This Saturday, February 11th, Third Place Books will donate 20 percent of all sales to aid earthquake relief efforts in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria. Proceeds will go to the White Helmets (also known as the Syria Civil Defense). Where public services no longer function, these humanitarian volunteers risk their lives to help those in need …
Even if your local independent bookstore is not open for browsing, you can still support independent bookstores every day and celebrate Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday. Independent Bookstore Day was rescheduled for this Saturday, August 29, when the original April 25 festivities had to be postponed. Because social distancing measures are still so necessary for …
Roundabout Books in Bend, OR started an indiegogo campaign to help keep the bookstore, which opened in 2016, healthy and growing. The campaign’s flexible goal is to reach $40,000 in the next month; as of this write-up, they are over a quarter of the way to their goal. Check out the snazzy campaign they’ve designed, …
A huge thanks to all the readers who came out on Saturday to support our fundraiser. On behalf of our customers, we are sending $7,488.00 to @RAICESTEXAS ! If you want to contribute directly, you can do so here : https://t.co/DddGnETNvM pic.twitter.com/wf8Az8ivZg — Third Place Books (@ThirdPlaceBooks) June 27, 2018 Third Place Books in Lake …
Shop at any (or all!) of the three Third Place Books locations in Seattle on Saturday October 21, 2017 to benefit hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. From Third Place Books: The scope of the damage wrought by Hurricane Maria is tragic. More than 80 percent of the residents still lack power: that’s the equivalent of more …
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 …
On Saturday August 2, at 4:30 pm, Carol Cassella is having an event at Trail’s End Bookstore in the Methow Valley, only a few miles from the burning edge of the largest wildfire in Washington state history. More than 300 people have lost their homes and the fires are still raging. Sales before and during the event …
Fishtrap, a non-profit dedicated to “promot[ing] clear thinking and good writing in and about the West,” is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday March 15 in Portland to support its programs for writers, such as its annual Summer Gathering. The fundraiser’s theme is “Fishtrap Sampler.” Hear “literary bites” from Brian Doyle, Teresa Jordan, Robin Cody, Kim …
The bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon affected the Pacific Northwest bookloving community; authors, booksellers, and readers were there. Adrianne Haslet-Davis, a dance teacher in Boston, and her husband Adam Davis were victims of the second bomb. Adrianne lost her left foot and part of her leg. Adam was injured with shrapnel. Here in the …
