I so wish that Lauren in the Limelight had been in my local library when I was a tween-ager… I would have loved loved loved to imagine myself Lauren then and I know that tweens — ballet fans or not — are going to love it now. —Nancy Pearl, author of the Book Lust series …
From the blog of Island Books of Mercer Island, WA: It’s finally (almost) here! Our Golden Jubilee, our 50th Anniversary as a Mercer Island landmark. A place where generations of families have walked through the doors and browsed for hours upon hours, year after year. Shopped for gifts, brought their kids—and then grandkids—to storytime and …
James Crossley (Madison Books) and Miriam Landis (author of the new middle-grade novel Lauren in the Limelight) were colleagues at Island Books, Mercer Island, WA. They reunited for this exclusive interview for nwbooklovers.org. James: We’ve known each other a long time, and while you’ve worn many hats over the years, I know you best from …
Our friends at Island Books of Mercer Island, WA are celebrating their 50th year in business. For their Golden Anniversary, they are posting wonderful store histories by writer and former bookseller Miriam Landis on their blog. https://www.tumblr.com/mercerislandbooks/715794400935084032/miriam-and-lola-deane-in-conversation
Jonathan Evison, the author of soon-to-be classic Northwest novels such as The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving and West of Here, will be at Island Books on Mercer Island, WA on Thursday, Thursday May 3rd at 6:30pm, with his new novel, Lawn Boy. The store writes, “Anyone who was present for his last visit won’t soon …
Thanksgiving should be a time of gratitude and coming together, and your friendly neighborhood Island Books staff is getting into the spirit. As we planned our pie recipes and anticipated one of our favorite holidays of the year, we felt moved to infuse some extra community love into the atmosphere. There were two recent pieces of …
“More and more books for children are being published showing the wonderful combinations of non-traditional families. Families, Families, Families! uses delightful, silly and colorful animals to describe a myriad of possible family relationships. Children will love the animals and will indeed understand the message. As the book says, ‘…if you love each other, then you …
I’m happy to report that I’ve figured out how to make my twin toddlers do anything I want (most of the time). The million dollar secret, you ask? Promise to read them any book by Todd Parr. An almost daily conversation in my house lately sounds like this: “Ready to get dressed? Brush your teeth? …
Two takes on one bestselling book! From Thom Chamblis, Executive Director of Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association: I am one of those jaded, old booksellers from the 70’s who still thinks “I Claudius” is a great book. So you may excuse me if I don’t get all excited about the Bestseller Lists. For instance, take a …
We had visitors from Portland at our house last weekend. My friend and her husband left Seattle about four months ago and she took a job at a sportswear company. I used to share an office with her, and our book-related roles led into a friendship that has long outlasted that period of employment. We …
