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. The spiders are out, the pumpkin spice is prevalent, and the shelves are …
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. Despite the bright sun and long days, our readers have been choosing some dark books in the …
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. This week, as blizzards and other wintry weather take over more of our region, this book stood …
Every Thursday, we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. It’s a bit like a game of Scattergories mixed with a title-driven Rorshach test, with a dash of market research. This week, inspired by the stellar debut of Stephen King’s Fairy Tale at the #1 …
This engaging collaboration between Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman takes on an upcoming apocalypse with hilarious results. A prissy angel and a hedonistic demon team up to halt the coming rapture. Witty and well written, Good Omens proves that even the apocalypse can be enjoyable. –Katie, Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Island, WA Read it …
Audiobooks. More specifically, audiobook narrators and the ability of said narrators to make or break an audiobook experience. I was going to try to do this without naming names, but I’ve never before shied away from being upfront about what I don’t like, so why would I now? I think it stemmed from some …
Velkomin! Enter the feasting hall of Norse Mythology. Grab a fist full of meat and a horn full of mead. Gather close, the night is deadly cold, but the fires are lit, and many a yarn is about to be spun. Perhaps a few tales might be new to you, or some you may already …
Shaun Tan is back with The Singing Bones, an illustrated collection of some of the fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. Tan, who has been making fantastic and whimsical art for a few years now, presents a series of sculptures that encapsulate these stories. They’re very minimalist, but also very evocative. As Neil Gaiman says …
CONGRATULATIONS to our Neil Gaiman signed poster winner, Jess! Favorite spooky read: I just read Through the Woods by Emily Carroll and not only are her illustrations amazing, the stories were actually spooky for me! Favorite bookstore: Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. I can spend hours wandering their shelves! -Jess Thank you to …
You know you want it… There’s still time to type up a little something about your favorite spooky read, the name of your favorite independent bookstore, and your mailing address to email to nwbooklovers editor, Tegan to be entered to win a poster signed by Neil Gaiman. Entries to our contest are due by the LAST …
