Island Books of Mercer Island, WA, did a list of staff favorites during the holidays for Advent. We got a chortle out of this recommendation: Brad says, “Wait!?!? This is on Brad’s list? Yes, yes, it is. You see, I love ponies, and I especially love cranky ponies. And when cranky ponies set off to …
I am obsessed with this book! Yes, on the surface it’s about the man who invented the Diesel engine. But it is so much more than that. This is the story of human invention colliding with humanity’s ability to destroy. Set during the eve of WWI, Diesel’s invention has the possibility to change the world …
More fun than a barrel full of kittens! Why sit around and complain about life in the elder neighborhood when you can get out there and solve crimes! This entire series is fun, interesting and invigorating. You should start with the first and you’ll be in a hurry to get through all 4 as fast …
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. We found some “night”s in shining titles this week. The Knight and the …
Jess Kidd is an absolute magician of storytelling. Be prepared to be caught under her spell with this atmospheric and cozy new mystery. Brew yourself a cuppa and dig in! –Christina Heagney, Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT How about this for a blurb from Kidd’s publisher across the pond? ‘Nora Breen is Maria Von Trapp on …
I Need You To Read This. But not at bedtime, unless you are going to power through to the end! Alex’s new beginnings in New York City take a turn for the delightful when she is chosen to take over Dear Constance, the advice column read across the country. Constance’s previous writer had been murdered. …
This mystery by Sara Driscoll is a stand-alone story. My previous exposure to her books was in her FBI-K9 series. Echoes of Memory is a different type of mystery/police procedural but equally great reading. Quinn Fleming, the lead character, is a young woman (in her late 20s or so) who works in a flower store …
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. In some parts of the region, it has been raining cats and dogs. …
The world has ended, almost. On a small island the last vestiges of humanity reside peacefully under the guidance of three brilliant but emotionally removed elders. That is until one of the elders dies and slowly the Fog, the misty harbinger of the end of the world, starts creeping towards them. As the clock slowly …
Jo Jones – autistic, hyperlexic, and kind of exhausted – is having a rough time. When her semi-estranged mother dies and leaves her a decrepit estate in Yorkshire, Jo leaps at the opportunity to leave the US and start fresh across the pond. But why is the estate’s handyman so shifty? What happened to the …
