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Oct

25

2022

The Story of the Hundred Promises
by Neil Cochrane

Cochrane creates a world filled with glorious nature, magic, enchanters, spells, beauty, roses, and fairy tales. But, lest you think this is close to paradise, darkness does dwell here: a rampaging beast, unbreakable spells, a cave dweller, hexes (where no hex should ever be), and perhaps the most terrifying of all is the pervasive, overwhelming …

Apr

22

2022

The Start of a “Stylish” Conversation:
“Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary”

Grace Campbell of Olympia and Laura Stanfill of Portland met at Mineral School in Mineral, Washington, during a 2018 parent residency week. Grace Campbell is the Fiction Editor at 5×5 Literary Magazine. Her roots are in flash/microfiction, where she has been published in journals like Brevity, Hobart, Joyland, and Midway. Her work has been featured …

May

15

2018

Kid's Guide to Boise

Rediscovered Books Launches New Publishing Division

Boise’s independent bookstore makes its publishing debut with A Kid’s Guide to Boise Rediscovered Publishing, a new division of downtown Boise’s Rediscovered Books, will be releasing A Kid’s Guide to Boise by Rick Just on May 29, 2018. The book is a complete guide for what to do, where to go, what to eat all around …

Jan

9

2017

Bicycle Coloring Book

The Bicycle Coloring Book:
Journey to the End of the World

I’ve mostly avoided the coloring book fad, but The Bicycle Coloring Book: Journey to the End of the World still captures my attention every time I open it. It’s fascinating and bizarre, like a tome of bicycle-themed science fiction dreamscapes, and this is a coloring book worth diving into and exploring. –Cyn Marts, Microcosm Publishing, …

Sep

6

2016

1

remark

sweet pea of King's Books

sweet pea of King’s Books
Gives a Microcosmic Interview

This interview is from the blog of Portland-based Microcosm Publishing, conducted by Elly Blue. We have long been fans of King’s Books in Tacoma, Washington. It’s a humongous store full of new and used books and it’s clear from the minute you walk in that it’s run by kindred spirits. I’m not going to say …

Jul

5

2016

“Through Early Yellowstone”: Gems about the National Park

Janet Chapple, editor of Through Early Yellowstone: Adventuring by Bicycle, Covered Wagon, Foot, Horseback, and Skis, sat down with the publisher and editor of Granite Peak Publications to discuss her latest book, an anthology of travel accounts in the park dating from 1870 to 1916. Q: What inspired you to put together this book? A: …

Jul

1

2015

Grass Roots Celebrates Independents

July 1-7, Grass Roots Books & Music in Corvallis, OR is celebrating Independents Week, an annual campaign by the American Independent Business Alliance–and booklovers can get a coupon for participating! Visit Grass Roots and tell them what you love about your local, independent bookstore, whether it’s the contributions and opportunities it offers, how it shapes the future of …

May

22

2014

1

remark

Tegan Tigani of NWBL and Rosemary Jones of BPNW

Book Publishers Northwest and Pacific Northwest Booksellers

This week, I had the pleasure of presenting at the Book Publishers Northwest monthly meeting. Book Publishers Northwest (BPNW) is a regional affiliate of the Independent Book Publishers Association. About 20 attended the meeting in the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle. Rosemary Jones, author and longtime board member/ web editor for BPNW, organized the meeting as …

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