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Jul

8

2022

Happy Bookseller-iversary to Green Bean Books’ Earl Dizon!

Portland people (plus anyone up for a trip to the Rose City): You can party with a gem of a bookstore celebrating a gem of a bookseller on Saturday July 30th starting at 11:30 am. Here’s the invitation from Green Bean Books: Earl’s 10th Year Anniversary Celebration! It’s hard to believe it’s already been ten years since …

Jul

20

2021

Green Bean Books’ “Ways to Make Sunshine” Campaign

From Oregon Live July 10, 2021 Portland-raised author Renée Watson is the inspiration for a campaign that Portland bookstore Green Bean Books is running on behalf of Vernon Elementary School this summer. The campaign’s goal: To sell 275 copies of Watson’s delightful chapter book Ways to Make Sunshine, which follows a Black girl growing up …

Apr

2

2021

Green Bean Books’ Children’s Poetry Recommendations

Poetry is all around us and April is National Poetry Month! Here are some favorite new poetry books for children from Green Bean Books in Portland, OR: *Everything Comes Next by Naomi Shihab Nye *A Songbird Dreams of Singing: Poems about Sleeping Animals by Kate Hosford with illustrations by Jennifer M. Potter *Construction People by …

Apr

1

2021

2

remarks

Virtual Event Alert: Garth Stein and Jonathan Evison Read the Phone Book

A group of Seattle-area independent booksellers are proud to invite to you to a special virtual event tonight, April 1, 2021 at 6:30 pm Pacific on Facebook. Beloved local authors Garth Stein (The Art of Racing in the Rain and more) and Jonathan Evison (The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving and more) are joining forces to …

Mar

30

2021

Love and Appreciation for Beverly Cleary, 1916- 2021

Green Bean Books of Portland expressed what a lot of us are feeling after the passing of beloved Oregon author Beverly Cleary: It is with both sadness and immense gratitude that we reflect on the incredible life of children’s author, Beverly Cleary. So beloved by so many, she brought us a treasure trove of children’s …

Feb

23

2021

Portland’s Green Bean Books Suggests Black History Books for Every Month

“Just because February is coming to an end doesn’t mean you should stop reading and learning about Black History! We’ve got books to inspire, educate, and challenge.” –Green Bean Books, Portland, OR Children’s specialty bookstore Green Bean Books shared a list of children’s books about Black history for year ’round love in the February issue …

Nov

10

2020

PNBA Book Awards

2021 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist Announced

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association is happy to announce the 2021 Book Awards Shortlist, selected by a committee of independent booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. This year’s committee chose the following 12 finalists, crafted by Northwest authors and illustrators, from a list of nearly 400 nominated titles published during 2020. The six …

Oct

9

2020

2021 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Preview, Part 2

Last Friday afternoon, as part of the week’s virtual regional trade show, booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest watched members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee present a selection of books they are excited about for the 2021 Book Awards. This post is the second part of the list of books mentioned during that session. …

Oct

6

2020

PNBA Book Awards

2021 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Preview, Part 1

Last Friday afternoon, as part of the week’s virtual regional trade show, booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest watched members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee present a selection of books they are excited about for the 2021 Book Awards. About 400 titles have been nominated for the award (more were arriving during the conference). …

May

15

2020

Celebrate 2020 PNBA Award-winning
Dylan Meconis and “Queen of the Sea” with Green Bean Books

How the world has changed since January, when the 2020 Pacific Northwest Book Award winners were announced and authors, bookstores, and publishers were making happy plans for celebratory events. Green Bean Books jumped at the chance to host the award presentation event for Dylan Meconis and Queen of the Sea. The original idea was to …

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