The shortlist for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association 2020 Pacific Northwest Book Awards has been announced. The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) is a non-profit association of independent bookstores from five Northwest states, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The Association produces educational and promotional events and materials for its members and offers literacy, free …
On Monday afternoon, a roomful of booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest gathered to hear a panel of their peers, members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee, present for the 2020 Book Awards Preview. Over 400 books have been nominated for the award. To be eligible, a book must have been published between October 1, …
Karl Marlantes once again brings us an epic that can’t be put down, this time set in the forests and on the rivers of southwest Washington, all soon to be engulfed by logging and fishing. Deep River combines the story of immigrant siblings (from Finland) and a larger Scandinavian community, the desires of families escaping …
Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara This is available as an abridged audiobook, if you have a drive or your bookstore is closed for the holiday. The Final Storm by Jeff Shaara This is #4 in the the World War II series. If you want to start right away on book one, here’s the audiobook; …
On Monday, April 1, booksellers from around the region gathered in Portland with authors and publishers following a booksellers’ education session from the American Booksellers Association. The Authors on the Map book signing and a happy hour hosted by Forest Avenue Press, Counterpoint Press, and Tin House Books were an opportunity for booksellers to meet …
Although it may be the unofficial start to summer, the day to fire up the grill and really start complaining about the weather, Memorial Day honors Americans who died in military service. Here are some nonfiction books by Pacific Northwest authors to help remember those who served: After the Flag Has Been Folded: A Daughter …
I started reading about modern warfare in elementary school and have kept at it steadily for more than five decades. One result, which I began to notice back in the 1970s, is that military thinking has become the default setting in my brain. Battlefield diaries and the memoirs of former combatants are filled with lessons …
When his band’s newsletter mentioned that Willy Vlautin (Lean on Pete) would be buying rounds of drinks if Vlautin takes home the IMPAC literary award for which he’s been shortlisted, we just took it to mean that there’d be a general cause for celebration. We then clicked the link for a little more info and, …
“This is no slapdash follow-up to a bestseller; it’s a thoughtful, nuanced treatise written by an eloquent, passionate author well versed in his topic. This is not a partisan political book (I honestly have no idea what party Marlantes might align himself with, if any), but a call to action for all of us to …
Back in January, when the awards were announced, Karl Marlantes picked Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA) as his locale of choice to receive his 2011 Pacific Northwest Book Award for Matternorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War. That day finally arrived, as more than 150 fans turned out on Saturday night to hear him …
