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Mar

14

2023

March Is Disability Awareness Month

March is Disability Awareness Month, “an opportunity to raise awareness about the support and rights of people with disabilities and to appreciate their contributions to our communities and society” (as stated by Vanderbilt University). Northwestbooklovers.org recognizes and appreciates booksellers, authors, and readers with disabilities. Here are a few we would like to shine a spotlight …

Feb

7

2023

2023 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Winners Online Event Thurs. Feb. 9, 2023 at 6 pm Pacific

  If you’ve been following our coverage of the 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Awards winners, you’ve read about the virtual author event. But just in case you haven’t followed through to register for free, here’s a reminder! You can share the registration link with friends and reading fans all over. 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Awards with …

Feb

3

2023

Hospitality: An Original Essay by 2023
PNBA Book Award Winner
J. Kenji López-Alt

I got into the hospitality industry because I was struck by the power of food to bring people together and its ability to offer an immediate window to the qualities human cultures share with each other. There’s no faster and better way to get to understand a person than to break bread with them. Eventually, …

Jan

30

2023

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi

Ibi Zoboi (The People Remember; American Street) pays radiant homage in Star Child to the woman who inspired her, taught her and shared her birthday. She deftly combines poetry, prose, quotes and photos to create what she calls the “constellation” of science fiction writer Octavia Estelle Butler: “I decided to call this biography a constellation because Octavia’s …

Jan

20

2023

An Original Essay by 2023 PNBA Book Award Winner Putsata Reang

My mother sat in the very last row of chairs in the author event space at Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Oregon, the day my memoir, Ma and Me, was officially released. She smiled with pride as her gaze skipped across the room, surely taking in the improbability of the moment: her daughter, a …

Jan

13

2023

The Reading Life, Interrupted: An Original Essay by 2023 PNBA Book Award Winner Kim Fu

I keep a spreadsheet that lists every book I’ve read since 2010. It’s the most consistent and representative record of my life that I have—a life spent reading. I can look back and see that I spent the summer of 2015 reading or rereading Jane Austen novels, and the summer of 2016, all of Sarah …

Jan

9

2023

Ma and Me by Putsata Reang

A beautiful story about a family torn apart by war (and some pretty big conflicts) but brought together by love. A queer Khmer story that will upend your assumptions. So beautifully written and a real conversation opener. –Karen, Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA  Open a book, open a conversation, open your mind! Find inspiration …

Jan

6

2023

Trees of the West by Molly Hashimoto

This gorgeous book features Hashimoto’s art paired with quotes, facts about the trees, and the thought process that went into choosing which trees to include. For any nature lover/artist. — Christy, Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA This favorite holiday gift published by PNW press Mountaineers Books is readily available again after a holiday reprint. It …

Jan

5

2023

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Awards

The winners for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association 2023 Northwest Book Awards have been announced. The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) is a non-profit association of independent bookstores from five Northwest states: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Since 1965, the annual Book Awards have recognized such luminary figures in Northwest literature as Ivan Doig, Ursula K. Le Guin, …

Nov

29

2022

Seattle Celebrates University Book Store Bookseller and Author Nick DiMartino

Seattle booklovers had another occasion to celebrate over Thanksgiving/ Indies First weekend: an event with author and bookseller Nick DiMartino of University Book Store. The photos are from the University Book Store Booksellers Instagram. Out to celebrate our own Nick DiMartino’s retirement from the @ubookstoreseattle after more than FIFTY YEARS with the company, friends joined us …

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