Abigail Rook has always wanted to pave her own way, going against her parents’ wishes of a college education and instead going on an archaeological dig. When her dreams don’t pan out, she cannot return home and face her parents so she instead embarks on a journey across the Atlantic to New Fiddleham in New …
I cannot say enough about Stasia Ward Kehoe’s The Sound of Letting Go. This book captured me from page one and did not let go. While looking through the hundreds of nominations we receive for the PNBA Awards, it is always a breath of fresh air to get to a book that is so different …
The Caped Crusader (and Robin/a.k.a. Madison) posed for photos with customers at Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, WA yesterday to celebrate Batman Day. Attendees also got Batman swag.
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 …
I still haven’t caught up on emails from my time away at Book Expo America (BEA) in New York City last week, and it will probably be a several weeks before I get through all the magnificent books I picked up, but I thought I’d share some of my photos and experiences from my first day …
Next week, volunteers will take to the street on Wednesday April 23— with books. Over 25,000 official World Book Night givers will distribute free books to people in their communities– giving books to people “who don’t regularly read.” At shelters, at movie theaters, at malls, at hospitals, at homeless shelters, at grocery stores, and more, …
You still have time to try for a free copy of Gabrielle Zevin’s The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry. To enter your name into our drawing, click here and leave a comment on the original Giveaway post. But if you want a sure thing, don’t wait until we award our freebie after April 10. …
How are a children’s author and an independent bookstore owner using free technology to inspire kids to read and to increase book sales? Bainbridge Island author Suzanne Selfors (SS) and Poulsbo bookseller Suzanne Droppert (SD) put to print the plan they came up with to give the author national reach while supporting her local. SS: …
Oooh, I just love a good holiday gift guide! So after I helped put one together for Queen Anne Book Company, I surfed the websites of the independent bookstores of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and found MORE. Take a browse. You might even want to share your favorite lists because not everyone is lucky …
Our facebook post about the Where’s Waldo local business promotions in Paulina Springs, Oregon and Palmer, Alaska started a hilarious discussion because Waldo is appearing in so many northwest communities for the second year of the “Find Waldo Local” promotion. In 2012, Waldo (of the seek-and-find books) turned 25, and Chronicle, the American Booksellers Association, …
