Congratulations to the Patterson Holiday Bookstore Bonus Recipients! Author and publishing phenomenon James Patterson continued his holiday tradition of generosity to booksellers by giving bonuses to independent booksellers around the country. Thank you to Mr. Patterson and to all the readers who nominated booksellers. These are the PNW booksellers who received bonuses this year: Ellis …
Booklovers from all over joined Beach Books in Seaside, OR to celebrate their 20th Anniversary November 1, 2025. “It was so much better than we even hoped. Music was great, the food and drinks were terrific, and the lines at the checkout were long. We had a grand time.” —Karen Emmerling, owner of Beach Books, …
Treat yourself to this interview with Annie Bloom’s Will and Ruby. It’s less than 18 minutes long, and it’s professionally produced by Oregon artist Leif Olsen, who also composed the music, as part of theliferecording.com. Olsen records the life stories of parents, grandparents, widows, and widowers—then sets them to original music—because no one’s story should …
From Shelf Awareness 9/9/25: Congratulations to Inklings Bookshop, Yakima, Wash., which has begun celebrating its 25th anniversary. Through the end of the month, the store is offering customers a (cosmic) crisp, locally grown apple from Johnson Orchards and 25% off of adult & children’s classics at the register as well as a special surprise for in-store …
Rediscovered Books has started pop-ups outside their new location in the Linen District of Boise at 1576 W. Grove Street! Sneak peeks on their social media show that the space is coming together beautifully. On Saturday, July 12th, we invite the community to celebrate our new space, we will have many special events. There will …
Hooray for a successful move for West Seattle’s Paper Boat Booksellers! The store is in its new spot, in the Alaska Junction at 4522 California Ave SW in West Seattle. Stop by and visit the new digs! Store hours are TUE/WED/THURS 10-7 and FRIDAY + SATURDAY 10-8. Enjoy a virtual visit with their photos below …
The first 2025 Pacific Northwest Book Awards celebrations have taken place! More are planned! Amy Hevron— Log Life, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA 2/11/25 Tara Karr Roberts— Wild and Distant Seas, Book People, Moscow, ID 2/13/25 Cat Bohannon— Eve Ravenna Third Place Books, Seattle, WA, 6:00 pm 2/26/25 Chris LaTray— Becoming Little Shell, Fact …
Vintage Books is turning 50 on February 14th 2025! The store will host an in-store celebration February 14th-16th during store hours. There will be goodies, drawings, and lots of conversation. Write about your memories at the message center and view archival materials. The store invites you! “Please come and join us if you live nearby or …
The winners for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association 2025 Northwest Book Awards have been announced. The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) is a non-profit association of independent bookstores from five Northwest states: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Since 1965, the annual Book Awards have recognized such luminary figures in Northwest literature as Ivan Doig, Ursula K. …
From the newsletters of Always Here Bookstore in Portland, OR: After letting our newsletter gather dust for 4 months, we’re back to announce that the pop-up at 3808 N Williams Ave that we share with Jelly Cup Collective will be closing at the end of the year […] [&] […] we found the long-term home for …
