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Feb

19

2019

Gavlin Family reading

Galvin Family Reading: A Guest Blog Post
from a Customer of Island Books

This piece was originally published on the Island Books blog. Growing up, I loved getting lost in books: It didn’t matter to me if the book was adventurous, dramatic, suspenseful, or fantastical; as long as it transported me somewhere else, I was happy. I’d be so immersed in my book that I’d barely hear my …

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 …

Aug

17

2018

Powell's Books Portrait of a Bookseller-- Katherine M

Portrait of a Bookseller: Katherine M

How would you describe your job to someone you just met? Whenever I tell people that I’m a bookseller at Powell’s, their eyes light up because they believe that Powell’s is the place to be in Portland. Then, a look of confusion will cross their faces, and they’ll ask me what exactly that means. I …

Jul

2

2018

Life Lessons Harry Potter Taught Me

Life Lessons Harry Potter Taught Me by Jill Kolongowski

For those of us who love Harry Potter (and there are a LOT of us), the magic never truly ends. We re-read the books. We watch the movies for maybe the hundredth time (and I might not be exaggerating). We find camaraderie and instant connections with fellow Potterheads who also believe in love, magic, and forever friendship. …

Aug

22

2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany

Harry Potter is back! As a longtime fan of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, I thought this was a fun addition to the already phenomenal series. In case you haven’t heard, this book is not like the original Harry Potter novels as it is a script of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child that is being performed in …

Jul

29

2016

1

remark

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter Parties

The newest book with Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will be on sale at the stroke of midnight this Sunday– the very first minute of July 31– in some stores. Other stores are trying to encourage you to get a good night’s sleep before you read the script for the play that …

Jul

21

2016

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

Here lies the beginning of Harry’s adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Once you are invested in the fabulous world, magic, and characters Rowling has created, you will never be the same again. Trust me. There’s no going back. And you know what? You won’t ever want to. All I can say about …

Aug

4

2015

5

remarks

Tegan reading

Summer Rereading

Last week, within one six-hour shift, I had two customers I didn’t know all that well tell me that they were rereading the entire Harry Potter series—and that they did it every summer. To a children’s book buyer, who receives hundreds of new kids’ books to evaluate every month, rereading is an indulgence. For someone …

Jul

21

2011

Rakha'n Some Harry Potter

At NWBL, our kids are either too old or too young to have drawn us into JK Rowling’s world. And, while nowadays it’s customary for adult readers to read the stories of Harry, Bella or Katniss, a decade ago, when several of us were working in bookstores, it just wasn’t the case. Some of us …

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