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Queen Anne Books

Jan

17

2013

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Queen Anne is Dead.
Long Live Queen Anne!

It was with sadness and not a little bitterness that we reported the fate of Seattle’s Queen Anne Books this past fall, but all is sweet on the hill today. The blindsided store will rise, on its old turf, as Queen Anne Book Company in late February. From yesterday’s press release: Ever since the doors of …

Dec

19

2012

1

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Queen Anne Book Company

Bringing Down the Bookstore

Unfortunately, bookstores close all the time, and we’re used to the list of factors that includes words such as Amazon, economy and eBooks. It’s something quite different when a neighborhood indie collapses when the cornerstone is removed from the inside. That is the lament of former Queen Anne Books (Seattle) employee Wendee Wieking, as featured in …

Apr

23

2012

The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips

“When this came out as a gorgeous paperback, I realized I had been wanting to read it since before the hardcover was published. In a miracle of book location memory, I found the copy I picked up over a year ago and dove in. This is a brilliant, funny, clever novel that lived up to …

Apr

11

2012

Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son by Anne Lamott, Sam Lamott

“For decades I’ve been following the travails of Anne Lamott, starting in 1993 with her memoir Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year. It’s here that we meet son Sam, and the slightly neurotic and crazed mom, Anne. Since then she’s published in more genres than imaginable: fiction, biography, writing, and faith/religion. And …

Mar

30

2012

The Expats by Chris Pavone

“Kate Moore, always a career woman, decides to quit her job so that her family can move to Luxembourg for her husband’s job. The timing is perfect—she’s tired of her job, her house, and her life in general. The idea of focusing on her kids and leaving the rat race behind couldn’t be more appealing. …

Mar

9

2012

The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons

“If you are enjoying the Downton Abbey series you will love this book. It starts in 1938 in Vienna. Elise has been leading a very comfortable, somewhat privileged life. Her family is Jewish and her parents have plans to get to the US, but know it will take some time. Her parents are worried about …

Feb

17

2012

The Mirage by Matt Ruff

“Matt Ruff, author of Queen Anne Books favorites Set This House in Order and Bad Monkeys, has written another page-turning, mind-reeling masterpiece. Imagine a world where the United Arab States is threatened by Christian fundamentalist terrorists, a world where a few good Homeland Security Agents have to fight corruption and conspiracies to protect all they …

Feb

7

2012

Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston

“The author’s metaphor ‘we all have baggage so we might as well get used to traveling with it’ sets the tone for this book. The narrator (sure sounds like it might be Pam Houston herself) travels the world ‘searching for authenticity, perhaps fleeing from conflict and drinking up life experiences.’ The book form is a …

Jan

16

2012

The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman

“In the opening chapter of Laura Lippman’s latest thriller, a central character dies in a solo car crash after leaving a tavern in his hometown. Was the incident a suicide or an accident? This question lies at the heart of a story that page-by-page pulls readers into the heart of a childhood secret shared by …

Dec

15

2011

Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found by Sophie Blackall

“It happens in all kinds of places–on a bus, in a restaurant, at the doctor’s office, even in a bookstore. A kindness is extended, a smile is offered—something that feels like it could develop into friendship, maybe even love. But the moment is fleeting. In popular parlance, they’re known as ‘missed connections.’ If you’re truly …

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