Like the authors of some of my favorite recent memoirs—Hilary Peach’s Thick Skin, Finn Murphy’s The Long Haul, Charlotte Gill’s Eating Dirt—Paré-Poupart had access to the class-elevating levers of education but found himself in a blue-collar trade and chose to stay for decades. In his case, that’s hauling garbage in Montreal, hurling bags of trash into the …
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. Students are headed back to school. The heatwave has broken. Ghosts, demons, and …
On holidays, remember to check with your local, independent bookstore to make sure they are open their regular hours. Enjoy this salute to laborers and those who speak for them. This display was shared by former PNW bookseller Cheryl McKeon, now a bookseller at The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany, NY.
William W. Johnstone is back this week. But in hardback! Dewey “Mac” Mackenzie returns in Settling His Hash, which is the latest frontier tale about the chuckwagon cook who is equally adept at filling men’s bellies with food or lead! Mac just wants to ride to Texas, where his heart lies, but he discovers that the …
I loved this! The oddball narrator might have been irritating if I didn’t find her so relatable–her musings/fixations/insights felt like gentle personal attacks, and they often left me snorting out loud. Read, cringe, and carefully consider whether you’re a moderate or radical rice cracker company worker. It’s important, probably. –Ellen, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, …
While the choreography in this dance workout from The Fitness Marshall references servers in the restaurant industry, I think you could imagine you’re carrying stacks of books instead of plates. Whatever your job, we hope you’re having a good Labor Day weekend!
One of few pleasures of the 2020 pandemic was the opportunity to try a vegetable garden, a staple in my parents’ and grandparents’ yards growing up. After years of urban living, I lacked a green thumb. But following the simple and cheerful guidelines of the enthusiastic Bartholomew, I finally nailed it — with carrots, peppers, …
Here’s hoping you’ve enjoyed your Labor Day weekend! Some of us have to work on this holiday, but hopefully all of us get a little time to enjoy a good book. What are you reading?
“Undermajordomo Minor has adventure, romance, bottomless pits, thieves, adventure– great summer stuff for everyone who loves stories.” —Posman Books staff pick, Chelsea Market, NY, NY I found this PNW local award winner in the staff picks section spotlight in New York City, and it felt like running into an old friend in the Big Apple. I thought …
Happy Labor Day! We can’t think of any book more appropriate for the holiday than Work Song by Ivan Doig. It features beloved character Morrie Morgan (first introduced in The Whistling Season) and precedes Doig’s latest book, Sweet Thunder. But most relevantly for this post, it’s a story about miners and and unions in Butte, …
