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. This week, we want to highlight nonfiction titles that are meant to uplift. …
I believe an undiscovered primate stalks the forests of North America. It takes guts to admit this publicly. It’s not hard to see why Bigfoot makes people uncomfortable. We’ve been taught from an early age to view the unknown with skepticism, programmed to believe everything in the world has already been mapped, graphed, catalogued and …
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. Last week was wild, but this week, we’re all a-flutter about birds, either in the title or …
An ode to the power of stumbling across the perfect rock. Poetic and stunningly illustrated, this picture book asks its reader to seek and recognize the inner and hidden beauty of our natural world and within ourselves. A sweet reminder to stop and take notice. – Claire, Browsers Bookshop, Olympia, WA Take your time to …
The publisher describes Patrick Hutchison’s Cabin as a cross between Henry David Thoreau and Bill Bryson. Maybe a cross between “Uh uh, don’t do it” and “Are you out of your freakin’ mind?” is closer. Holding down dead end jobs while trying to launch his writing career is going nowhere. Hutchison spots an online ad, …
I moved to Washington State more than 25 years ago. And over the years, I’ve enjoyed getting to know this place through hiking, camping, and road tripping in almost every region of the state. Of all the places I’ve visited, Olympic National Park is my favorite. Its tidepool populated coastline, its moody, mossy trails, and …
This book blew my mind! Her ingenious team was involved with both phenomenal filmings of the elusive GIANT SQUID!! I recommend this outstanding memoir to anyone even remotely interested in the deep sea. Edith Widder has passionately dedicated her life to exploring the oceans, illuminating bioluminesence specifically. She tirelessly emphasizes the tremendous importance of understanding …
The sentences, the illustrations, the patterns, the message—I loved it! I read it again immediately after I finished reading it. I would have loved to read this book over and over at bedtime with my kid. —Blanca, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA From the publisher, Floris Books: The Prickletrim family are very proud of their pristine …
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. Raise your hand if you’ve gone for a hike or a walk in the last week! The …
Like D.B. Cooper, poet-logger Wobblies, potlatches, and the geoduck, The Golden Spruce is the kind of story Cascadia produces best: mystical, misty, mystifying, and just a little bit larger than life. A great read, engaging without pandering or condescension, this story is part whodunit, part song-of-place, and part sorrowful cautionary parable. A must for all …
