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Aug

19

2022

The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall

The Wedding Season is a delightful book that will make you smile, laugh, cry, and feel all warm and fuzzy in side with its witty humor, slow-burn romance, unbreakable bonds of friendship, and the growing pains of rediscovering who you are. Freya is dumped the day before her wedding by her boyfriend of 12 years. …

Aug

17

2022

One Two Three by Laurie Frankel

Here’s further proof that no one writes families as well as Laurie Frankel. Mabs, Monday and Mirabel are triplets growing up in a small town beset by an ever-worsening environmental crisis that has profoundly damaged its residents. Determined to find the culprit poisoning their town’s water, the girls’ mother wages a campaign that divides the …

Aug

12

2022

The Maid by Nita Prose

Very entertaining! Miss Marple meets The Rosie Project in this charming book about a hotel maid who sees the world a bit differently than many of us. Molly the maid and her cast of friends will bring a smile to your face! —Jenny Stroyeck, The Homer Bookstore, Homer, AK Pick something that will make you smile; shop …

Aug

10

2022

Fire Season by Leyna Krow

One of the hazards in the fast-growing American cities of the late 1800s was fire, and the Northwest was no exception. Most of us are familiar with the 1889 blaze that reshaped Seattle’s streets, but Spokane fell victim to flame in the same year. Unlike the Seattle fire, Spokane’s conflagration remains unexplained, which enables Leyna …

Aug

1

2022

Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez

This was a fully immersive, young adult romance that takes readers on a cultural deep-dive….with DRAGONS where bulls (and bullfighting) would have been. You’ll taste and smell Hispalia. You’ll see the rich colors and hear music. With excellent character development, readers will finish the last page still itching for more Zarela and Alberto. Guaranteed. –Kathy, …

Jul

19

2022

Summer Fun Travel Suggestions from Watermark Book Company

My Vacation Scrapbook from Lonely Planet Kids Our A-maze-ing National Parks Curious Kids Nature Guide by Fiona Cohen Backpack Explorer: Beach Walk These are some recommendations from Watermark Books in Anacortes, WA. Do you have some favorites yet this summer?

Jul

14

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: Here’s Waldo!

Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. Sometimes the themes come from the covers, sometimes the titles. This week, we found Waldo …

Jul

7

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: Twice as Nice

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, when we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. Readers seem to be stocking up on favorite authors again. Below, we share books by authors who are on this week’s list twice. Ibram X. Kendi: How to Raise an …

Jun

29

2022

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Perhaps you have read the iconic novel Red White & Royal Blue? If you’ve been craving a gay romance of the same caliber, you need to read Boyfriend Material! Luc O’Donnell, son of two famous (and divorced) musicians, desperately needs to save his reputation in the press to keep his job. He’s badgered by a friend into dating …

Jun

28

2022

The Great Summer Reading Guide Launches

Feed your summer reading habit and support your favorite NW indie by shopping The Great Summer Reading Guide! This summer, many independent bookstores will share favorite titles through email newsletter, websites, and bookshop.org collections. We’ll feature some of the titles here, too, to help you remember that whether your local independent bookstore has air conditioning …

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