Dear Bookstore Friends and Family, Ten years ago, we opened Rediscovered Books with great expectations, incredible naïveté and hearts full of hope. Today the naïveté has morphed into idealism, but the great expectations and hope have remained the same. We want to take you through part of our journey over the last ten years. As …
The internet is full of lovely celebrations of beloved author, Beverly Cleary– the girl from Yamhill, who is now 100 years old! The above video is from Oregon Public Broadcasting. Check out their full coverage of the creator of Ramona Quimby, Ralph S. Mouse, Henry and Ribsy, and so many more childhood friends. If nothing else, …
This weekend, Seattle independent bookstore Queen Anne Book Company celebrated its second birthday. The store was festooned with traditional Dutch birthday streamers as a nod to the heritage of owner Krijn de Jonge, and customers enjoyed homemade honey cake baked by his wife, owner Judy de Jonge. Owner Janis Segress and the staff organized a special …
In celebration of the store’s 38th birthday, Chapter One owners Shawn Wathen and Mara Lynn Luther have specially marked 38 books around the Hamilton, MT, store, and if a customer happens to buy one of the books this week he or she gets 38 percent off. A nice surprise, that’d be. They’ve also got a …
