Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. We thought it might be fun to have Thursday Themes where we shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list. Is it a trend? A coincidence? An eccentric millionaire seeking comfort by purchasing books from independent bookstores around the region to …
A whole new way to cookbook with this one! I just slipped over 25 color coded sticky notes into my review copy with just the recipes that I want to flirt with first. Simple staple ingredients from fridge, pantry, counter and freezer take center stage in each recipe. This cookbook is divided up into sensible …
Here is Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love. Lovingly designed by Chip Kidd (of course), Murakami T is a wee book wherein Haruki Murakami reminiscences about his t-shirt collection (which is not as extensive as his vinyl collection, by the way). And because it’s Murakami, his “reminiscences” are delightfully quirky and eccentric essays. It’s totally a “WTF is …
It’s time for a Thursday Theme, when we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. I’m having company over tonight for the first time in almost two years, and that meant I had to pare down the stacks of fiction, nonfiction, middle grade, and YA …
Mary Roach is at it again. After telling us all about cadavers, all things digestion, the afterlife, all things scientifically sexual, war, AND Mars, she is now turning her attention (and ours) to what happens when a critter breaks the law… you know, breaking and entering, butting heads with your camera, chomping on your toes …
There are more than a few Star Trek fans on our staff, but you don’t have to be a Trekkie to enjoy this psuedo-autobiographical thriller that explores the relationships between stars and their fans. The novel features Spiner and the rest of the very real cast of Star Trek early in the show’s history, but …
A few years ago, Robert Macfarlane, who’s something of a patron saint at Madison Books (see our review of 2019 book of the year Underland, now out in paperback) wrote The Lost Words, an ornate linguistic repository intended to preserve the lexicon of the natural world that’s literally being removed from dictionaries. Lavishly illustrated by Jackie Morris, it became …
Lidia Yuknavitch Reads Her Short Story “Street Walker” Listen to Portland author Lidia Yuknavitch read on this podcast, brought to you by Portland bookstore Powell’s! This story is a preview; the collection, Verge, will be available February 4, 2020. You can preorder now from Powell’s and other independent bookstores. Get crafty, make a card, and …
For the cook (for the novice to the accomplished): Dinner: Changing the Game by Melissa Clark. I cannot recommend this book enough! The recipes are simple,delicious and inventive, the photography is fantastic. Every recipe I have made has been a hit. The recipes can be a stand alone meal with perhaps the addition of a …
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 …
