In the ’60s four young siblings visit a psychic who tells each of them the day they will die. Would you live your life differently if you knew the date of your death? Would you want to know? Free will or fate? These and other questions are surrounded by beautiful writing that keeps you turning …
Many independent bookstores organize book collections to brighten the holidays for others. Please add more stores and their giving campaigns in the comments section. Beach Books, Seaside, OR: “At Beach Books we get wish lists from the four Seaside area schools. These ‘books’ are hung on our tree and customers get a 20% discount on a book …
As we get ready to celebrate Independence Day, let’s wish a happy birthday to some independent bookstores. Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle has been around for 45 glorious, book-filled years. Meanwhile, Secret Garden Books in Seattle feted their neighbor, Phinney Books, with a photo and a sweet message for Phinney’s fourth …
This week, booksellers from around the country with a specific interest in children’s books gathered in New Orleans for the American Booksellers Association’s annual Children’s Institute, an annual educational conference that was hosted last year in Portland. I attended in my role as children’s book buyer for Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle, but I …
Oh man! What a lovely huge little tiny little thought-provoking book. For everyone. Not just ones with friends like Jerome. All of us. –Suzanne Perry, Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA Find books to open your heart at Secret Garden Books and other independent bookstores. From the starred Kirkus Review: “Two little boys share an intense …
Seattle author Garth Stein is launching his latest, Enzo’s Very Scary Halloween, at Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard in Seattle. In keeping with the title, the shop presents Halloween in July, complete with costumes and trick-or-treats. Just think: You can pick a costume that doesn’t have to work under a rain coat! Something with wings? …
This absolutely adorable picture book is written and illustrated by Jaime Temairik of Seattle. It’s about a pair of sister bears who clearly love one another (“…the girls love doing everything together, all of the time”) but have very different personalities. Alice is quiet and dependable (she’s the bear you’ll spot reading “Frosting-Nixon”); Lucy is full …
To ring in the holidays and celebrate This is Your Life, Harriet Chance! being selected for Pacific Northwest Book Award shortlist, author Jonathan Evison and his regional Algonquin sales rep, Kurtis Lowe of Book Travelers West, made the rounds of Seattle-area bookstores on December 1. Kurtis prepped the stores and planned the itinerary; Johnny signed …
Saturday, November 21st, 2015 from 3-5 pm Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Ave. N. Seattle, 98103) Think about holiday shopping. Imagine malls. Parking. Crowds. Now imagine a Saturday afternoon in November, walking up the deliciously worn wooden steps of the Phinney Neighborhood Center to find a boutique bookstore, created especially by local indie bookstore Secret …
Last year, Sherman Alexie came up with the idea for writers to support their local indie by volunteering to work at the store on Small Business Saturday 2013. Alexie called the appeal “Indies First,” and entreated authors to link to an indie to sell their books online. The day was a huge hit. Thousands of authors volunteered as …
