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Jan

20

2023

An Original Essay by 2023 PNBA Book Award Winner Putsata Reang

My mother sat in the very last row of chairs in the author event space at Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Oregon, the day my memoir, Ma and Me, was officially released. She smiled with pride as her gaze skipped across the room, surely taking in the improbability of the moment: her daughter, a …

May

12

2021

Annie Bloom’s Books Partners with Portland’s Street Books to Bring Books to Readers Who Live Outside

Street Books is a bicycle-powered mobile library, serving people who live outside. Street Books strives to empower people on the streets through access to literature and create a community of support for people living outside, through a shared love of books. Annie Bloom’s Books is partnering with Street Books by offering 10% off books purchased for their …

Mar

12

2020

Reading with Patrick by Michelle Kuo

This is a beautiful story about an unlikely friendship between a Taiwanese-American college graduate from the Midwest and a young African-American student dropout from the Mississippi Delta who is convicted of murder. Michelle Kuo details her time with Teach For America in the deep south and her relationship with her prized student with careful observations …

Jan

28

2020

Literary Arts Announces
Oregon Book Award Finalists

Literary Arts has announced the finalists for the 2020 Oregon Book Awards. The Oregon Book Award winners will be announced live at the 33rd annual Oregon Book Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 27 at Portland Center Stage at The Armory. Omar El Akkad and Elena Passarello will host the ceremony. Tickets are available for this …

Oct

1

2019

Troy Cummings and Asia Citro at Seattle Children's Book Festival 2019

Inaugural Seattle Children’s Book Festival a Smashing Success

Thanks to the hard work of festival organizers, volunteers, authors, and illustrators and the enthusiasm and patience of thousands of attending book lovers, the Seattle Children’s Book Festival was a tremendous success. The festival, held in playground tents and in the gym of Greenwood Elementary in Seattle, was full from opening at 11:00 beyond the …

Sep

27

2019

Kids + Dogs+ Books: Reading with Rover
at Third Place Books Ravenna in Seattle

Love to read? Having trouble reading? Try reading with a friend! Head to Third Place Books’s Ravenna location on Sunday, September 29th at 11am for a special visit from canine (and human) friends from the Puget Sound regional nonprofit Reading With Rover. This is a trial run with what Third Place Books hopes will become …

Sep

20

2019

Asia Citro

Seattle Children’s Book Festival
Welcomes All, September 28

The first Seattle Children’s Book Festival will be held Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 11:00- 3:00 at Greenwood Elementary (144 NW 80th St) in Seattle. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by The Innovation Press, Madison Books, Phinney Books, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Milk Fund, the Seattle Office of …

May

10

2019

Emma Nichols

The Graphic Novel Is a Perfect Teachable Format: Using Graphic Novels to Help Readers

Posted in Publishers Weekly Children’s Bookshelf newsletter May 7, 2019 by Emma Nichols, bookseller at Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA When I first started in bookselling, parents often balked at my comics recommendations. They wanted their kids to read “real books.” Five years later, a lot has changed: I’m still recommending comics and kids …

Jul

20

2018

child reading book and laughing

Summer Reading Programs in the PNW

Kids and adults can find summer reading programs throughout the region. Goals range from increasing reading time to reading more diversely. Below is just a sample. Tacoma Library, Seattle Public Library/ Seattle Arts and Lectures, and Whatcom County: Book Bingo (SPL has a different bingo card for teens). Seattle’s cards in past years have included “recommended …

Jun

8

2017

Love Water Memory

Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge

This is such a beautiful story that had me hooked from page 1. Lucie comes to standing knee deep in the waters of San Francisco with no idea who she is or how she got there. When her picture is put out to the media, her fiance in Seattle sees the photo and races to …

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