Since 2015, James Patterson has given holiday bonuses to independent bookstore employees. He continued the beautiful tradition this year. Thank you to James Patterson and his team, the American Booksellers Association, and the readers who nominated booksellers for bonuses. Congratulations, booksellers! Here are the booksellers from the Pacific Northwest who were awarded James Patterson bonuses, …
In the Spring of 2019, troubling news rapidly spread through the Washington state book community that the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) had quietly banned free, used books from being mailed to prisoners through non-profit organizations like Seattle’s Books to Prisoners. After public outcry and the investigative journalism of Joseph O’Sullivan of the Seattle …
Earl Dizon is a beloved bookseller at Green Bean Books in Portland. He serves on the PNBA Awards Committee and spreads the love of books off-hours as a volunteer at his local library, too. Multnomah County Library recently featured him in their Volunteer Spotlight. “I want to get kids excited to read.” by Sarah Binns Good …
University Book Store‘s branch in the Husky Union Building at the center of the school’s Seattle campus has many things going for it, but “the reason this store is great is because of one guy: Nick DiMartino,” the Stranger reported. “I am doing everything I can to keep literature alive on campus,” DiMartino said. “That’s …
