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. It’s a new year, but some of the bestsellers on our list have been on bookstore shelves …
Here is Ken Forkish’s Let’s Make Bread, a delightful comic book cookbook (filled with illustrations and helpful diagrams by Sarah Becan). Much like Let’s Make Ramen and Let’s Make Sushi, Let’s Make Bread is a charmingly illustrated guide to, well, making bread. Plan accordingly. And bring us some examples of your efforts. Please and thank you. –A Good Book, Sumner, WA …
Krista Tippett is a master of asking questions that matter. For over two decades, her podcast On Being has stood as a poignant example of public dialogue that resists dogma and divisiveness and insists on a more “generative story of our time.” Becoming Wise pulls together wisdom from Tippett’s own life and years of conversational …
This book is a short essay that gives us both hope and insight into our current time (she was a visionary, after all). It also showcases how she used the past to foresee the future. This is a beautiful gift for anyone struggling with present circumstances and needing a future guide from the past. –sweet …
The River You Touch by Chris Dombrowski is a beautiful meditation on fatherhood, Montana, and a life dedicated to communing with nature. Dombrowski uses his beautiful poet’s touch to describe the wonder of Montana that we know and love. A book you’ll want to share with anyone and everyone! –Frances, Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT This …
Beginning with the ambitious literary efforts of James Franklin and his indentured brother Ben, this is a charming, deeply researched, and surprisingly exciting history of the understated but vital role that booksellers have played in forging the American identity. Often paired with publishing houses and printers, bookstores were an essential source of information from the …
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 …
Seattle’s Phinney Neighborhood Association, in partnership with their local bookstore, Phinney Books, will host their 15th annual Holiday Bookfest Saturday November 23, 2024 from 2:00- 4:00 pm at Phinney Neighborhood Association, 443 N 67th St, Seattle, WA 98103. More than two dozen authors will be on hand for the 15th Holiday Bookfest! Books are great …
If I loved H Mart before, it took on a whole new meaning with Michelle Zauner’s story. As a bridge child between the old world and the new, Zauner chronicles the struggles with her family as she attempts to find her place in American life. Rife with Korean food, Korean culture, and a difficult love, …
For the first time, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) unveiled its Book Awards Shortlist live on the show floor at the association’s Fall Tradeshow, Sept. 30, 2024. These honorees are now being promoted throughout PNBA’s 160 store membership. Selected by an Awards Committee of independent booksellers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska, the …
