After years of separation from their parents and relying on one another for support, teens Viola and Wilmur leave home and are swept up in an epic, pirate-y adventure. The world-building is immersive and there are lots of exciting characters to meet in the first book of a planned duology. Just a fun time all-around. …
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. Yesterday, Seattle had dramatic lightning, thunder, hail, and downpours. Some of last week’s bestsellers sounded a little …
Like most writers and cartoonists I spend an excessive amount of time in my head. I’m sensitive and self-critical. I love people, but people also make me anxious. In conversation I have to choose my words very carefully, and therefore, I rarely feel like I have anything clever to say in the moment. My voice …
Liberty Bay Books welcomes readers to the second Poulsbo Kids’ Book Festival this Saturday, November 15, 2025. The event runs from 11:00am – 3:00pm and will be held at the North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, WA. For more details, visit the festival link. Here’s a direct link for the list of authors. If you would …
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. A new-to-the-list picture book that makes us giggle inspired this week’s theme. Try …
This coming-of-age graphic novel deals with growing up, changing, navigating the ups and downs of friendship, and figuring out how to deal with our own mental health. For a middle grade book to do so effectively is a gift for us all and gives a path forward at a time when things just seem way …
Seattle’s Phinney Neighborhood Association, in partnership with their local bookstore, Phinney Books, will host their 15th annual Holiday Bookfest Saturday November 23, 2024 from 2:00- 4:00 pm at Phinney Neighborhood Association, 443 N 67th St, Seattle, WA 98103. More than two dozen authors will be on hand for the 15th Holiday Bookfest! Books are great …
For the first time, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) unveiled its Book Awards Shortlist live on the show floor at the association’s Fall Tradeshow, Sept. 30, 2024. These honorees are now being promoted throughout PNBA’s 160 store membership. Selected by an Awards Committee of independent booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska, the …
I grew up reading Judy Blume and the Sweet Valley High series. Book after book, I never saw anyone on the page who resembled me or had similar family experiences. What’s worse—I didn’t notice. Then, in my early twenties, I attended a Native College where I was assigned to read novels by Indigenous authors. Wow, …
The winners for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association 2024 Northwest Book Awards have 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. Since 1965, the annual Book Awards have recognized such luminary figures in Northwest literature as Ivan Doig, Ursula K. Le Guin, …
