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May

2

2017

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Seattle Bookstore Day 2017: Champions’ Journey

Saturday April 29 marked the third national Independent Bookstore Day and the third Seattle Bookstore Day. In Seattle, the weather held and bookstore love was out in full force. The Seattle Bookstore Day Indie Challenge increased to 23 participating stores, with a visit to 19 stores required to achieve Indie Champion status (and a 25% discount …

Apr

27

2017

Town Is by the Sea

Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz
and Sydney Smith

A boy imagines his day, and his father’s day, in a small town by the sea. He plays with a friend, eats a baloney sandwich, runs an errand for his mother, looks out at the ocean, while his father works down in the mine, just as his own father did, and as the boy likely …

Apr

26

2017

OTTER Award

Pick Up WA State Children’s Choice List Winners on Independent Bookstore Day

Erin Ostrander, a King County Library System children’s librarian, Sasquatch Award Committee Member, and indie bookstore champion, has a great recommendation for Saturday’s Independent Bookstore Day celebrants: …teachers and librarians taking the challenge on Saturday could purchase the new nominees for two of our state children’s choice lists; both were just announced over the weekend. OTTER Award Nominees …

Apr

24

2017

SEAbookstoreday map 2017 Independent Bookstore Day

SEABookstoreDay Map Gets Attention

Shoreline Area News published a feature about the map created by Third Place Books’ graphic designer, Stephen Crowe, for the fourth annual Seattle Bookstore Day (@SEABookstoreDay) passport for the Seattle area’s celebration of Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 29. On a personal level, Crowe’s map is exemplary of his skill and love of books. …

Apr

21

2017

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James Crossley

Men at Walk: Out and About with David B. Williams’ SEATTLE WALKS

Readers who remember my interview with natural history writer David B. Williams already know that he’s at the very top of the list when it comes to covering our region’s past. His study of the myriad modifications our ancestors have made to the local landscape, Too High and Too Steep, was an Island Books Top …

May

27

2016

Two-time champions from Team Snack Pack: Caitlyn from University Bookstore, Emily from Third Place, and Kaite from Random House. Missing from photo: 2016 new addition to the team, Powell's Shawn.

Seattle Celebrates Indie Bookstore Champions

On Saturday May 21, the Seattle Bookstores that participated in Seattle Bookstore Day on Independent Bookstore Day hosted a coronation celebration for the Indie Champions: 118 (!) book lovers who got stamps at at least 17 of the participating bookstores on April 30. Yes, these folks all went to SEVENTEEN bookstores in one day (and …

May

6

2016

2

remarks

Independent Bookstore Day: Busman’s Holiday for PNW Book Industry

Bookstores and their employees put on a tremendous community effort for Independent Bookstore Day, but some book industry folks were able to get outside their regular stores to participate in all the fun. On Seattle Bookstore Day, one interstate bookloving team, Team Snack Pack, documented their epic journey: Indie Bookstore Day was so much fun! …

May

3

2016

Adventures of a Seattle Indie Bookstore Champion

SEATTLE INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY ADVENTURES: THE SEQUEL by Catherine Bull Seattle Independent Bookstore Day did it again! Such a festive day for all us ‘Willpower in a bookstore? What’s that like?’ folks to celebrate, support, and enjoy the excellent indie bookstore scene we’ve got here. My mom and I went for it again—we took the challenge and went to 17 indie …

Apr

14

2016

Independent Bookstore Day

Independent Bookstore Day: April 30, 2016

It’s not too soon to start planning forr Independent Bookstore Day, especially if you live in the Seattle area. On Saturday April 30, indie bookstore around the country will celebrate the second annual Independent Bookstore Day. In Seattle, we’re building on the success of last year, with another Seattle Bookstore Day passport to local booksellers, and …

May

19

2015

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Seattle Independent Bookstore Champions Crowned

On May 2, bookstores around the country celebrated the first Independent Bookstore Day. In Seattle, 17 bookstores banded together for Seattle Bookstore Day— a way to encourage readers to visit 3 or more bookstores with a SEABookstoreDay passport for a chance at prizes. People who visited all 17 stores on Independent Bookstore Day earned the …

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