I arrived ten minutes late to the Occupy Broadway Books: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups event. Even though I knew the deal, I was still surprised—and impressed—to see about 100 adults of all ages dressed in pajamas, some holding stuffed animals and blankies as they sat cross-legged on the floor in front of the register waiting …
We have to pass on this essay from Brian Doyle commemorating Broadway Books’ 20th anniversary. It was made into a broadside by Letterary Press, and it’s pretty wonderful, a tribute to all indie bookstores, really. Broadway Books’ co-owner Sally McPherson tells us the store’s celebration Sunday was fabulous—that they were “mobbed all day long—sort of …
Broadway Books is having a party this Sunday, May 6 to celebrate its 20th birthday. Co-owners Sally McPherson and Roberta Dyer have a lively celebration planned, for the day and for the next year, to thank their customers for “helping us to ride the waves that have carried us up and down over the years.” …
Miranda Roethler reported and wrote a comprehensive, insightful article about ebooks and the future of bookselling for one of her classes at Oregon Episcopal School, where she’s a junior. We’re publishing a condensed version of it here. Roethler is a native Portlander. She says she spends her free time swimming, hanging out with friends, watching old …
All the bad news for bookselling recently has led some journalists to seek out success stories in indie bookselling (like this one about Elliott Bay Book Company and this one about new models for bookselling, which includes a nod to Village Books). Following that trend, The Oregonian columnist Steve Duin has written a well-deserved toast to …
