I grew up in the shadow of mountains, along the mucky edges of the Nisqually River Delta on the outskirts of Olympia. On a rare clear day, you could see the Olympics to the West. Mount Rainier towered to the East. Our rambler abutted a tract of undeveloped forest land near Luhr Beach. Expansive, wild, …
Oregon-based Forest Avenue Press‘s founder and publisher Laura Stanfill is featured in a documentary in the Wordsmiths series produced by Jonah Barrett, presented by Oly Arts. This is part of the Main Street Writers Movement, which aims to “strengthen the literary ecosystem, increase the volume of the literary publishing conversation, and earn more visbility for …
It was a beautiful party for Corinna Luyken and her wonderful children’s picture book, The Book of Mistakes, at Browsers Bookshop in Olympia on Saturday, April 28. As Browsers’ Andrea Griffith wrote, “It was Olympia’s Arts Walk weekend AND Independent Bookstore Day!” The community came together for the presentation of the 2018 Pacific Northwest Book …
Olympia, Washington poet and essayist Lucia Perillo was recognized earlier this year with a 2013 Pacific Northwest Book Award for her poetry collection On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths. We thank her for this original essay in celebration of that award (Previously, fellow winners Jonathan Evison, G. Willow Wilson and Eowyn Ivey have submitted pieces. …
“Who doesn’t love tiny? Lloyd Kahn’s new book couldn’t be timelier. His previous books are Orca all-time bestsellers: Builders of the Pacific Coast and Home Work: Handbuilt Shelters. This one’s an oversize volume just like the others, chockablock with photographs of cabins, caves, boats and many more tiny spaces that have been made into cozy …
As long as we’re bragging on our bookstores, Orca Books, you’re up. Over at the Seattlepi.com, author and Bookstore Geek Midge Raymond has some nice things to say about her recent visit to the Olympia store. She writes: “Orca Books has all the ingredients that make a Fabulous Indie Bookstore: a warm and helpful staff, …
Kurtis and I visited Orca Books in Downtown Olympia, Washington late in the day at the end of our three-day bookstore tour last spring. What a fun stop! These booksellers are pouring their hearts into this store, and it really shows in the bursts of personality to be found around every corner of the store. …
