This book is not what I expected, but in the best way! It is not quite a traditional mystery, but it is chock-full of suspense and engrossing characters. The Maine Appalachian Trail setting is vivid and comes to feel like a member of the cast. Gaige writes in a way that makes you feel like …
For Earth Day and Poetry Month, this is the perfect book! Two Washington creators combine forces in this story of outdoor exploration. Haiku poems from the point of view of a young hiker help us all appreciate being outside together. This book gorgeously encapsulates the experience of hiking as a group of big people and …
Feed your summer reading habit and support your favorite NW indie by shopping The Great Summer Reading Guide! This summer, many independent bookstores will share favorite titles through email newsletter, websites, and bookshop.org collections. We’ll feature some of the titles here, too, to help you remember that whether your local independent bookstore has air conditioning …
From Watermark Book Company in Anacortes, WA: Here is local author and avid hiker Robert Jepperson with his newest book, Wild World Next Door. With stunning photography and informative text, he highlights the flora and fauna one might see on the trails in Anacortes. We have lots of signed copies here in-store for you or …
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. While big, national preorder campaigns for much-anticipated fall titles served up some fresh titles (like this and this) for the bestseller list, we also noticed that books with local connections …
Wordless book often have the most to say, and Hike in particular exemplifies in particular what I look for in a memorable picture book: nature, diversity, and grit alongside illustrations that you want to step into. This is one of my favorite new spring picture books. –Jesica Sweedler DeHart, Neill Public Library, Pullman, Washington If …
