This was an entertaining and highly interesting read, a great pick for any fan of language, the internet, or both. In the words of the author, “Language is humanity’s most spectacular open-source project,” and the great thing about the advent of the internet is it allows scholars to analyze how language (specifically informal language) evolves …
Karen from Annie Bloom’s Books in Portland, OR recommends three recent YA titles on the theme of #MeToo (recommended for more mature readers). Red Hood by Alana K. Arnold is definitely about wolves and about frightened girls, but Bisou Martel isn’t willing to play the victim. The second person narration threw me in the first few …
“If we lose one another, wait for me on the steps. Just here, by the door.” Champion is a 217-year-old dog who has sat in the same spot for a century, waiting for Valentyne to return…but waiting is hard. Adventures ensue as the dog searches 1600-1800s Europe for Valentyne. He traverses battlefields, meets alchemists, sniffs …
NWbooklovers congratulates Tina Ontiveros, bookseller and book buyer at Klindt’s Booksellers in the Dalles and President of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, on the publication of her memoir, rough house. rough house will be available at independent bookstores everywhere this month. Waucoma Books in Hood River, OR is hosting a virtual book launch event with …
This week, Elliott Bay Book Company announced it is welcoming booklovers back inside the store. In-store browsing is by appointment. The store continues to offer curbside pick-up and free shipping. To make a 30-minute appointment to shop at Elliott Bay Book Company, visit the store’s appointment page. As of publication on August 21, 2020, other …
The Lightness is the debut novel from the editor of Literary Hub. Not only does she recognize good writing, but Temple also writes beautifully, herself. I enjoyed this book for its attention to detail as much as for its story, about a teenage girl, Olivia, who signs herself up for a meditation retreat that is …
“This is my favorite book so far this year and I want to put it into the hands of everyone who needs a hug in book form.” Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall This is a delightful rom-com about two complete opposites, Luc and Oliver, who agree to fake date each other, each for his own …
Have you read Adriana Herrera yet? Adriana Herrera has quickly become one of my must-read authors. The first novel in her American Dreamers quartet (American Dreamer) is the story of Dominican-American food truck owner Nesto and librarian Jude. Like all of Herrera’s books, it is full of food, family (biological and found), and flirting. It’s …
Do you miss your bookstores? Be sure to follow them on social media. Many are posting videos and photos to give you a little bit of that happy bookstore feeling for when you’re mostly shopping online or over the phone with them. Here’s a quiet morning with birdsong outside Waucoma Bookstore in Hood River, OR: …
A reader could confuse these stories for a novel because they revolve around one family. Told in a variety of narrative styles and criss-crossing generations of a (mostly) Japanese family, this book has an architectural quality in which each room is connected to every other room and in which WWII is the central room and …
