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. …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
I loved this suspenseful novel, these mysterious characters. Antoine Wilson has created a situation worthy of Hitchcock, or of Highsmith. Mouth to Mouth asks if we can ever know the truth about those we love, or indeed ourselves. —Adam Possehl, Powell’s Books, Portland, OR Pick up something thrilling from Powell’s and other independent bookstores this summer. Remember …
