Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association announced an upcoming Zoom education session titled “The Secret Behind Indie Bookstores.” This opportunity will be open to the general public as well as store owners and booksellers from member stores. The panel will address how independent bookstores, once thought to be an endangered business species, are now thriving. How did …
Oh, Lindy. This is SO good! Laugh out loud funny, but also touching and insightful. Feminist and vulnerable, badass and brave. What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. –Carrie K., Powell’s on Hawthorne, Portland, OR Explore different lives with books from Powell’s on Hawthorne and other independent bookstores.
Darkly funny and slightly disturbing. So your life is not going quite the way you want and you decide to write and publish your own obituary. Things don’t always go the way you want, especially if you are dead and currently unemployed. I laughed out loud and found myself rereading passages of this for sheer …
Island Books of Mercer Island, WA, did a list of staff favorites during the holidays for Advent. We got a chortle out of this recommendation: Brad says, “Wait!?!? This is on Brad’s list? Yes, yes, it is. You see, I love ponies, and I especially love cranky ponies. And when cranky ponies set off to …
This marvelously funny, scathingly witty novel features a biracial professor, artist’s wife and mother of two. Jane has just finished her 2nd novel, a hefty tome exploring mixed-race reality in America, but her agent’s reaction leads her, instead, to pitching screenplays to a bigwig in Hollywood’s latest venture: a superficial, hackneyed portrayal of, in her …
OMG– be prepared for the turning of heads as everyone watches while you LOL! I dare you to read Irby on silent– you’ll find it impossible. From writing the iconic character of Carrie Bradshaw to mishaps at QVC you’ll fall in love with Samantha’s wit and charm! –Powell’s on Hawthorne, Portland, OR Whatever you thought …
Hilarious! in an irreverent and delightful way! One seems to come across these characters somewhere along life’s road. Yay Oh Canada! –Michelle, Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, WA From the publisher: A year after forest fires ravaged the town of Crow Valley and claimed the life of Dale Jepson—karaoke legend, local prison guard, and all-around good guy—the …
Unarguably one of the cutest books on our shelves right now. It’s the origin story of Old MacDonald and how a farm full of animals worked their way into his heart. –Allyson, Invitation Bookshop, Gig Harbor, WA Let the love in with books from Invitation Bookshop and other independent bookstores.
This book is for anyone who has known a cat and wondered what these fluffy creatures with on demand daggers might be saying to you. Find the answers within Woe, the latest book by Lucy Knisley. —Helena, Port Book and News, Port Angeles, WA Don’t despair! Have hope! Cat people, dog people– everyone will find something …
Okay, so the first thing I have to say about this book is: IT’S HILARIOUS! The second thing I have to say about it is: IT’S A HOOT! And the third thing is… just a second while I try to stop laughing… I LOVE IT! It features Rosaline (she prefers Rosie) – the daughter of …
