It’s a subject ripe for satire: a young literary woman leaves publishing to try out tech in San Francisco and gets drawn into the money and ambition of Silicon Valley. But Wiener’s memoir, sharp-tongued as it sometimes is—of the photos on a first date’s Instagram feed, she writes, “They were, I had to admit, very …
This important graphic memoir manages to be both beautiful and heartbreaking. Known for his role on Star Trek, this book tells of his entire family’s story during the Japanese American internment in WWII. –sweet pea, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA “George Takei’s story reveals the important lessons of the WWII Japanese American Incarceration that still need to …
This mesmerizing memoir by poet and translator E. J. Koh explores immigration, motherhood, familial bonds, love, trauma, forgiveness and reconciliation. It takes the reader from San Francisco to Korea to Japan. I found it to be a gorgeous, lyrical, painful, poignant and hopeful read. –Janis Segress, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Explore language and …
I read the back of this book and laughed out loud. OMG! SOLD!!! Then I dove in, feet first. What I hadn’t expected was one of the most thought-provoking pieces of self exploration and BECOMING, I’ve read in the last decade. Slate writes with the lyrical intensity of Kahlil Gibran and narrative storytelling of Joan …
From Shelf Awareness for Readers November 15, 2019 On the last page of A Pilgrimage to Eternity, journalist Timothy Egan (The Immortal Irishman) reflects on his thousand-mile journey. “The Via Francigena is a trail of ideas, and it helps to walk with eyes open–otherwise you miss the bread crumbs of epiphany along the way.” Egan’s …
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Timothy Egan puts himself into the story in this remarkable memoir. Raised in a devout Irish Catholic family, Egan has wrestled with his faith as the clerical abuse scandal and the Church’s position on women have impacted his family. He also notes the increasing popularity of secularism throughout the world. To work …
On Monday afternoon, a roomful of booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest gathered to hear a panel of their peers, members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee, present for the 2020 Book Awards Preview. Over 400 books have been nominated for the award. To be eligible, a book must have been published between October 1, …
After being diagnosed with brain cancer as a teen, Seattle writer Jeff Henigson made an unconventional Starlight Children’s Foundation wish. He wanted to (and did) travel to Moscow to talk with Gorbachev about nuclear disarmament. But this memoir is less about cancer and the Cold War than it is about surviving high school and searching …
From New York Times opinion writer Margaret Renkl comes an unusual, captivating portrait of a family–and of the cycles of joy and grief that inscribe human lives within the natural world. Check out this interview with Renkl. –Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT Look at the world in different ways after you read books like this from …
Keggie Carew’s father had more than his share of mysteries about him, and her compelling account of trying to fill in the blanks makes for a very satisfying, poignant, and humorous read. Tom Carew’s extraordinary exploits during World War II include parachuting into France and Burma to lead resistance movements. Following years of estrangement during her father’s …
