The Knight and the Moth is everything I love about fantasy. A heroine with a spine of steel beneath a gossamer shroud, a snarky knight, omens, prophecies, and a scene-stealing gargoyle sidekick—this story has it all. It’s both beautiful and refreshingly original. I can’t wait for the sequel! —Alaina, The Next Chapter, Hermiston, OR Pick …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. W is for winter and witches and women and water and walls and …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. In recent publishing history, the first big hit book with fancy, sprayed edges …
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. Saturday August 17 was Bookstore Romance Day, and the romance readers showed up! We have a lot …
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. Fantasy/ romantasy author Sarah J. Maas continues to dominate the paperback fiction bestseller list. Her first series, …
Here is the next hot thing. Aurora Ascher’s Sanctuary of the Shadow is an epic romantasy about hot love interests, relatable main characters, fast female friends, and consensual “spice.” Lots of spice. Look, this character has secrets, and that character doesn’t know the secrets he carries, but it’s clear he’s not from around here. (The wings give it away.) But there’s …
Emerson Wilde has it all together. A true feminist like the women in her family before her, the youngest chamber of commerce president, and owner of her family’s bookstore life couldn’t be better in her beloved town of St. Cyprian. She has the best group of friends turned family, and everything is as it should …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller list is published. Every week, we love to see what has been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. The second book of the Empyrean series, Iron Flame, brought dragons and dragon-lovers to …
Looking for a fantasy romance with a little spice? This book is for you. Selene Bowers is a witch and her only wish is to join a sisterhood, specifically Henbane Coven. There is only one problem: her magic feeds on her memories when she uses it. She is given the chance if she can go …
