Sally Mann delivers a candid look at what it means to be human and an artist. The day to day living, the life incidents, and everything in between are part of the package. She brings her experiences, an exhaustive number of metaphors, and plenty of photographs and snapshots of her typed letters to encourage, to …
Set across the PNW, LaPointe combines memoir and creative non-fiction to weave the stories of her Coast Salish female ancestors into her own complex tale. Heart-wrenching, and unflinching, LaPointe depicts the severe mental and physical health problems and hardships caused by PTSD from sexual assault—an issue which disproportionally impacts Native/Indigenous women. In La Pointe’s journey …
What if you could travel back to your 16th birthday, make changes that might make your life better, and save your dad’s life in the process? Time travel, father-daughter relationships, and Emma’s great writing. If you liked The Midnight Library or The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, this is the book you need. Now! –Karen, …
If you, like me, thought Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown was a terrific novel, funny, tragic, thought-provoking, insightful, all those good things, then here’s your next great read: Percival Everett’s Erasure. √ them out today. —Nancy Pearl on social media 5/18/20, reposted 5/18/21 One Nightstand is a reader-fueled feature, and you can be a contributor, too. Simply …
Sweeping immigrant story of the first logging industries and labor unions in the Pacific Northwest. The Overstory by Richard Powers and Barkskins by Annie Proulx would make good bookends to this saga. –Sandy, Grass Roots Books & Music, Corvallis, OR Can you think of some other good reading bookend recommendations? We’ll go next: Some books about resilient women– Educated, …
If you liked: ✓ books starring spirited & sassy girls ✓ underdog-type stories with brave main characters ✓ stories with unique world building ✓ ice skating & martial arts… together, then try Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate & Sword. –Powell’s Books, Portland, OR Many thanks to author Kelly Jones for taking a photo of …
This is a link we’ve had in the files for quite some time now… Even though the titles aren’t quite so fresh, it’s still a fun tool. The Seattle Times created interactive book recommendations based on reviews from the paper. You know what’s even more fun, though? Visiting a local independent bookshop to ask a bookseller …
I think it’s fairly safe to say that we all have several reading personalities, depending on mood and circumstance. Sometimes, you might be in the mood for the literary equivalent of a summer blockbuster, with explosions and car chases and clearly defined bad guys. Other times you might want a stately costume drama or something …
Written like a musical fugue with four voices in counterpoint, I enjoyed the beautiful language, narrative structure, and the distinctive voices of characters that I could relate to as they wrestle with grief, aging, identity, and family. Their stories are seen as back-lit by the suicide bombing of three Metro stations and one bus in …
I picked this up on account of the cover and finished it in a sitting. Dark Run is Guardians of the Galaxy meets Firefly meets Han Solo with more whiskey. Space Pirates, misfits, and one-liners: what more does one need? Can’t wait to read the next book by Mike Brooks. –Alex, Third Place Books, Seattle, …
