, including current NYT Bestseller Daniel James Brown, Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan, 2014 Washington State Book Award Winners Suzanne Selfors, David Laskin, and …
A perfect start for your summer reading, He’s Gone is about love, loss, marriage, and the secrets we all keep. I’ve been a Deb Caletti fan for years, since that very first hot pink ARC of The Queen of Everything arrived at the store in the early ‘00s. It was the dawn of true young …
We offer a major thanks to Portland blogger Amy Baskin for turning us onto Seattle author, Holly Cupala (pictured), who’s new YA novel, Tell Me a Secret, was released by HarperTeen in June. The book has been getting rave reviews, including a really nice blurb from Deb Caletti, who won an Award from Northwest booksellers …
