Communities all over the country are using Where’s Waldo to promote local businesses. Waldo-seekers pick up a passport, then go from shop to shop finding Waldo cut-outs (and a bonus of his dog, Woof in some places!) throughout the month of July. Most venues will hold a big Waldo party at the end of the …
It’s never been done before. But based on the excellent turnout and warm reception by eight book communities, George Byron Wright, father of the Crazy 8s Author Tour, might just have to plan another. Wright conceived the idea of getting nearly 30 Oregon authors—among them, bestsellers and award-winners—and eight independent bookstores to participate in an …
Who knows where great ideas come from, but the concept for the Crazy Eights Author Tour came to George Byron Wright while he was on a recent road trip. Here’s the idea: “Stimulate more interest in Oregon’s writing and publishing communities by connecting them with readers, booksellers and libraries in an exciting new way.” This …
With the weather cooling and school back in session, we say goodbye to summer reading. But do not mourn the loss of the season. For with the end of summer comes the exciting fall book releases! I’ve been pining for the likes of Lia Habel’s Dearly, Beloved, prequels like James Dashner’s The Kill Order and …
Cheers to Klindt’s Booksellers and their YA enthusiast Angela Hanson for putting on a 12-author event Saturday that drew about 650 people to the small store in The Dalles.
Northwest Book Lovers’ core mission is to encourage our readers to get excited about the books authors they read about here and to take that enthusiasm into their local bookstores. So, naturally, we love it when we hear that our message has hit the mark. This holiday season we sponsored a contest via NW stores …
I’ve read this lovely little classic before, but each and every time I get around to re-reading it, I discover new joys in amongst its already engaging Regency charm and Austentatious wit.
We got to meet Maggie Stiefvater at a bookselling conference last week! She's pictured here between Angela Hanson from Klindt's Booksellers (left) and Jenny Cohen from Waucoma Bookstore (right). We learned that this bestselling author (Shiver, the first book of her YA trilogy, was on The New York Times bestseller list for more than 25 weeks …
