Herringbone Books, Redmond, OR “Brandon Weimer owner of Herringbone Books. [Author] Pam Houston just dropped by on the suggestion of Deon Stonehouse of Sunriver Books.” –posted by Kurtis Lowe, sales rep, Book Travelers West, on Instagram Feb. 12, 2019 Follow Kurtis on Instagram: kqlowe
Great news, booklovers! Remember the crowdsourcing campaign to help Kaci Aslamov purchase Paulina Springs Books’ Redmond location to open Herringbone Books? Well, it worked! The transition happened, and Herringbone Books opened on December 1. Below is an article from The Bulletin from December 8. Paulina Springs Books in Redmond to remain open New name, new …
You love books. You love independent bookstores. Now you can be a bookstore superhero philanthropist by crowdsourcing Herringbone Books in Redmond, Oregon. Earlier this year, Brad Smith, owner of Paulina Springs Books in Sisters and Redmond, announced that he was putting the Redmond store up for sale. In the store’s email newsletter and website, now Paulina …
“I am TOTALLY one of those people who loves esoteric history; I love reading of events/people that one never heard about in history class, or, as in this delightful reading, the connection or line between disparate events and discoveries. For instance, as I learned from this book, how the advent of the printed word really …
Handselling books is one of my favorite parts of my job. There’s nothing more gratifying than talking about a book I enjoyed, seeing a customer’s eyes light up, and hearing her say, “That sounds great. I think I’ll get that one.” It gives me a little thrill every time. It’s especially fun when the customer …
“As many readers may know already, Williams wrote movingly in Refuge about the history of her family as down-winders in Utah, the death of her mother from cancer and her own struggles. Her latest book harkens back to her mother’s death, but is more difficult to define. Before she died, her mother told Terry to …
“Bill Sullivan has written the best hiking guides in Oregon for years. This book is a concise treasure trove for great hikes, ski adventures, hot springs and stories. It covers the entirety of Oregon and is arranged by month. What a great resource when planning for visitors! Plus it’s filled with fabulous photos, expert driving …
As a bookseller who is also a mostly unpublished writer, I crave contact with other serious writers. One of my main tasks at Paulina Springs Books is booking our author events, which means I get to meet or have contact with all the authors who come through here. You would think this would be the …
“I’m very interested in languages, although I’ve only studied four of them (other than my native tongue) and only a little of each of those. Despite this, it seems that I have somewhat of a facility for languages, and it seemed clear in my language classes that learning languages was easier for some people than …
Amanda MacNaughton has worked at Paulina Springs Books for six years, and she’s been in the book world for seventeen. Her first bookselling job was at her college bookstore in Illinois, when she was eighteen. Since then she’s worked at the Deschutes Public Library and at Barnes & Noble in Bend, OR. Tired of corporate bookselling, she …
