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. As Christmas approaches and the supply chain continues to have issues, we notice that some books that are difficult to get still appear on the bestseller list. Maybe it’s because …
This addition to the fairy tale re-tellings did not disappoint! Meyer gives her characters such fullness and a rich world in which to grow that I couldn’t help but be invested in the plot. Unlike her Lunar Chronicles, this retelling happens in a medieval world, full of magic and curses, and I especially enjoyed …
From A Good Book in Sumner, WA: Shop early. Shop often. Don’t wait until mid-December. Supply chain woes are still throttling what we can get on the shelves. Please plan accordingly. We were expecting a dozen gazillion boxes on Tuesday. We might get them by Friday. At which point, they’ll be mixed in with the …
From Broadway Books in Portland, OR: The only words we’re more tired of hearing than “pandemic” and “pivot” are “supply chain disruption.” We suspect you’re feeling much the same way. Sadly, the disruption is very real and definitely affecting the book world too. Between paper, ink, and labor shortages, as well as large container ships making circles around ports trying …
At the end of the Civil War, Simon, a 23 year-old musician conscripted into the Confederate army, escapes from his regiment and, with his rag-tag band of friends, struggles to make a home and a living in the worst of circumstances. Simon dreams of a place of his own with the woman he loves by …
Madison Books, the new bookstore in the Madison Park neighborhood in Seattle owned by Phinney Books’ Tom Nissley and managed by James Crossley, is open for two weeks of holiday pop-up shopping before renovations are finished. Here’s the update on the Phinney Books website: Yes, as you may have read in our newsletter or other places, …
Charlie, aka the Grenadine Kid, is the son of an American diplomat in France in 1961. By chance–or is it?– he witnesses a pick pocket, Amir, similar in age to himself being accosted by police, Charlie comes to his aid and by doing so strikes up a friendship. Charlie really has no friends and is …
‘Tis the season for sending out abundant and sincere gratitude to everybody who’s making an effort to shop local during the holidays. December is hugely important for the bottom line in the retail world, a fact that’s well known by owners and employees of independent bookstores. But there’s a Catch-22 (a great gift book for …
It’s getting down to the wire, folks! Here are some gift guides from local bookstores to give you ideas for those last-minute gifts. (*Please note– Not everything listed is still available on the shelves at all stores. If you’re really pressed for time, you might want to call ahead to your local shop and ask …
Last year, Sherman Alexie came up with the idea for writers to support their local indie by volunteering to work at the store on Small Business Saturday 2013. Alexie called the appeal “Indies First,” and entreated authors to link to an indie to sell their books online. The day was a huge hit. Thousands of authors volunteered as …
