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May

20

2022

OR Author Melissa Hart Stands Up to Book Bans

  In late April, CNN aired this piece with Oregon author Melissa Hart about inclusive books and book banning.  This week, a lawsuit filed against Barnes & Noble in Virginia Beach, VA made concerns about access to books, freedom to read, and free expression feel even more urgent. Melissa Hart is the author of the middle …

May

12

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: Winged Things

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, where we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. Whether on the cover, in the title, or as a contributor, creatures with wings popped up a lot among our bestsellers. Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr  (#11 Hardcover Fiction) …

Apr

29

2022

2022 Oregon Book Awards

From Literary Arts LITERARY ARTS CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS OF THE 2022 OREGON BOOK AWARDS [This week], during our first in-person ceremony since 2019, the winners of the 2022 Oregon Book Awards, selected by panels of out-of-state judges, were announced. KEN KESEY AWARD FOR FICTION Omar El Akkad of West Linn What Strange Paradise: A Novel (Alfred A. …

Apr

21

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: Tasty Titles

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, where we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. Readers are enjoying a smorgasbord of books with food or taste-related titles. The Candy House Jennifer Egan (#7 Hardcover Fiction) Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner (Hardcover …

Apr

7

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: The Best and Brightest Titles

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, where we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. For this week’s theme, I picked “the best and the brightest” because I noticed titles with words that sounded like stellar report card comments and others that had …

Apr

5

2022

KING 5 News Features Seattle Author and Actor Mickey Rowe

From Seattle to Broadway’s biggest stage, an autistic actor tells his story in new memoir Mickey Rowe hopes “Fearlessly Different” inspires readers to celebrate what makes them unique Author: Saint Bryan, KING 5 Published: 6:00 PM PST March 10, 2022 Updated: 10:34 AM PST March 11, 2022 Watch to see Seattle author Mickey Rowe– filmed with Saint …

Apr

1

2022

The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us by Meg Lowman

Trees are fascinating subjects. I am obsessed with tree books and try to read all that I can find. But most of these focus on a tree’s root systems or how they influence the forest floor to support life. Not many of these books delve into the canopy of these trees, until now. This is …

Mar

24

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: Lots of Love

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, where we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. This week, we found “love” in the titles on our bestseller lists. In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss Amy Bloom (Hardcover nonfiction #11) The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood …

Mar

23

2022

Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland’s Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World by Eliza Reid

“Sprakkar” is Icelandic for extraordinary women. This marvelously insightful and inspiring glimpse at one of the world’s most gender-equal countries is a joy to read! Eliza Reid, Iceland’s First Lady, leads the reader on a journey through her adopted homeland from medieval legend, to the day in 1975 when Iceland’s women went on strike, to …

Mar

11

2022

Oregon Book Awards Finalists Announced

From Literary Arts:  Literary Arts is thrilled to announce this year’s Oregon Book Awards finalists. Thirty-five Oregonians across seven genre categories were chosen as finalists by panels of out-of-state judges, from a total of 202 submitted titles. Winners will be announced live at the 2022 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony at Portland Center Stage at The Armory on Monday, …

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