An absolutely gorgeous memoir about one woman’s journey in caring for feral cats. It is in turns funny and heartbreaking, showing a depth of understanding of not just cats, but humanity. It’s about cats, but it’s also about capitalism; about TikTok virality, but also community care. The story is fascinating on its own, but Gustafson’s …
From Annie Bloom’s Books September 7, 2024: We are incredibly sad to share that the beloved founder of Annie Bloom’s, Bobby Tichenor, passed away earlier this week. Bobby opened Annie Bloom’s nearly 46 years ago, in the fall of 1978 (while she was still in law school), and has been sharing her love of books …
It opens with the typical hook: a missing child. Tom Hargreaves, newbie tabloid hack, takes the bait and is formulating lurid headlines before he even gets to the scene. He plies the suspect’s family with money, alcohol, and fake sympathy, but fails to elicit a tale black and white enough for newsprint. I won’t lie—I …
Wednesday, July 7th at 6pm the Country Bookshelf will be live with Catherine Raven and Tim Cahill to discuss Raven’s remarkable book Fox & I. This is an unforgettable story about the friendship between a solitary woman and a wild fox that all our booksellers are raving about. Register here! Ariana Paliobagis of the Country Bookshelf …
Is anyone else obsessed with this Facebook game? Someone kicks it off by announcing the game. Then friends offer up six-word summaries of favorite books, and folks have to guess. I have spent way too much time this week reading people’s summaries and other people’s guesses. Some of my favorites from friends’ threads (click to follow …
If you follow nwbooklovers on twitter or facebook, you may have seen about this already. But it’s so fun, we wanted to give it more than 140 characters! The folks behind Independent Bookstore Day (the national party at indie bookstores on the last Saturday in April) are creating a Literary Map of the US, and they …
What do you do at the bookstore? My job at the bookstore entails an endless list of tasks. Most imporantly, I am learning how to be a bookseller. Not only am I learning about books and authors, but also learning how to best serve bookstore customers. What do you do outside of the bookstore? When …
