On September 29, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown met with business owners and community leaders to learn how the state can aid in the recovery after the devastating Eagle Creek Fire. She also shopped in Downtown Hood River to encourage people to patronize Gorge businesses. Her first stop was Waucoma Bookstore, which was recorded on Facebook Live. Owner …
Last week, hundreds of booksellers, authors, and publishers converged on Seattle for the American Booksellers Association’s ninth annual Winter Institute (Wi9), an industry celebration and education opportunity. Was your favorite local bookseller there? Enjoy some photos from the Elliott Bay Book Company-hosted opening ceremonies to get a taste of the spirit of the event.
Growing up in Hood River, Muir Cohen used to hang out in the children’s section of Waucoma Bookstore, inhaling the aroma of freshly ground coffee. For a long time he associated books with coffee and thought that all bookstores were supposed to smell like coffee. He was disappointed to learn that this wasn’t so.* For the …
“Lean on Pete is an unforgettable tale about a 15-year-old boy who becomes homeless after his father dies. Left with nothing, Charley seeks refuge at a Portland horse track until his heart sends him on a journey to find an aunt who may or may not be in Wyoming. Vlautin’s straightforward, spare writing brings everything …
“Amy moves to a small town to live with her great aunt Mae and escape her troubled past. Behind the house she discovers a foggy clearing where she meets Henry. Henry is a boy unlike anyone she has ever met, and with good reason. It’s 1944 on Henry’s side of the clearing, where he and …
