On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. With the summer solstice coming up, we’re thinking of getting out into nature …
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. Readers are finding classics with a twist. What are some retellings that you’ve enjoyed or that you’re …
“We have a lovely new bench in front of the store. Customers love to take selfies with Samuel.” –Kelly Evert, Village Books On Saturday, May 26, the Fairhaven community celebrated the unveiling and dedication of a bronze sculpture of Mark Twain seated on a bench in front of Village Books and Paper Dreams. In August 1895, Samuel …
My very dear immediate supervisor, regretting the imminent departure of a coworker for greener pastures, rather hilariously suggested in front me—of all people—that when she goes, there will be no one left on staff who, like said, very dear immediate supervisor, occasionally lets slip that best old English word for sexual congress. (You know the …
“Before great artists such as Kurt Vonnegut, Louis CK, George Carlin, the Coen Brothers, Flannery O’Connor, Harper Lee, Richard Pryor, Charlie Kaufman, Buster Keaton . . . there was grandfather Twain to beget them. All American literature, and most world literature, gets filtered through these pages.”—Stephen, Ravenna Third Place, Seattle. Buy The Complete Short Stories …
Exploring the people, places and history of the Pacific Crest Trail as it ranges 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada, The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader brings together short excerpts from classic works of regional writing and boot-tested stories from the trail. The heart of this anthology is these real trail tales, stories taken from PCT hikers: …
