From our friends at Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, MT: As we can find comfort in a good book, so too can we learn strategies find comfort in the world beyond. This week, we have put together a collection of books one can read to feel centered in the space we all share and grateful to …
Phinney Books‘ annual Holiday Bookfest, featuring two dozen local authors signing their books at the Phinney Neighborhood Center in Seattle, will be held Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 2:00- 4:00 pm. Follow the Holiday Bookfest on Facebook and Instagram for updates and reminders. Authors include: Lauren Appelbaum, Jessixa Bagley, Bonny Becker, Martha Brockenbrough, Kira …
Sashiko’s Stitches is a new picture book from local favorite Sanae Ishida (Little Kunoichi: The Ninja Girl). Sashiko is a little girl with overwhelming fears and worries. One day, her mother teaches her about a style of decorative traditional Japanese stitching also called sashiko, which was originally used to repair fishermen’s clothes. As Sashiko begins …
Sanae Ishida celebrates her third children’s picture book with a special promotion starting this Saturday at seven Seattle independent bookstores: Elliot Bay Book Company Kinokuniya Books Lake Forest Park Third Place Books Liberty Bay Books Phinney Books Queen Anne Book Company University Book Store Sanae is dropping off an amazing hand-made kame (turtle) submarine like …
Those of us who loved the quirkily indomitable spirit of Ishida’s first picture book, Little Kunoichi the Ninja Girl, will be glad to see Little Kunoichi return in a supporting role in the story of her best pal’s search for an animal pal, Chibi Samurai Wants a Pet. Filled with asides both goofy and educational …
Saturday was Small Business Saturday and independent bookstores’ special Indies First day. Stores around the region strutted their small business stuff, and customers enjoyed a joyous kick-off to the holiday shopping season. In McMinnville, OR, Third Street Books was part of the community-wide small business passport program. Brian Juenemann, executive director of regional trade association …
Oh, what a book birthday it was! Fans of Sanae Ishida flocked to Drygoods Design in Pioneer Square in Seattle for a very crafty launch party for her new book, Sewing Hapiness: A Year of Simple Projects for Living Well. Ishida pre-sewed mini aromatherapy heating pillows for guests to fill and hand-stitch closed. (Pre-knotted, threaded …
Japanese was my first language even though I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I grew up reading all the classics in Japanese including Hans Christian Anderson stories, Heidi, and The Secret Garden. It wasn’t until the third grade that I started to explore books written in English outside of the school curriculum, but …
