When the beloved father of an interracial Korean family goes missing, the only witness is his nonverbal, severely-disabled teenage son, Eugene– who also quickly becomes the prime suspect. Mia and her brother John are home from college during the pandemic and join forces to find their father, while protecting Eugene at all costs. As clues …
Ridgecrest Books, a family run, new and used bookstore in the Ridgecrest neighborhood of Shoreline, WA, had its grand opening March 9th and 10th. We love celebrating neighborhood bookstores! Photos are from Ridgecrest Books’ Instagram. Congratulations, Ridgecrest Books! RIDGECREST BOOKS 512 NORTHEAST 165TH STREET SHORELINE, WASHINGTON 98155 Tuesday- Sunday 11-7
Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello, was a delightful read (and the featured book on the holiday gift guide)! Trey’s family has owned Wonderland, the bookstore in Stoke Newington, for several generations, but this might be the year that ends. Wonderland is in trouble, and Trey will have to lean on his friends—old and new—to …
Soul Jar: Thirty-one Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors, edited by Annie Carl, Forest Avenue Press, was selected by attendees as the winning title in the BuzzBooks contest at the 2023 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Tradeshow, held last week, in Portland, OR. Punch cards were handed out to booksellers and librarians who then visited supporting exhibitors for quick-pitches …
Brick & Mortar Books of Redmond, WA is hosting the first Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival at Redmond Town Center September 9, 2023 from 10:00 am- 4:00 pm. There will be oodles of amazing local authors with fun for the whole family! You can click here to see the full line-up and more!
Following her award-winning collections Famous and Plume, former Washington State Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken returns with another stunning book. These poems navigate loss, fear, and growing older, and also examine white America’s romanticized view of the past. When it comes to difficult subjects, Flenniken doesn’t flinch. –Erin, Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Island, WA Explore …
A fun, fictional bio of a country superstar, like Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, making her last tour due to health issues. A moving portrait of a woman trying to break through a patriarchal industry and the pratfalls she endured. — Gerard Villegas, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA In March, novelist Stephanie Clifford came back to …
Island Books of Mercer Island, WA has compiled their list of favorite children’s picture books of the year. Here is a sampling: Agatha May and the Angler Fish written by Nora Morrison and Jessie Ann Foley, illustrated by Mika Song I Don’t Care written by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal Kumo: …
Julie Otsuka’s novels are literary gems, and Swimmers joins its predecessors—The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor was Divine—as a work of uncommonly lyrical beauty and pathos. The loss of a public swimming pool to a series of mysterious cracks developing on the bottom disperses a tight and quirky community of lap swimmers. …
“Edmonds Bookshop is thrilled to mark fifty years of continuous service to our local community, and to be part of the thriving downtown Edmonds scene,” said Michelle Bear, owner. Edmonds Bookshop weathered many changes in the retail book business during the last half century and continues as a successful Edmonds business today thanks to thousands …
