On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller list is published. Every week, we love to see what has 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. When we looked at the bestseller list this week, we weren’t sure what decade …
Willig’s Band of Sisters pulled me in and took me on a journey of complicated friendships that grew and matured in the midst of hardship and trial. Mishaps with roosters, snowstorms, and reminders of the kindness and resilience of people, this historical fiction is a delight to read. –Laura DeLaney, Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID Dive …
It’s all well and good until a baby arrives after decades of longing, strangers slowly weave themselves into the mix, and one seemingly perfect family starts to slowly unravel. Sometimes you just gotta scorch the earth and start over. If you start reading this book at noon, you’ll finish by midnight. If you start at …
Last week, we shared the news about author Jeff Geiger’s road trip to New York City to attend BookExpo to promote his new YA novel, Wildman (on sale today). With the support of over 100 booklovers, he made his goal: sponsoring his road trip with 5 miles for every preorder for his book reported and …
I had so much fun putting together a Fall Books Preview email last August that I thought I’d do the same for the spring (which, they assure me, is right around the corner). Fall gets all the attention as the big season for books, but, as you can see below, springtime is chock-full of splendid …
Psst. You probably know this little secret already, but if you don’t, I’ll let you in on one of the tips of the bibliomania crowd: Tuesdays are the best day to shop at bookstores. Tuesdays may also be the best day to work at a bookstore. That’s because most books with strict on-sale dates get released …
