Fireside Books of Palmer, AK was chosen as Shelf Awareness‘s Chalkboard of the Day: Fireside Books in Palmer, Alaska, shared a photo on Facebook of yesterday’s celebrate-two-holidays-on-one-chalkboard creation. The message: “Happy St. George’s Day & Shakespeare’s Birthday! 14% off purchase if you recite a sonnet (or a limerick–we’re not picky)! Spend $25 and we’ll give you a …
Merry Christmas, booklovers! We hope you have a great book and the time to enjoy it. This holiday season, did you get some titles you’re especially excited about? Please leave a comment to share what you’re reading (or what’s next in the stack).
A fascinating book that charts not only the brief history of hip hop as a musical genre, but also the changing cultural tides of America over the last forty years. Filled with hilarious illustrations and deep insight, this book is an excellent addition to the array of brilliant music history books already available. –Elias, Fireside …
When my first novel, The Snow Child, was published, people often asked me if I had done a lot of research during the writing process. In truth, I hadn’t. I discovered several retellings of the Russian Snegurotchka fairy tale, and at one point I interviewed an elderly man who had grown up in Alaska and …
Communities all over the country are using Where’s Waldo to promote local businesses. Waldo-seekers pick up a passport, then go from shop to shop finding Waldo cut-outs (and a bonus of his dog, Woof in some places!) throughout the month of July. Most venues will hold a big Waldo party at the end of the …
You still have time to try for a free copy of Gabrielle Zevin’s The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry. To enter your name into our drawing, click here and leave a comment on the original Giveaway post. But if you want a sure thing, don’t wait until we award our freebie after April 10. …
“This novel has humor, romance, a touch of suspense, but most of all love—love of books and bookish people and, really, all of humanity in its imperfect glory.” —Eowyn Ivey, author of the Pacific Northwest Book Award-winning novel The Snow Child and author of this bookstore essay. Buy the book about an indie bookstore from Ivey’s …
Our facebook post about the Where’s Waldo local business promotions in Paulina Springs, Oregon and Palmer, Alaska started a hilarious discussion because Waldo is appearing in so many northwest communities for the second year of the “Find Waldo Local” promotion. In 2012, Waldo (of the seek-and-find books) turned 25, and Chronicle, the American Booksellers Association, …
We recently honored Alaskan author/bookseller Eowyn Ivey with a 2013 PNBA Award for her novel The Snow Child. Thanks to Ivey for sharing this essay with us in celebration of the award (See posts from Jonathan Evison and G. Willow Wilson and look for essays from the other three winners in the coming weeks). Palmer, Alaska readers are invited …
“I read this as slowly as possible over the course of a year, and when I finished it, started right back at the beginning.”—Ruth, Fireside Books, Palmer, AK. Buy Pilgrim at Tinker Creek from Fireside Books.
