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Oct

26

2021

A Round-up of Books about Long Dogs

Has anyone else noticed that wiener dogs seem to be of the moment? First there was this in Shelf Awareness on October 5 (which PNBA Executive Director Brian Juenemann commented was “thankfully… when most were too busy to notice”): In the “veeerrry long fold out book” Where’s Brian’s Bottom by Rob Jones (Pavilion Children’s, $9.95), children and …

Sep

17

2021

PNW Booksellers on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” (!!!)

Independent bookstores have been big supporters of Antoni Porowski and his latest cookbook, Antoni: Let’s Do Dinner. The Emmy Award-winning author (the food and wine expert on “Queer Eye”) offers easy, fun, delicious recipes full of healthy ingredients and a few indulgences. His publicity team also sent around some life-sized cutouts of Antoni, so bookstores …

Aug

4

2021

Weekday Fun: A Thursday “Silly Sale” at Rediscovered Books

Here’s some summer fun: a silly sale from Rediscovered Books in Boise and Caldwell, ID! From their twitter: To celebrate one year of Pixie and Apollo’s reign we’re having a sale on Thursday! All books with cats on the cover or in the title will be 20% off that day at both stores (Yes, Pixie …

May

19

2021

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu and Erasure by Percival Everett

If you, like me, thought Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown was a terrific novel, funny, tragic, thought-provoking, insightful, all those good things, then here’s your next great read: Percival Everett’s Erasure. √ them out today. —Nancy Pearl on social media 5/18/20, reposted 5/18/21 One Nightstand is a reader-fueled feature, and you can be a contributor, too. Simply …

Jul

3

2018

The Great American Birthday Cake Book

Happy Birthday, Bookstores!

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 …

Jan

11

2018

Garth Stein’s Books of 2017

Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain, shared his list of books read in 2017 on social media. In the post, he wrote, “I was a little short this year–25 books. I think I took a break or something.” I love a peek into a favorite author’s bookshelves and reading habits, …

Dec

1

2014

#GiveaBook

#GiveaBook, Help Get Books to Kids

As if Saturday November 29 weren’t exciting enough in bookstores with Small Business Saturday and Indies First, many bookstores and authors also kicked off the #GiveaBook campaign. The #GiveaBook campaign is the brainchild of publisher Penguin Random House, but it can involve everyone. Like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, there’s an element of drama and …

Feb

11

2014

2

remarks

New to US: UK Author Kathryn Fox’s Lessons for Self-Published Authors

While nwbooklovers.org is a website with a regional focus, it has an international reach. Recently, debut author Kathryn Fox from the UK contacted us via our facebook page. I found her self-published memoir, Stolen Memories, through IndieBound and Kobo.  We started a discussion about self-publishing internationally, and I thought Kathryn’s experiences as an author from …

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