Two Face Outs/ “walk me to the shelf” recs for Brian Juenemann, the Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, from India at Spoke & Word Books in Milwaukie, OR: Klan members are turning into nasty little monsters (their outsides matching their insides) called ku kluxes. Our trio of badasses is unaliving them in …
Treat yourself to this interview with Annie Bloom’s Will and Ruby. It’s less than 18 minutes long, and it’s professionally produced by Oregon artist Leif Olsen, who also composed the music, as part of theliferecording.com. Olsen records the life stories of parents, grandparents, widows, and widowers—then sets them to original music—because no one’s story should …
A gloriously clever mashup of genres that captures the loneliness of space and the joy of finding companions to explore it with. I laughed one page, cried the next, and cheered for Demeter and her motley crew throughout. Of Monsters and Mainframes is a delight from start to finish. –Maiga, Powell’s Books, Portland, OR Feel …
A haunting and grisly story about the consequences of both repressing and giving into desire. If you’re a fan of dark horror that explores the complexity of human relationships, I really recommend that you give this one a try. –Lillian, Village Books, Bellingham, WA Expand your reading horizons with recommendations from Village Books and other …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. W is for winter and witches and women and water and walls and …
If you liked Justin Cronin’s vampire trilogy (starting with THE PASSAGE), I think you’ll love FEVER HOUSE and THE DEVIL BY NAME, a kind of zombie/STAND hybrid, by Keith Rosson. Big scares, big gross-outs, big fun. –Stephen King (@StephenKing) on X Oct. 5, 2024 Fever House is an Annie Bloom’s Staff Pick, and Portland author …
Available new in paperback store on September 17. Watch the replay of our interview with the author here. River can see monsters and is destined to be the hero, a job they definitely don’t want. They’re just trying to survive middle school, especially the class where the teacher keeps misgendering them on purpose. But when …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. We have been enjoying a magical, mysterious summer as readers, with many of …
Local favorite Cherie Priest is back this week with The Drowning House, a suitably gothic ghost story about a house that washes ashore, the woman who knows its secrets, and the pair of childhood pals who must put aside old rivalries to figure out the mystery of the house that has come back from the …
Believe it or not, this was my first Chuck Tingle read—and I was not disappointed! This horror adventure came full of the heart I’ve learned to expect from Mr. Tingle, plus a tight, keep-you-guessing plot and lovably relatable characters. It deftly depicts the double-edged sword that is being an openly queer creator. And, the audiobook …
