Today, Liberty Bay Books’ Suzanne Droppert and author Suzanne Selfors made a very exciting announcement: Suzanne Selfors will be the new owner of Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, WA as of February 1, 2020, and Suzanne Droppert will stay at the helm of the Bremerton Liberty Bay Books, but will rename it Ballast Book Company. …
By Paul Constant Special to The Seattle Times Neighborhood Reads If you want to learn about a Seattle neighborhood, browse the shelves of its independent bookstores. Local bookstores succeed when they place the interests and aspirations of their neighbors over the fads and excesses of national bestseller lists. And every time we buy books from …
It’s midsummer and high time to celebrate the publication of a new thriller by Seattle writer Kevin O’Brien. While he ventured to Lopez Island for his last novel, They Won’t Be Hurt, many of the twists and turns of his new book, The Betrayed Wife, take place in Seattle, including a key scene at the Century Ballroom, …
Hear ye, hear ye! This weekend, folks should flock to the AuburnFest Book and Small Press Fair held Saturday August 11th from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in the Community and Events Center in Les Gove Park at 1005 12th St SE Auburn, WA 98002 Local authors, poets, journals, small publishers, and book stores have been invited to participate. The event …
Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, WA, shared their top 15 books of 2017. Lots of local flavor on this list! #1 – The Imaginary Veterinary Series by Suzanne Selfors One of our favorite series for middle-grade readers. Written by a local author we’ve got signed copies in-store and online! #2 – Urban Trails: Kitsap by …
The autobiography of the late Oregon birder extraordinaire, David B. Marshall, Memoirs of a Wildlife Biologist, is available in limited supply exclusively at the [Audubon Society of Portland] Nature Store. Co-editor of the definitive 2003 OSU Press publication Birds of Oregon, Marshall illuminated his own life as a career biologist in this self-published work. It …
“Thinks Out Loud: Queen Anne author’s debut novel eschews traditional formatting” from the Queen Anne & Magnolia News July 5, 2017, by Joe Veyera. It all started as a personal blog. For more than a year, Martin Perlman published his musings two or three times a week online; social commentary, cultural references, and the like. …
Local authors, like New York Times bestselling author Kevin O’Brien pictured at left, are great supporters of local, independent bookstores. The great news for fans is that autographed copies are often available right on the shelf. For example, Seattle Mystery Bookshop, home to that great wall o’ Kevin shown in the picture, usually has signed …
The holidays are almost upon us. Bookseller and authors have teamed up for a spectacular shop local event on Small Business Saturday, November 30: Indies First. Seattle author Sherman Alexie got the ball rolling; in September, he emailed a group of authors encouraging them to help their local, independent booksellers by volunteering to mix with …
