Check out this sassy trail hat (good for sports or reading with that mesh and brim) from Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, MT. There’s more bookish merchandise where that came from, too. For the holidays and year ’round, many bookstores offer apparel, stickers, mugs, or other gifts for booklovers. Queen Anne Book Company in …
Karen of Beach Books, Seaside, OR recommends The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr. From the publisher: Clayton Stumper might be in his twenties, but he dresses like your grandpa and fusses like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by a group of eccentric enigmatologists …
Each chapter investigates the history and community around a different type of puzzle. From English cryptics to sudoku to escape rooms to the famous MIT Puzzle Hunt, the author explores them all! He even represents USA in an international speed jigsaw-puzzling tournament. The book includes many puzzles to try out for those who are puzzle-curious. …
It’s time for a Thursday Theme, when we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. We’ve done a star theme before, but this week, we’re looking at the moon. Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson (#8 Hardcover fiction) Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John …
My Vacation Scrapbook from Lonely Planet Kids Our A-maze-ing National Parks Curious Kids Nature Guide by Fiona Cohen Backpack Explorer: Beach Walk These are some recommendations from Watermark Books in Anacortes, WA. Do you have some favorites yet this summer?
Now in paperback! Kelleen and I both loved this. When an eccentric and Edgar Allan Poe obsessed billionaire dies, his will is published in the paper, promising an inheritance to anyone who can untangled his clues. The writing is fantastic and the characters are beautifully layered. This would be a perfect October read. –Lori, Island …
From The Stranger, May 1, 2020 by by Christopher Frizzelle Indie bookstores in Seattle like Elliott Bay Book Company, University Book Store, Third Place Books, Queen Anne Book Company, and others have sold books through their websites for years. But these stores are so deeply embedded into the character of their neighborhoods, and so deeply associated with in-store events and in-person relationships …
