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Dec

19

2018

Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure

Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure by Torben Kuhlmann

[Here’s an example] of quirky illustrations and marvelous set pieces. Torben Kuhlmann has been consistently putting out stunningly illustrated books about small creatures doing great feats of aeronautics and engineering. Most recently, it’s Edison, the story of two mice who create a to-scale submersible in order to search for a sunken treasure. That’s right. A mouse-driven …

Dec

13

2018

Girl Squads

Girl Squads by Sam Maggs

This remarkable book shows us female friendships that changed history, from the Trưng sisters defending first century Vietnam, to pirates Anne Bonny & Mary Read, to the Zohra Orchestra of Afghan girls. Find yourself some new historical heroes! — sweet pea, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA  Find perfect gifts and inspiration for yourself at King’s Books …

Nov

21

2018

Bibliophile

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount

Those of you who know Jane Mount only from her colorful illustrations of shelved and stacked book spines might be surprised—as I was—that her new book of literary “miscellany” is as miscellaneous as it is, full not only of her trademark spines but of profiles of bookstores and libraries, lists of recommended reading, and general …

Nov

5

2018

Hearth anthology cover

Country Bookshelf Welcomes Community to “Hearth” November 7th

An Evening with Hearth From Country Bookshelf’s newsletter We are delighted to welcome editors Annick Smith and Susan O’Connor, alongside contributor Gretel Ehrlich, on Wednesday, November 7th at 6pm for a special evening of reading and discussion of their new anthology Hearth: A Global Conversation on Identity, Community, and Place. This powerful multicultural collection of essays, poetry, …

Dec

15

2016

Owl by Bannick

Owl: A Year in the Life of North American Owls by Paul Bannick

Bannick, author of The Owl and the Woodpecker, has hit a home run with his newest book on North American Owls. Author/photographer Bannick fills his book with absolutely stunning photographs of these often elusive birds. In addition to his gorgeous photos, Bannick details the natural history of owls in general, and more specifically, the four species …

Dec

9

2016

Maria Semple

Maria Semple on NPR and onstage at King’s Books

I love when a local author I admire is everywhere I look. This week, it’s been that way with Maria Semple. She kept popping up in my twitter and facebook feeds because she’s been so dang busy! She was on NPR. She was at King’s Books. Somehow she worked some Hermione time-turner-type magic and had …

Nov

16

2016

Atlas Obscura

Atlas Obscura
by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, Ella Morton

What a subtitle: “An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders!” This is beautiful, bizarre, intriguing, absurd– arm-chair travel at its most curious and delightful. I’m recommending this as the gift to get for the person who has everything and/or the most interesting person on your list. Life will never be boring with a book like …

Dec

18

2013

Shelf Awareness Announces Top Books of 2013

The online literary newsletter Shelf Awareness announced its top books for 2013: 10 each for fiction, nonfiction, and kids. Congratulations to Pacific Northwest author Daniel James Brown for the selection of his nonfiction account of the University of Washington crew team’s quest for the gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans …

Dec

13

2013

Queen Anne Book Company Holiday

Holiday Recommendations from
Pacific Northwest Bookstores

Oooh, I just love a good holiday gift guide! So after I helped put one together for Queen Anne Book Company, I surfed the websites of the independent bookstores of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and found MORE. Take a browse. You might even want to share your favorite lists because not everyone is lucky …

Dec

15

2011

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

I’ve read this lovely little classic before, but each and every time I get around to re-reading it, I discover new joys in amongst its already engaging Regency charm and Austentatious wit.

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