If you were to have seen my grandmother walking down a sidewalk of Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood during the 1960s or ’70s, you might glance at the slightly overweight, gray-haired, conservatively-dressed woman, and then move on to look at a billboard or shop window. Large black purse in one hand, shopping bag in the other, …
This month Dudley’s Bookshop Café is celebrating 50 years of bookselling in Downtown Bend. It is rare for any retail business to survive for 50 years, but in a town that has seen as many changes as Bend, Oregon, to have an independent bookstore as a downtown fixture for so long is even more surprising. …
Once I started this book, I couldn’t put it down. Claire Dederer aptly asks questions and ruminates on separating the art from the artist (or monster) from many different angles. I especially loved the exploration of what it means to be a fan and caught up in parasocial relationships. Between clever analysis and examination, there …
Celebrate ten years of celebrating independent bookstores! On Saturday April 29, 2023, bookstores and readers around the country will participate in Independent Bookstore Day festivities. Some communities have bookstore passports with prizes. Others have in-store events. This year, there’s even a nationwide Independent Bookstore Week Spirit Week leading up to the big day, with Silly …
In 1985, it isn’t easy for a woman to break into the tattoo business, especially not in a small town like Blue Claw. When Gina turns 18, her brother reluctantly lets her apprentice at his tattoo shop, and the next year is filled with unexpected surprises. I was completely wrapped up in Gina’s coming-of-age story. …
If you’ve been following our coverage of the 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Awards winners, you’ve read about the virtual author event. But just in case you haven’t followed through to register for free, here’s a reminder! You can share the registration link with friends and reading fans all over. 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Awards with …
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. Sometimes the themes come from the covers, sometimes the titles, sometimes the authors’ names, sometimes …
Just look at that lovely award plaque! This is the award being delivered to author/ illustrator Julie Morstad for her 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Award-winning picture book, Time Is a Flower. Every year, winners receive a 3-D mock bookshelf featuring their own book face-out and the other winners’ spines. These awards are lovingly crafted, commissioned …
Thursday, February 7, 2019 Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, MT is thrilled to welcome author debut Montana author Stephanie Land, who will discuss and sign the highly anticipated Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive, Thursday, February 7th at 6pm. This event is not to be missed! “There are tens of millions of …
Jonathan Evison, the author of soon-to-be classic Northwest novels such as The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving and West of Here, will be at Island Books on Mercer Island, WA on Thursday, Thursday May 3rd at 6:30pm, with his new novel, Lawn Boy. The store writes, “Anyone who was present for his last visit won’t soon …
