A Love Letter to Independent Booksellers: An Original Essay by 2024 PNBA Book Award Winner Debra Magpie Earling
In the early ’80s I lived near the Frog Rock on Bainbridge Island. It was cheaper to live on the island and ride the ferry than to live in Seattle. On rare days, when I had a little money, I would treat myself to bookstore visits to Eagle Harbor Book Co. in Winslow and Elliott …