Booklovers from all over joined Beach Books in Seaside, OR to celebrate their 20th Anniversary November 1, 2025. “It was so much better than we even hoped. Music was great, the food and drinks were terrific, and the lines at the checkout were long. We had a grand time.” —Karen Emmerling, owner of Beach Books, …
Saturday evening, booklovers gathered at the Seattle Public Library Central Branch to announce and celebrate the winners of the Washington State Book Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Nancy Guppy, host and producer of the Seattle Channel’s “Art Zone with Nancy Guppy.” The winners receive a $500 honorarium to go with the recognition. The Washington Center …
“Prefer a Brazilian? “As you may have guessed, this is a gritty novel with violence at its core. Surrounding that core, however, is a rich and engrossing narrative that is funny, sexy, enigmatic, and escapist. This novel is a fulminent introduction to one of today’s most gifted Brazilian writers.” –Jamil Zaidi, Elliott Bay Book Company, …
We love to hear what James from Island Books is reading and how he talks about it. In this post from the store’s blog, Message in a Bottle, he reminds us of that perfect period of time before you start a book you’re excited about. You’ve read the reviews and the cover blurbs and it’s …
When you’re sitting in a bookstore café with a fellow book lover, Bad Company belting it out from the speakers behind you, the sun streaming in through skylights, you know things are good. A recent trip to Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle to talk with Jamil Zaidi, a store manager and the current president …
Booksellers love to talk about the Next Big Thing—especially if they can be the first to get there. Because booksellers are, at heart, discoverers, always on the lookout for something new (or old) to unveil to their colleagues and customers. Book Expo America is where they go to plunder new territory. Our colleague on the …
