I absolutely loved this book; I read it in maybe 2 days! It’s like a hybrid of Percy Jackson and the Red Queen series, all brought together in a more modern take. The book begins with a mystery right away, then the romance, battles, and secrets pulled my interest immediately. What I really loved was …
At the end of the Civil War, Simon, a 23 year-old musician conscripted into the Confederate army, escapes from his regiment and, with his rag-tag band of friends, struggles to make a home and a living in the worst of circumstances. Simon dreams of a place of his own with the woman he loves by …
Butts Are Everywhere written by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Heather Fox Who doesn’t love an entire book about butts? Cheeky and guaranteed to bring out the chuckles this book leaves no tuchus out. Set your backside down and hang out with this book. –Jesica DeHart, Neill Public Library, Pullman, WA Animals Brag About Their Bottoms …
Thanksgiving is also known as “Turkey Day,” but for 2020, we are claiming it as “Pie All Day Day.” May you have a safe, satisfying Thanksgiving. Just in time for the holiday season, local Instagram sensation, artist, and baker Lauren Ko shows how to rise to the next level with pie baking. Ko provides easy …
A double face out from Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle, WA: Sit back and let McCann work his magic. The book is rooted in the achingly tender real-life account of Rami and Bassam, Israeli and Palestinian fathers who have lost daughters to senseless violence, but who arrive at a shared position against the occupation …
Author Pam Stucky is joined by booksellers from Madison Books (James Crossley), Queen Anne Book Company (Tegan Tigani), and Ballast Book Company (Suzanne Droppert) to discuss why and how we can support our local bookstores, especially now in this difficult pandemic season. Local bookstores have been facing growing challenges for several years, but the pandemic …
Halloween celebrations will be different this year, but you can still have a spooky good time with Halloween books. As someone who grew up in New England and had to choose between covering up costumes with warm coats or work long johns and other layers into every trick-or-treat outfit, I’m going to embrace the silver …
Spokane’s Wishing Tree Books is hosting a literary character pumpkin contest on social media. Wishing Tree invites you to carve or decorate a pumpkin as your favorite character or author this Halloween for our first ever literary pumpkin contest! How it works: There are two categories: Carved and Decorated. Once you have your literary pumpkin …
Last Friday afternoon, as part of the week’s virtual regional trade show, booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest watched members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee present a selection of books they are excited about for the 2021 Book Awards. This post is the second part of the list of books mentioned during that session. …
I loved this smart, funny peek inside the high stakes world of San Francisco private schools. It has everything: social satire, family drama, friendship, a lot of laughs, a touch of romance, and lots to think about after. If you’ve been looking for that Where’d You Go, Bernadette feeling, try this. Bonus: The co-authors live in …
