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Sep

5

2022

Settling His Hash by William W. Johnstone

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 …

Sep

6

2021

There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

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, …

Sep

7

2020

Happy Labor Day

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!

Sep

4

2020

All New Square Foot Gardening
by Mel Bartholomew

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, …

Sep

3

2018

What Do People Do All Day

Happy Labor Day!

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?  

Sep

5

2016

Undermajordomo Minor in NYC

Spotted: Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt

“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 …

Sep

1

2014

Work Song by Ivan Doig

Labor Day Reading

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, …

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