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John Vaillant

Jan

23

2025

Bestseller Spotlight: W Words

On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. W is for winter and witches and women and water and walls and …

Jan

24

2024

The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant

Like D.B. Cooper, poet-logger Wobblies, potlatches, and the geoduck, The Golden Spruce is the kind of story Cascadia produces best: mystical, misty, mystifying, and just a little bit larger than life. A great read, engaging without pandering or condescension, this story is part whodunit, part song-of-place, and part sorrowful cautionary parable. A must for all …

Dec

28

2023

Bestseller Spotlight: Worth the Wait

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. The latest bestseller list features some books that sold through their most recent print runs in the …

Sep

2

2010

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant

“This is by far the most gripping natural history of a predator that I have ever read. I would compare it to Barry Lopez’s Of Wolves and Men, but on steroids. Vaillant places the tiger in cultural, ecological and historical context, giving the reader a rich understanding of a frightening creature.”—Penny Hutchens, The Duck Store …

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