A new bookstore opening is always worth celebrating so please welcome Portland, Oregon’s Bishop & Wilde to the mix. Sharing a space with Tin House, on the main floor of the publisher’s Northwest’s headquarters, former booksellers Melissa L. Amstutz and Tyler Dolan welcomed readers to their collaborative venture on Saturday, April 29th, during Independent Bookstore Day. Regular store …
This was bonkers in the best way possible. After not getting accepted to her dream college, “perfect Perla Perez” devises a plan to change their mind before her parents find out. Of course, it involves lying to them and everyone else she knows that she did get accepted, that she is living in the dorms, …
Portland people (plus anyone up for a trip to the Rose City): You can party with a gem of a bookstore celebrating a gem of a bookseller on Saturday July 30th starting at 11:30 am. Here’s the invitation from Green Bean Books: Earl’s 10th Year Anniversary Celebration! It’s hard to believe it’s already been ten years since …
Broadway Books was able to host an intimate gathering of Emilly Prado’s supporters and fans on Wednesday, February 23rd to celebrate her 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Award-winning Funeral for Flaca. It was wonderful to come together again and see people acknowledging and partaking in Emilly’s achievements. The flowers and praise she received were definitely much deserved. The festivities started off with …
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association is happy to announce the 2021 Book Awards Shortlist, selected by a committee of independent booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. This year’s committee chose the following 12 finalists, crafted by Northwest authors and illustrators, from a list of nearly 400 nominated titles published during 2020. The six …
Last Friday afternoon, as part of the week’s virtual regional trade show, booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest watched members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee present a selection of books they are excited about for the 2021 Book Awards. This post is the second part of the list of books mentioned during that session. …
Last Friday afternoon, as part of the week’s virtual regional trade show, booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest watched members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee present a selection of books they are excited about for the 2021 Book Awards. About 400 titles have been nominated for the award (more were arriving during the conference). …
Earl Dizon is a beloved bookseller at Green Bean Books in Portland. He serves on the PNBA Awards Committee and spreads the love of books off-hours as a volunteer at his local library, too. Multnomah County Library recently featured him in their Volunteer Spotlight. “I want to get kids excited to read.” by Sarah Binns Good …
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I was in downtown Seattle with visiting family and walked by the former location of the Seattle Mystery Bookshop, which closed a little over a year ago after 27 years of helping readers find great mysteries. If you understand my sadness at that empty storefront, then you probably also understand my …
The holidays are a little brighter for nine Pacific Northwest independent booksellers chosen as recipients of author James Patterson’s bookseller holiday bonuses. Congratulations to: Charnee Rose of Grass Roots Books & Music, Corvallis, OR Earl Dizon of Green Bean Books, Portland, OR Carol Easter and Kevin Sampsell of Powell’s Books, Portland, OR Joan Terselich of Village Books, …
