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Mar

8

2022

Happy 50th, Edmonds Bookshop!

“Edmonds Bookshop is thrilled to mark fifty years of continuous service to our local community, and to be part of the thriving downtown Edmonds scene,” said Michelle Bear, owner. Edmonds Bookshop weathered many changes in the retail book business during the last half century and continues as a successful Edmonds business today thanks to thousands …

Mar

1

2022

Jane Kirkpatrick Celebrates Letitia Carson

This is from OR author Jane Kirkpatrick‘s Story Sparks newsletter February 15, 2022: …I have news about Letitia Carson, one of the first African American women to cross the Oregon Trail and later file two lawsuits that she won which was highly unusual in Territorial Oregon where Black persons were excluded by law. A Light in the …

Sep

8

2020

Memories Wanted: Celebrate 50 Years
of Eagle Harbor Book Company!

September 2020, Eagle Harbor Book Company of Bainbridge Island, WA celebrates its 50th birthday. Below is a message to their customers and neighbors from their newsletter. It’s been a challenging year and we think it’s time to turn things around. Your home-town bookstore turns 50 years old this month and we’re ready to celebrate with …

Jan

10

2020

University Book Store Celebrates 120 years

University Book Store is celebrating its 120th anniversary this week on Friday Jan. 10. That day kicks off a year’s worth of events linked to the store’s founding. In 1895, when Washington had only officially been a state for six years, the “Territorial University” moved north of Portage Bay and became the University of Washington. …

Aug

23

2019

Riverwalk Books Celebrates 25 Years

Riverwalk Books of Chelan, WA celebrated its 25-year Anniversary this month. Booksellers from all over the country (as well as one very special best-selling author) recorded a video full of messages of congratulations and thanks for Libby Manthey, the store’s owner. Treat yourself to these heartfelt (and often funny) testimonials from superstars from the literary …

Jul

9

2019

Happy 10th Birthday, Green Bean Books!

Tuesday, July 9, 2019, Green Bean Books in Portland celebrates its tenth birthday! Congratulations, Grean Bean Books. This charming bookshop in a darling red house in the Alberta Arts District in Portland (just a quick walk from Salt & Straw ice cream, if you like to double up your treats) focuses on kids’ books and …

Feb

6

2019

Third Street Books

Happy 15th Birthday, Third Street Books!

From Shelf Awareness January 30, 2019:   Congratulations to Third Street Books, McMinnville, Ore., which celebrated its 15th anniversary. Owner Sylla McClellan wrote to customers: “Years ago my husband told me that I was basically unemployable. I’ve been self-employed for so long that I would make a lousy employee; too independent and not great at taking …

Aug

24

2018

Celebrate 20 Years of Harry Potter– and Third Place Books!

  Celebrate twenty years of Harry Potter … and twenty years of Third Place Books! Harry Potter and Third Place Books were both born in 1998: is that a coincidence? Or was something magical afoot that fateful year in Lake Forest Park? Either way, come celebrate the anniversaries of Harry and Third Place with an …

Jul

3

2018

The Great American Birthday Cake Book

Happy Birthday, Bookstores!

As we get ready to celebrate Independence Day, let’s wish a happy birthday to some independent bookstores. Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle has been around for 45 glorious, book-filled years.       Meanwhile, Secret Garden Books in Seattle feted their neighbor, Phinney Books, with a photo and a sweet message for Phinney’s fourth …

Apr

2

2018

Harriet Gets Carried Away

Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima

This book, about an adorable little girl who gets too carried away planning a birthday party with her dads, is just what we need right now. Her mission is to find the perfect party hats, but she ends up getting caught up with penguins and must find her way home in time for the party! …

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