The Awards Committee for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association has announced its shortlist for the best 2011 books by Northwest authors. Out of 290 titles nominated this year, the nine booksellers chose these 12 books. PNBA encourages its member stores and booksellers to give some extra attention to these titles and to email comments in …
As I travel around the region this year talking to people about my novel, Dove Creek, I’m often asked, “How did you persevere through 46 rejections?” Answering that question isn’t easy. And, actually, I don’t think it’s the right question. Why did I persevere through 46 rejections? And the answer to both is, I didn’t. …
Hanging out with Chuck Palahniuk can be fun—and potentially good for one’s career. Shelf Awareness has a chocolate Easter Bunny sweet piece on his efforts to introduce his writing group partner Lidia Yuknavitch‘s new memoir, The Chronology of Water, to indie booksellers throughout the country. The two Portland area authors packaged up boxes full of Easter …
