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Mar

14

2023

March Is Disability Awareness Month

March is Disability Awareness Month, “an opportunity to raise awareness about the support and rights of people with disabilities and to appreciate their contributions to our communities and society” (as stated by Vanderbilt University). Northwestbooklovers.org recognizes and appreciates booksellers, authors, and readers with disabilities. Here are a few we would like to shine a spotlight …

Dec

7

2022

The Mycocultural Revolution by Peter McCoy

And speaking of life among the lichens, here is Peter McCoy’s The Mycocultural Revolution: Transforming Our World with Mushrooms, Lichens, and Other Fungi. Published by the PNW’s own Microcosm Publishing, McCoy’s book covers more than just how not to eat the caps that’ll kill you. There’s a section on mycoremediation, which is treating contaminated areas of our …

Jan

9

2017

Bicycle Coloring Book

The Bicycle Coloring Book:
Journey to the End of the World

I’ve mostly avoided the coloring book fad, but The Bicycle Coloring Book: Journey to the End of the World still captures my attention every time I open it. It’s fascinating and bizarre, like a tome of bicycle-themed science fiction dreamscapes, and this is a coloring book worth diving into and exploring. –Cyn Marts, Microcosm Publishing, …

Sep

6

2016

1

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sweet pea of King's Books

sweet pea of King’s Books
Gives a Microcosmic Interview

This interview is from the blog of Portland-based Microcosm Publishing, conducted by Elly Blue. We have long been fans of King’s Books in Tacoma, Washington. It’s a humongous store full of new and used books and it’s clear from the minute you walk in that it’s run by kindred spirits. I’m not going to say …

Aug

9

2011

All the Hippie Kid Memoirs

We were just reading this blurb on Portland’s Reading Local about All the Pretty People: Tales of Carob Shame & Barbie-Envy (Microcosm Publishing), Portland author Ariel Gore’s new memoir about growing up hippie. It reminded us of another recent memoir by East Coaster Melissa Coleman. Hers, This Life Is In Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty …

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