If you’ve been needing a good escape look no further than this cozy mystery. Kate Atkinson’s beloved sleuth Jackson Brodie is back, teaming up with young Reggie Chase to solve a whodunit Agatha Christie herself would’ve loved. Atkinson’s nod and wink to the grande dame is fun, but the novel also interests itself in the …
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. This week, let’s enjoy birds on bestsellers. The #1 books on the Hardcover Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction, and …
Here is a new Jackson Brodie mystery by Kate Atkinson. In Death at the Sign of the Rook, we find Brodie trudging through a tedious case involving a stolen painting. But Brodie soon discovers this theft is but one of many, and the trail leads him to a dilapidated estate which has recently been converted …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller list is published. Every week, we love to see what has 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. When we looked at the bestseller list this week, we weren’t sure what decade …
From Secret Garden Books in Seattle: Suzanne’s Author Spot: Anthony Doerr It was nearly ten years ago now, but my memory of reading for the first time ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE (Scribner, $18) is still clear. At the time, it was the pinnacle in a WWII reading binge I’d been on since LIFE …
“Kate Atkinson shares with Dennis Lehane the belief that a mystery is more interesting if it’s the result of fully fleshed out characters. “Started Early” is the fourth book featuring ‘retired’ detective Jackson Brodie, and as per Atkinson’s usual, it’s packed with plot twists and memorable characters. I love Atkinson’s novels because she always manages …
