Small Business Spotlight shines on Broadway Books
Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, U.S. Representative for Oregon’s Third Congressional District, featured Portland’s Broadway Books in her Small Business Spotlight.
Readers, Not Rodents!
From Browsers Bookshop in Olympia, WA: This week, we crossed an important, if not disgusting, milestone at Browsers. In twelve years of owning a bookstore and a building in downtown Olympia, we have had our first rodent encounter. I’m also pleased to report that it has come to a satisfactory conclusion. It appears that a …
All Aboard for Palmer Alaska’s Storybook Scavenger Hunt!
Fireside Books and their community in Palmer, AK are hosting a Storybook Scavenger Hunt July 1- July 31, 2024, with a party August 3rd for participants and prizes. From Fireside Books: Join us for our first ever Storybook Scavenger Hunt! Take a trip through Palmer’s local businesses throughout the month of July to enjoy All Aboard …
Indies First– Visit Independent Bookstores on Small Business Saturday, November 26
Celeste Ng, 2022 official spokesperson for Indies First from Greg Galloway on Vimeo. Shop local, shop Indies First for the holidays! Independent bookstores are filled with amazing gift ideas and treasures to brighten winter days. On Saturday November 26 and year ’round, support small businesses. If you aren’t sure what bookstore is nearest to you, …
Why We Love Dolly Parton
(and Not Jeff Bezos)
From Third Street Books, McMinnville, OR: A few weeks ago, Jeff Bezos and three other humans flew into space for a brief moment. Much was made of this event. A few days later, a report was released here that addresses Amazon’s share of the book market. It was sobering, to say the least (more on this below). …
Kazu Kibuishi’s “Amulet” Gets a Salt & Straw Ice Cream Flavor!
Portland-based Salt & Straw Ice Cream created flavors for its pint of the month club to go with kids’ summer reading! Each of the five pints is inspired by a different Scholastic author’s book or series. One of the flavors, Fruit of the Gadoba Tree, comes from the Amulet series by WA author and illustrator …
Author Pam Stucky Interviews Booksellers About Supporting Independent Bookstores
Author Pam Stucky is joined by booksellers from Madison Books (James Crossley), Queen Anne Book Company (Tegan Tigani), and Ballast Book Company (Suzanne Droppert) to discuss why and how we can support our local bookstores, especially now in this difficult pandemic season. Local bookstores have been facing growing challenges for several years, but the pandemic …
KING5 News: “Bellingham bookstore takes on Amazon”
Source: KING5.com Author: Eric Wilkinson Published: 11:25 PM PDT October 25, 2020 Updated: 8:41 AM PDT October 26, 2020 BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Kelly Evert packs up her book bag and sets out on her bike. This is the future of delivery service for Bellingham’s Village Books. “We’re not a big van,” she said. “We’re a great bike, …
Peggy Mullen, Owner of River City Books,
Inducted into Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame
Peggy Mullen, the owner of Alaskan gem River City Books, has been inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame. Here are some excerpts from Peggy’s Hall of Fame biography: Not only is Mullen creative and a visionary, she is also a passionate conservationist and steward of the environment. She still lives on the homestead …
“No Person Is an Island”
As we enter Phase 2, with the hope that this is not just a prelude to slipping back into Phase 1, let us first acknowledge the sadness, sorrow, and grief being felt by all those who have lost loved ones. For more than 100,000 of our fellow Americans there is no Phase 2. For their …
