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Apr

9

2026

Bestseller Spotlight: “It’s all fun and games until…”

On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we look for something special to showcase. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. This week, it’s all fun and games until… the …

Jul

13

2020

Pick Your Own Path on the Oregon Trail by Jesse Wiley

This is so much fun! I loved playing this game in school when I was a kid. The artwork is very reminiscent of the actual game, and the path tabs are a fun alternative to the choose your own adventure style. The colors are bright and inviting. –Brandi Stewart, Changing Hands in Tempe, Arizona From …

May

29

2020

Otaku by Chris Kluwe

Otaku by Chris Kluwe will have to be compared to Ernie Cline’s Ready Player One because they have a lot in common. Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a dystopian world that’s gone to hell and it would really suck if there wasn’t some kind of global virtual reality game for people to get …

Feb

26

2020

The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins! by the McElroy Family and Carey Pietsch

The illustrated exploits of three lovable dummies set loose in a classic fantasy adventure! The setup: three brothers and their father set out to play Dungeons and Dragons together, without knowing anything about Dungeons and Dragons. It goes exactly as you’d expect. This is the first of several graphic novels based off the magnificent accident-of-a-podcast …

Nov

13

2019

SLAY by Brittney Morris

SLAY is so much more than just another book about video games: it’s about a girl who carves a space in the world for herself and completely owns it, and it’s about the microaggressions and the can-I-touch-your-hairs and all the things that come with being one of a handful of black kids in a school. …

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