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Leigh Ann Giles

Jul

24

2018

Brad Smith's memorial service at Paulina Springs Books

Celebrating the Life of Brad Smith

Over the weekend, folks gathered at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, OR to celebrate the life of Brad Smith, the owner of the bookstore, who passed away May 20, 2018. Recently, Brad was also remembered in the newsletter for the natural food co-op in Bellingham where Brad had worked. Lee Ann Giles, who served with …

Apr

17

2015

Maggie & Leigh Ann’s road trip reflections

Booksellers and Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Board Members emeritus Maggie Freitag and Leigh Ann Giles undertook a spectacular Pacific Northwest bookstore tour. For their first leg of the trip, see here. For their second update, click here. This is a third and final write-up.  Day 5   Chelan, WA Mile 702 We woke to the view …

Mar

31

2015

Maggie, David, and Leigh Ann at Book N Brush in Chehalis, WA

On the Road with Maggie & Leigh Ann

                Day 2 Wednesday March 25 We woke Wednesday in misty Astoria wondering what day it was. The numerous bookstores we visited on our first day on the road made it seem like it must be well beyond the actual 24 hours spent so far. Assured by our …

Mar

27

2015

5

remarks

Booklovers’ Roadtrip with
Maggie & Leigh Ann

March 23, 2015 To our dear friends who love books- After serving 4 years on the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association board, we’ve packed up our final board packets, wished our successors all the best, and headed west towards the Oregon coast. The plan is a 5 day tour that will take us to bookstores throughout …

Dec

10

2010

Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr

“Six stories, so beautifully and completely crafted, each leaving the reader to want more. Doerr writes likes he’s lived all over the world, revealing the human spirit in as many different ways as there are places. Lithuania, China, South Africa, WWII Germany, and our own Midwest, each presented in perfect prose. There is no letdown …

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