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Suzanne Droppert

Nov

13

2020

Author Pam Stucky Interviews Booksellers About Supporting Independent Bookstores

Author Pam Stucky is joined by booksellers from Madison Books (James Crossley), Queen Anne Book Company (Tegan Tigani), and Ballast Book Company (Suzanne Droppert) to discuss why and how we can support our local bookstores, especially now in this difficult pandemic season. Local bookstores have been facing growing challenges for several years, but the pandemic …

Feb

18

2020

Welcome Back, Liberty Bay Books!
Congratulations, Suzanne Selfors!

On Saturday, February 15, 2020, Liberty Bay Books reopened in its historic space in downtown Poulsbo, WA with a new owner and a new look. On February 1, Suzanne Droppert (who is still the owner of Ballast Book Co. in Bremerton) passed the Liberty Bay Books keys to children’s author and now bookstore owner Suzanne …

Jan

7

2020

Exciting News from Liberty Bay Books:
New Owner, Local Author Suzanne Selfors
as of Feb. 1, 2020

Today, Liberty Bay Books’ Suzanne Droppert and author Suzanne Selfors made a very exciting announcement: Suzanne Selfors will be the new owner of Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, WA as of February 1, 2020, and Suzanne Droppert will stay at the helm of the Bremerton Liberty Bay Books, but will rename it Ballast Book Company. …

May

15

2017

Deacon Locke Went to Prom

Deacon Locke Went to Prom by Brian Katcher

This was a hilarious story about a boy named Deacon Locke who decides to bring his grandma to his high school prom. Laugh out loud funny and the relationship between Deacon and his grandma is very sweet! –Suzanne Droppert, Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo, WA Get your copy of this fun teen novel at Liberty Bay …

Jun

8

2016

Kitchens of the Great Midwest

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

How could you not love a book when it’s first food is lutefisk? I enjoyed it from the beginning til the end. One of my top favorites for 2015. –Suzanne Droppert, Liberty Books, Poulsbo and Bremerton, WA  Available now in paperback. Meet the author June 8! Perfect summer reading. Grab a copy from Liberty Books …

Jan

18

2016

Huffington Post features Liberty Bay Book Company

From the Huffington Post 1/12/16: Lost in the Stories  by Sara Lindberg I must confess — I LOVE books. I love how they smell when you open them up for the first time. I love how they feel in my hands. I love how heavy the bag is when I leave the store with my treasures. …

Mar

14

2014

The Skype Solution

How are a children’s author and an independent bookstore owner using free technology to inspire kids to read and to increase book sales? Bainbridge Island author Suzanne Selfors (SS) and Poulsbo bookseller Suzanne Droppert (SD) put to print the plan they came up with to give the author national reach while supporting her local. SS: …

May

15

2013

Liberty Bay Books: </br>Filmed on location

Suzanne Droppert of Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, WA sent us this teaser trailer for the pilot of a series called “Harbor Island.” It was filmed in and around Poulsbo. The ferries, the atmospheric piers, and the lovely marina are all very evocative of our region.

Sep

20

2011

Don't Read This if You're Hungry

It’s no wonder Workman’s marketing department regularly asks Emily Adams to field test its cookbooks. The Third Place bookseller is so competently game in the kitchen (we’re talking roasted chicken with preserved lemons and fresh cheese with home-made fresh fig jam-game) and is so great at documenting what she makes on her blog (favorite line: …

Jun

21

2011

Quaint & Savvy @ Liberty Bay Books: An Interview with Suzanne Droppert

If you’re one of the 3,423 Tweeters who follows Liberty Bay Books, you know that it’s Kitsap Beer Week, that the store has readers sunglasses in stock now that the sun is out, that their Wine & Book Club recently had a fabulous discussion about Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad and that the …

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