This beautiful and affirming picture book encapsulates some of what people I know are feeling. It offers ways to deal with the storms inside us (and the ones outside, too). The main characters Bear and Rat show how much courage it can take to ask for help and to receive it. This book exemplifies how …
Martyr! took over my brain completely. Kaveh Akbar created a revelatory experience in novel form about the absurdities of living, loving, dying, and discovering one’s identity. Each poetic page was filled with passages I want to keep close. — Torrin, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Explore the National Book Awards finalists at Queen Anne …
Oh, booklovers! This Saturday, August 17, 2024, is Bookstore Romance Day! Online events actually start tonight, Friday August 16, with the kick-off Romantasy Party at 4:00 PM Pacific (7 PM Eastern) on Zoom. Virtual online events are free but do require registration. Many stores are also celebrating with free or gift-with-purchase treats in-store. Find participating …
Just my kind of book. A messy family, a break-the-mold mother, whip-smart dialogue, and an illuminating view of what truly makes a family. Thank you, Laurie, for doing what you do best—share the truth about all the kinds of family in this wild world of ours. I’m so much wiser for reading your books. — …
This novel came into my life when I needed it most. Kimberly King Parsons was able to write something that balances the darkly hilarious and the deeply heart-wrenching aspects of life so incredibly adeptly. She subtly slips undeniable universal truths onto each page as her characters grapple along to the soundtrack of grief and complicated …
I enjoyed Kuang’s satirical takedown of the world of publishing, young authors, cultural appropriation, pressures of creativity, commercialization of art, cancel culture, and the power of social media. — Mary, Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA I would highly recommend this book! R. F. Kuang absolutely knocks it out of the park on Yellowface. With biting critique …
QUEEN ANNE BOOK COMPANY STAFF FAVORITE / LOCAL POET Site of Disappearance by Erin Malone “Everything I’m afraid of, / I’m about to name,” cautions the speaker of this haunting lyric in the sophomore collection from Washington poet, Erin Malone. Here, buried childhood memories of a brother’s death and a small-town murder return just as …
So sweet! As someone who had not experienced this tradition, I loved being welcomed into Amira’s family’s culture and seeing family and friends celebrating her new baby sister in such a loving way. This would make a great baby shower gift. –Tegan, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Celebrate life with books from Queen Anne …
This is the very entertaining second book in Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy that started with Harlem Shuffle. It’s New York in the ’70s: more and more garbage in the streets, increasing crime and continuing graft. Carney has a thriving furniture business and strives to be a family man. But he can’t stay away from crime, with …
Bob Comet is a retired librarian. One day he steps out of his mint-colored house to go for a walk. This walk becomes an adventure. Along the way, it turns out that Bob has had a few other adventures. And with spare prose–and a generous dose of humor and life wisdom–we discover, along with Bob, …
