On March 4, Browsers Bookshop of Olympia, WA posted this on Instagram: “The loveliest couple got married at the store yesterday . Sincerest congratulations to Greg & Julie! One cool thing: the wedding program listed ever participants’ favorite book and flavor of ice cream. It was adorable.” (And I love that Island Books of Mercer Island, …
Chuck and Dee Robinson, co-owners of Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham and Lynden, Washington, have announced the sale of the business, effective January 1, 2017, to three current employees of the company — Kelly Evert, Paul Hanson, and Sarah Hutton. The three, along with Chuck and Dee, have been members of the Leadership …
The Washington Center for the Book administers the annual Washington State Book Awards (formerly the Governor’s Writers Awards), given for outstanding books published by Washington authors the previous year. Join the Seattle Public Library for the 50th year of the Washington State Book Awards on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, 7 to 9 p.m. at the …
Saturday evening, booklovers gathered at the Seattle Public Library Central Branch to announce and celebrate the winners of the Washington State Book Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Nancy Guppy, host and producer of the Seattle Channel’s “Art Zone with Nancy Guppy.” The winners receive a $500 honorarium to go with the recognition. The Washington Center …
Village Books & Paper Dreams (Bellingham, WA) will open a location in the newly renovated Waples Mercantile Building on Front Street in Lynden, Washington. The building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, burned in 2008, and was later purchased by Bellingham architect Jeff McClure and his wife Debra. The McClures, along with …
Last Sunday, Village Books, family, and friends celebrated the marriage of Paul & Kelly, two Village Books booksellers. Thanks to an article in Shelf Awareness, a feature in Village Books’ electronic newsletter by Lindsey McGuirk, and a wonderful photo of the book-themed cake on facebook that went viral among the northwest indie bookselling community, people …
It’s a job, but there’s a good chance it’s more than that for your local independent bookseller. This note comes from John Willson, a poet and a bookseller at Eagle Harbor Book Co. on Bainbridge Island, written for the store’s customer newsletter and honoring his longtime coworker and manager, Paul Hanson, who is leaving after …
