“In prose drenched with awe, Charlie J. Stephens’ tender novel takes a child’s perspective on the pains of being poor in rural Oregon. Knowing that children like Smokey are cast as furniture in the house of adult desires, immobile and without needs, A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest begs us to take them seriously.” —FOREWORD REVIEWS, starred review In …
From Grass Roots Books & Music in Corvallis, OR: Many thanks to all who shopped at Grass Roots last Wednesday, March 16th, to support Ukraine! We are pleased to announce that, as a result of your support, we were able to present a check for $1504.00 to the Uzhhorod Refugee Fund, in support of Corvallis’ sister city …
From Secret Garden Books in Seattle, WA: The smiling-under-their-masks pair you see to the left are longtime Garden customers Lua and her mother Noelia. The table before them is covered with books they chose from among our selection of bilingual Spanish/English books for children. These books are now ready to be shipped off to the …
Over the course of the next several months, Powell’s Books will be working to support the fundraising efforts of a variety of local community organizations focused on providing essential, frontline services. Each partner organization will be offering one lucky donor the chance to win an exclusive private shopping spree in Powell’s flagship store. As Powell’s …
Seattle: Get ready for the first free Seattle Children’s Book Festival, coming September 28, 2019 from 11:00- 3:00 at Greenwood Elementary! Asia Citro, publisher at The Innovation Press and author of the Zoey and Sassafras series, announced this labor of love yesterday. Check out the details: Come join us at the first ever FREE Seattle …
An announcement from Seattle7Writers’ co-founders, Jennie Shortridge and Garth Stein: In July 2019, our nonprofit organization will celebrate its 10th anniversary, a milestone neither of us, nor the other founding members, could have imagined. It’s with a little sadness and a lot of satisfaction that we announce we’ll formally retire the nonprofit service organization aspect of …
