From the recommendations of bookseller and kids’ author Rosanne Parry, here are three middle grade novels perfect for 9- to 14-year-olds: The Artifact Hunters by Janet Fox is like Harry Potter set in a magical school in Scotland. But, unlike Harry Potter, the characters travel through time in an attempt to solve real historical problems and keep the dangers of the …
Bryce Andrews chronicles the life of a grizzly bear named Willie and her three cubs in Down From The Mountain: the Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear. Andrews, who works a ranch in Montana’s Mission Valley, reports first-hand about the encroachment of both man and bear on each other’s environments. Both a conservation polemic and …
This is a link we’ve had in the files for quite some time now… Even though the titles aren’t quite so fresh, it’s still a fun tool. The Seattle Times created interactive book recommendations based on reviews from the paper. You know what’s even more fun, though? Visiting a local independent bookshop to ask a bookseller …
Jonathan Evison, the author of soon-to-be classic Northwest novels such as The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving and West of Here, will be at Island Books on Mercer Island, WA on Thursday, Thursday May 3rd at 6:30pm, with his new novel, Lawn Boy. The store writes, “Anyone who was present for his last visit won’t soon …
Hoffmeister writes a gritty southern gothic novel; even though it takes place in the small town of Pierce, Idaho, the goings-on there would fit snugly in the south. This is technically a young adult book, but so dark it seems a much better fit to tag it as adult literature. Hoffmeister’s characters, cousins Little and …
We always look forward to summer reading challenges. Have you done Book Bingo? The Seattle Public Library’s Summer Book Bingo includes a “recommended by an independent bookseller” square. We highly recommend you visit your local indie to get a personalized recommendation, but if your schedule isn’t meshing with your neighborhood bookstores’, don’t give up! Browse our …
Domenico Starnone’s Ties is an expertly crafted short novel that is charmingly intimate, disarmingly chatty and laced with some walloping surprises. Its Italian publication so captivated Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri (whose memoir In Other Words documents her study of Italian) that she translated the novel into English, and superbly so. The novel is a meditation on love–what is …
This is a visually appealing, quick, and thorough look at Pride parades and celebrations, how they came to be, and what they celebrate. Stevenson covers large pieces of history and movements in accessible ways, often throwing in her own personal stories, which lend themselves to a conversational tone. The pages are covered in large, vibrant, …
Carrie Fisher isn’t just Princess Leia. In The Princess Diarist, though, she takes us back to her Star Wars days with a look at her diaries during filming. They’re replete with her signature humor, but they also provide a fascinating look at life behind one of our most iconic films. — Ashleigh B., Powell’s Books, Portland, …
