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Apr

22

2026

Strange Pictures by Uketsu (with bonus Secret Garden Books Independent Bookstore Day info!)

Visit and revisit illustrations that shift before your eyes as you gain contextual understanding of the interlocked stories in this book. This mystery-horror novel is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. Truly chilling! -Lucy, Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA On Seattle Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 25th, 2026, Secret Garden Books is hosting a …

Oct

15

2025

Happy Anniversary, BOLD!

From BOLD Coffee & Books in Portland, OR:  Come help us celebrate one BOLD year! It’s been a transformative year of new friends, tasty drinks, delicious food, brave books, and events galore. We are deeply grateful to our incredible community for welcoming us and bringing us to this first milestone. On Saturday, October 18, please …

Sep

16

2025

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Happy 25th Birthday, Inklings Bookshop!

From Shelf Awareness 9/9/25: Congratulations to Inklings Bookshop, Yakima, Wash., which has begun celebrating its 25th anniversary. Through the end of the month, the store is offering customers a (cosmic) crisp, locally grown apple from Johnson Orchards and 25% off of adult & children’s classics at the register as well as a special surprise for in-store …

Jul

8

2025

Rediscovered Books’ New Location Launching!

Rediscovered Books has started pop-ups outside their new location in the Linen District of Boise at 1576 W. Grove Street! Sneak peeks on their social media show that the space is coming together beautifully. On Saturday, July 12th, we invite the community to celebrate our new space, we will have many special events. There will …

Jul

1

2025

Psychiatrist MM Desch Explores the Mind in Debut Thriller

Mary Desch, writing under the pen name MM Desch, brings years of psychiatric expertise to her debut psychological thriller, Tangled Darkness. The novel follows Dr. Leslie Schoen, a psychiatrist who becomes a suspect when a clinical assistant is found dead amid missing opioid allegations. She becomes ensnared in a deadly scheme of clinic conspiracies and …

Jun

20

2025

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Celebrate Octavia Butler at Third Place Books June 23, 2025

From Third Place Books in Seattle: June 22nd marks the 78th birthday of former Lake Forest Park resident Octavia Butler, the trailblazing author of The Parable of the Sower and the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction. Butler lived in the neighborhood of Lake Forest Park from 1996 until …

May

20

2025

Moira Macdonald’s Debut Novel
‘Storybook Ending’ is a Joyous Gift

From The Seattle Times May 20, 2025 Bethany Jean Clement, Seattle Times food writer Partway through the first page of Moira Macdonald’s debut novel “Storybook Ending,” I started crying. Not with sorrow — the novel starts with the most intriguing two sentences, then takes us directly into the luminous, cinematic mind of one of the …

Feb

4

2025

Vancouver’s Vintage Books turns 50!

Vintage Books is turning 50 on February 14th 2025! The store will host an in-store celebration February 14th-16th during store hours. There will be goodies, drawings, and lots of conversation. Write about your memories at the message center and view archival materials. The store invites you! “Please come and join us if you live nearby or …

Sep

3

2024

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Sisters Festival of Books Sept. 13-15, 2024

What a month September is for the Pacific Northwest! We have the Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival on September 7 in Redmond, WA thanks to Brick & Mortar Books, and then the following weekend is the Sisters Festival of Books September 13-15 in Sisters, OR, thanks to the hard work of Paulina Springs Books and the …

Aug

16

2024

Bookstore Romance Day August 17, 2024

Oh, booklovers! This Saturday, August 17, 2024, is Bookstore Romance Day! Online events actually start tonight, Friday August 16, with the kick-off Romantasy Party at 4:00 PM Pacific (7 PM Eastern) on Zoom. Virtual online events are free but do require registration. Many stores are also celebrating with free or gift-with-purchase treats in-store. Find participating …

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