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. We’re highlighting one-word titles. Easy to type. Maybe not-so easy to search. Easy to buy. Easy to enjoy. Bewilderment Richard Powers (#6 Hardcover fiction) Crossroads Jonathan Franzen (#8 Hardcover fiction) …
At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians emerge to change England’s history. In the year 1806, with the Napoleonic Wars raging on land and sea, most people believe magic to be long dead in England–until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers, and becomes a celebrity overnight. Soon, another practicing magician …
If you are looking for something delightfully different, go into the intriguing and mysterious world of Piranesi. Piranesi’s journal does not mark the years by numbers, but rather by happenings—and it takes place in The Year the Albatross Came to the South-Western Halls. Piranesi delights in exploring and documenting every detail of The House he lives in, …
