Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a unique heartfelt Japanese story. The story is beautifully told and shows how heartache can be turned into happiness and bring people closer together. An unexpected and enjoyable find. –Trail’s End Bookstore, Winthrop, WA This little gem was a favorite of not just Trail’s End in Winthrop, WA, but …
My husband and I push a cart through Target. Bearing a list, he is purposeful: coffee, cat litter, TUMS®, toothpaste. I, along for the ride, am easily diverted. “I’ll catch up with you,” I say, trailing my fingers over a stack of jewel-toned velvet comforters. I test several pillows for firmness, search to see if …
Trees: They provide shelter, sustenance, and sanctuary for vast numbers of creatures. They create the very air we breathe. And they are under threat. For generations, the Greenwood family lives with, destroys, fights for, and monetizes these gentle giants until their very existence is absorbed into the class system designed and upheld by the one …
A tale from the Trojan War from the female perspective– an insight that Homer only touched on. Great read!! I really enjoyed this book. –Hilary, Beach Books, Seaside, OR Beach Books Instagram follower lesamisdelabc concurs: I’m loving this book!! Calliope and Penelope’s chapters give me life with how Done™ they are and I’m loving learning …
This tiny book embodies curiosity and quirk! This is the kind of story that makes you lean in, do a double take, and then reread the chapter. The Factory is very Kafkaesque, with reality slipping sideways before you even begin to notice. –Christina, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA Short and not at all sweet, Oyamada delves …
A bestseller in Europe, this elegant, thoughtful novel will restore your faith in humanity. In her small French village, Violette is the cemetery keeper who soothes the mourners and keeps their secrets. Abandoned by a missing husband, she builds a loyal surrogate family from others who work in the cemetery. When a stranger disturbs her …
At the end of the Civil War, Simon, a 23 year-old musician conscripted into the Confederate army, escapes from his regiment and, with his rag-tag band of friends, struggles to make a home and a living in the worst of circumstances. Simon dreams of a place of his own with the woman he loves by …
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association is happy to announce the 2021 Book Awards Shortlist, selected by a committee of independent booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. This year’s committee chose the following 12 finalists, crafted by Northwest authors and illustrators, from a list of nearly 400 nominated titles published during 2020. The six …
From the blog of Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, Ravenna, Seward Park), WA. By Allie. We are so excited to celebrate Latinx authors and the contributions they make to the literary world! In fraught times, it is important to celebrate the diversity that truly makes this country great. And I may be biased as …
Hands down one of the most lyrical novels I’ve read this year. What grows out of Antonia’s grief after a series of sudden familial losses is: resiliency, tenacity, and a deep, inhabitable wisdom. I can’t recommend this one enough. -Elise, Browsers Bookshop, Olympia, WA Read books you’ll want to tell your friends about. Find great …
