I have loved Kalynn Bayron’s work since she published Cinderella is Dead. Recently she moved to middle grade fiction with the Vanquishers series about a new breed of vampire hunters. Now Bayron has turned the page again and we have Olive Oakes, detective extraordinaire. Olive is looking for mysteries in every part of her life, …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. Students are headed back to school. The heatwave has broken. Ghosts, demons, and …
[Holly Jackson’s] young adult novels are hugely popular! This is her first novel for adults — and she does not disappoint. A twisty mystery/thriller with a unique premise — which she completely pulls off! Well done and page-turning! — Elaine, Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, WA Make this weekend a pageturer with books from Edmonds Bookshop and …
I absolutely loved this book! It felt very Hitchhiker’s Guide meets Dungeons and Dragons, meets The Hunger Games. The banter and emotion between Carl and Princess Donut was fantastic and the achievements and item descriptions made me laugh out loud. Couldn’t put it down. –LaTanya, Trail’s End Bookstore, Winthrop, WA There’s a reason this series …
This book brought me back to the same introspective feelings I had with Beach Read. The romance is realistic but the real story is how an older socialite who disappeared many years ago is ready to tell her story and how that unlocks the question of family ties and realizing that it’s never to late …
With surprising and intricate stories, Tuga is truly glorious. The islander’s lives are revealed in satisfying detail and the paths they take reflect the full range of being human. Settle in and sail away to a warm and vibrant corner of the world that you’ll wish was real. —Sheryce D., Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID I …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. It’s usually on Thursdays, but because of the holidays this week, we’re posting …
Just for fun, let’s find a picnic table in the park in one of our large cities – maybe London. Fill a coffee thermos with a load of Arthurian legend, toss in a dragon (it’s okay – it’s a big container) and bring in some immortal knights for good measure– maybe a damsel in distress– …
What do you get when you have donuts, an alien cult, and a writer’s missing ex-wife? A Joe R. Lansdale novel! Let the entertaining banter carry you through the revelations that our writer uncovers in the search for his missing ex-wife and her husband in connection with a local cult. –Abbie, Trail’s End Bookstore, Winthrop, …
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. …
