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 …
Some books come along and are such perfect gems that you want to tell everyone. This is my book to tell everyone to read. A beautifully written book about love, art, and family. —Kelly E., Village Books, Bellingham, WA When Mona experiences temporary blindness, therapy is recommended. Her grandfather, Henry volunteers to take her, but …
Stirringly atmospheric and unsettling, full of grief and love and darkness but also hope, this is completely compelling! The blessed yet cursed town of Mistaken, the vivid cast of townspeople, and the mysterious threats of the world beyond their Warding Stones all captured my imagination. Greer is a character who will stick with you long …
I haven’t felt this enraptured and immersed since The Shadow of the Wind! The richly layered world and atmosphere hit me just right. Oriana and her twin brother Oriano live in an Italian village steeped in religion and superstition. Their father is a blacksmith, and their family may have entered into a dark contract that will …
I’m kind of surprised I liked this because it kind of grated at me at first… and then. Backstory: It’s the quadrennial Tournament of Dragon-Slayers, where the greatest knights (lacking dragons to slay, having slayed them all) compete for the hand of a Fair Princess… and her dowry. Isobelle is the princess, with her ladies …
Engaging the entire way through. This is a literary mystery that has wonderful woodsy atmosphere that will have you lost in the eerie beauty of forests. Liz Moore balances many tangled roots of plot and character and manages to pull off a well-earned and rewarding ending. –Torrin, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Liz Moore …
If you like Cloud Cuckoo Land this is similar… connected lives [Mesopotamia, London and Turkey] told through time… I loved the characters! — Michelle, Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, WA Spanning from ancient Mesopotamia to the 1800s in England to the 2000s, this story begins with a single drop of rain. The book is simply stunning! — …
Xavier Rush is a swoon-worthy veterinarian with ACOTAR vibes and a soft side. After the perfect date with Samantha, she begs him to forget her due to family drama. But the connection between them is undeniable. Full of humor, heart, and chemistry, this is a great romance. (Possibly Jimenez’s best to date) Another great pick …
Locally-owned and operated Molly Moon’s Seattle ice cream shops invited their customers to participate in a Social Justice Book Drive and promoted shopping for it with local, independently-owned bookstores in each of their scoop shop neighborhoods. Molly Moon’s will deliver donated books for kindergarten- 5th graders featuring Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latine/a/x, and other characters of …
The first 2025 Pacific Northwest Book Awards celebrations have taken place! More are planned! Amy Hevron— Log Life, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA 2/11/25 Tara Karr Roberts— Wild and Distant Seas, Book People, Moscow, ID 2/13/25 Cat Bohannon— Eve Ravenna Third Place Books, Seattle, WA, 6:00 pm 2/26/25 Chris LaTray— Becoming Little Shell, Fact …
