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Nov

14

2025

Poulsbo Kids’ Book Festival 11/15/25

Liberty Bay Books welcomes readers to the second Poulsbo Kids’ Book Festival this Saturday, November 15, 2025. The event runs from 11:00am – 3:00pm and will be held at the North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, WA. For more details, visit the festival link. Here’s a direct link for the list of authors. If you would …

Nov

19

2024

Holiday Bookfest Saturday Nov. 23 in Seattle

Seattle’s Phinney Neighborhood Association, in partnership with their local bookstore, Phinney Books, will host their 15th annual Holiday Bookfest Saturday November 23, 2024 from 2:00- 4:00 pm at Phinney Neighborhood Association, 443 N 67th St, Seattle, WA 98103. More than two dozen authors will be on hand for the 15th Holiday Bookfest! Books are great …

Nov

8

2024

Happy 35th, Watermark Book Company!

Congratulations to Watermark Book Company of Anacortes, WA. Everyone is invited to celebrate! From the bookstore: Watermark Book Company is celebrating its 35th anniversary! We are celebrating all week 11/11- 11/17:  All week long raffle basket special – When you spend $100+, you can enter to win the raffle basket of your choice. We have …

Sep

3

2024

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Sisters Festival of Books Sept. 13-15, 2024

What a month September is for the Pacific Northwest! We have the Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival on September 7 in Redmond, WA thanks to Brick & Mortar Books, and then the following weekend is the Sisters Festival of Books September 13-15 in Sisters, OR, thanks to the hard work of Paulina Springs Books and the …

Oct

24

2023

In Praise of Books, a  Bookstore, and a Splendid Bookseller

Books are always on my mind—what I’m currently reading, what I plan to read next, and what was most memorable about the book I just finished. Most often, when I’ve finished a book I’ve loved, I let it linger with me for at least several days before I pick up a new book—to think about …

Oct

6

2023

Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain: Washington’s Olympic Peninsula by Tim McNulty et al

This book seems to rise organically out of the natural roots of the Olympic Peninsula, and from the heart and soul of its people. Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain will become the definitive book on this unique place ‒ a world heritage site and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. I don’t see how anything could surpass it. …

May

19

2023

The Firebird Song by Arnée Flores

A middle-grade fantasy full of heart. Prewitt and Calliope set off to bring hope back to Lyrica in the form of the firebird and to banish the demon back to darkness. This book is full of friendship, tough choices, incredible bravery, and nonstop action! Loved every minute. –Becky, Secret Garden Bookshop, Seattle, WA When you …

Apr

5

2022

KING 5 News Features Seattle Author and Actor Mickey Rowe

From Seattle to Broadway’s biggest stage, an autistic actor tells his story in new memoir Mickey Rowe hopes “Fearlessly Different” inspires readers to celebrate what makes them unique Author: Saint Bryan, KING 5 Published: 6:00 PM PST March 10, 2022 Updated: 10:34 AM PST March 11, 2022 Watch to see Seattle author Mickey Rowe– filmed with Saint …

Apr

4

2022

Explore Anacortes with “The Wild Next Door” by Robert Jepperson

From Watermark Book Company in Anacortes, WA: Here is local author and avid hiker Robert Jepperson with his newest book, Wild World Next Door. With stunning photography and informative text, he highlights the flora and fauna one might see on the trails in Anacortes. We have lots of signed copies here in-store for you or …

Dec

29

2021

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith

A work of triumphant wonder, representation and truth telling to transform the 1619 Project’s essence into picture book for children. A family tree assignment sparks questions of “who are you, trace your roots, draw a flag that represents your ancestral land…” and for some and reminders the erasure of records. Grandmother gathers the family around …

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