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Aug

22

2023

Dudley’s Bookshop Café Celebrating 50 Years of Bookselling in Downtown Bend, OR

This month Dudley’s Bookshop Café is celebrating 50 years of bookselling in Downtown Bend. It is rare for any retail business to survive for 50 years, but in a town that has seen as many changes as Bend, Oregon, to have an independent bookstore as a downtown fixture for so long is even more surprising. …

Jul

4

2023

Congratulations on 50 Years, Elliott Bay Book Company!

On Saturday, July 1, 2023, Elliott Bay Book Company celebrated its 50th Anniversary. You can see a timeline of their store history on their website. A celebration event included refreshments, luminaries, music, and the unveiling of a new feature in the store. Elliott Bay Book Company’s General Manager Janis Segress captured some of the moments …

May

25

2023

Bestseller Spotlight: Comfort Reads

Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. I often think of winter as prime time for comfort reads, but the recent bestsellers include some …

May

23

2023

Island Books: 50 Years!

Our friends at Island Books of Mercer Island, WA are celebrating their 50th year in business. For their Golden Anniversary, they are posting wonderful store histories by writer and former bookseller Miriam Landis on their blog.   https://www.tumblr.com/mercerislandbooks/715794400935084032/miriam-and-lola-deane-in-conversation

May

18

2023

Bestseller Spotlight: How Does Your Garden Grow?

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, where we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. Here’s a springtime story about gardening, inspired by titles from the most recent list: Whether your ideal garden is A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas, Paperback fiction …

May

16

2023

New Bookstore: Bishop & Wilde

A new bookstore opening is always worth celebrating so please welcome Portland, Oregon’s Bishop & Wilde to the mix. Sharing a space with Tin House, on the main floor of the publisher’s Northwest’s headquarters, former booksellers Melissa L. Amstutz and Tyler Dolan welcomed readers to their collaborative venture on Saturday, April 29th, during Independent Bookstore Day. Regular store …

Mar

3

2023

Congratulations to Tin House, Morgan Talty on PEN Award for “Night of the Living Rez!”

Portland publisher Tin House won big last night when Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez was awarded the PEN/ Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection. What a joy to see photos of the NYC ceremony from Tin House publisher Craig Popelars this morning! Fiction-lovers and book club readers, take note– this …

Feb

15

2023

Happy 48th Anniversary to Vintage Books of Vancouver, WA!

Congratulations to Vintage Books of Vancouver, WA! This local independent bookstore had its 48th anniversary on February 14, 2023. They shared on their Facebook page: Happy Anniversary to us! 48 years today. Maybe we’ll celebrate when the weather is warmer but most of all we want to say THANK YOU for choosing Vintage as your …

Jan

3

2023

New Owners for Time Enough Books in Ilwaco, WA

Big, happy news from Time Enough Books in Ilwaco, WA: Big changes here at the shop! Karla and Peter (and Scout) are going to enjoy a much-deserved retirement. But never fear… Time Enough Books is going to continue to be family-owned. Karla’s niece, Kelli, and her husband Bill are going to carry the torch! Kelli …

Sep

9

2022

New Bookstore Alert: Loving Room in Seattle

From Shelf Awareness 9/7/22: Loving Room: Diaspora Books + Salon, an 800-square-foot bookstore, reading room and community space with a focus on Black authors and stories, opened on Labor Day in Seattle, Wash., the Seattle Times reported. Located at 1400 20th Avenue in Seattle’s Central District, the bookstore sells fiction and nonfiction for children, teens and adults. The reading …

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