Charlie, aka the Grenadine Kid, is the son of an American diplomat in France in 1961. By chance–or is it?– he witnesses a pick pocket, Amir, similar in age to himself being accosted by police, Charlie comes to his aid and by doing so strikes up a friendship. Charlie really has no friends and is …
For the cook (for the novice to the accomplished): Dinner: Changing the Game by Melissa Clark. I cannot recommend this book enough! The recipes are simple,delicious and inventive, the photography is fantastic. Every recipe I have made has been a hit. The recipes can be a stand alone meal with perhaps the addition of a …
Here is an indulgent gift (for yourself or those Vonnegut fans you know) that you may not be able to pass up. Organized by subject, a concept unique to most short story collections, Vonnegut’s prodigious writing (this title is 900 pages!) is organized by such topics as War, Women, Science, Romance, Behavior, and more. –Watermark …
Have a dog lover in the family? This utterly charming book is just the thing for a birthday, Christmas, or just because. I loved Humphrey’s first book, Maddie On Things, and this one is even better. Humphrey adopted Maddie from a shelter in 2010, she being a hound of some kind. Sweet and gentle and …
Literary Witches is a tribute to a pantheon of women authors like no other– part biography, part grimoire– envisioning their conjuring of words and worlds as sources of magic. Jamaica Kincaid becomes “the sorceress of islands,” Mary Shelley “the alchemyst of monsters.” Virginia Woolf “understood the longing of cupboards when no one was looking into them.” …
Mary Shelley’s iconic “monster” is brought to life in this beautiful, almost coffee table book-sized edition of Frankenstein. Inside you will find in-depth notations providing context and interesting facts; large, full color illustrations; and, of course, the original novel in easy-to-read large print. There is something to be found for every reader, whether you are discovering …
What a subtitle: “An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders!” This is beautiful, bizarre, intriguing, absurd– arm-chair travel at its most curious and delightful. I’m recommending this as the gift to get for the person who has everything and/or the most interesting person on your list. Life will never be boring with a book like …
“Glamourpuss is everything it promises to be — THE ENCHANTING WORLD OF KITTY WIGS— and then some! The photography is equal parts stunning and hilarious. Anybody who has ever had a cat will laugh at this sassy book.” –Kristen, Village Books, Lynden, WA If you could use some more cats in wigs and laughter in …
Portland publishing house Overcup Press is producing off the beaten shelf books overflowing with cool content and style. Here are a couple currently featured on NW indie Holiday Books displays. Ice Cream Work by Naoshi “Some people bury their heads in the sand. Some draw lines in the sand. Sunae artist Naoshi does both: creating …
“Disclaimer: Jenny Williams, the author/artist of What My Daughter Wore, is a friend of ours. But all that means is that we’ve seen her talent, and her creative collaboration with her daughter, Clementine, up close for years, and we’re thrilled that this delicious, vivid book of brightly penciled portraits lets the world see her work too. (Well, …
