Recently, a little resentful of the variability we laughingly call “summer” here in the Great North West, a cold tourist asked a bookseller in my hearing just what one could predict when stepping out in Seattle? “Crows,” replied my unruffled coworker. True enough. “Morning arises stormy and pale No sun, but a wannish glare” Now, …
Mercer Island appears as a sort of a geographical bullseye in the middle of Lake Washington when looking at a map of the greater Seattle area, and it just might have some kind of magnetic quality, judging by the concentration of thoughtful and whip-smart employees working for Island Books. This month’s store newsletter highlighted so …
“The British seem to do family dramas so well. Laura gets a letter from an old boyfriend. He wants to meet after all these years, but Laura is happily married with two children. Why is she even tempted to respond to this letter? There are many other mini-dramas in this small English village, and Nicholson …
“I could read this book 20 times with all the funny voices. Only haughty, naughty, children (and grown ups) will like this snarky tale. Not for the well-behaved. Really. No.”—Karen, Elliott Bay Book Co. Buy Monsters Eat Whiny Children from Elliott Bay Book Company.
“Explore the area and state of mind that is Siberia. Frazier’s love shines through in this obsessively researched yet amusingly haphazard travelogue. The funniest serious book I have read in a long time.”– SC, University Book Store, Seattle. Buy Travels in Siberia from University Book Store.
“Jude and Teddy are best friends living in a small Vermont town in the late 1980’s, getting drunk on cheap red wine and sniffing coolant from air conditioners. Jude’s mother, Harriet, and father, Les, are aging hippies still immersed in the pot culture of the 60’s, although divorced from each other. Harriet makes glass bongs …
“I was happily thumbing through the bookshelf in a friend’s kitchen recently when I discovered Brother Victor’s cookbooks. This being the season for craving the warmth and comfort of homemade soups, I borrowed his soup cookbook first and have been delighted with the results. They’re simple to make, with wholesome and inexpensive ingredients and a …
“In this tender letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. This beautiful book is about the potential within each of us to pursue our dreams and forge our own paths.”—Mockingbird Books, Seattle. Buy Of Thee I Sing from …
“This fascinating look at Washington history draws from marriage records, posters, tickets, letters, pictures and much more. A sky River poster, Twin Teepees menu, a letter from a wartime assembly center. IWW songbook, CCC history . . . It’s written by Museum of History and Industry Public Historian Lorraine McConaghy. Take a look.”—Karen, Elliott Bay Book Company, …
“Say yes to Delicious Gifts! So many great edible gift ideas! Now I can make lemon curd for myself and my pals.”– Jan, University Book Store, Seattle.
