The newest graphic novel from team Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker is packed full of the most amazing imagery and story, I couldn’t stop reading! I also couldn’t get over how natural the whole story was. Main characters Tam and Nova have their little quirks – one’s a witch with hearing aids, one’s a non-binary …
by Paul Constant for The Seattle Times Once upon a time in Kingston, Kitsap County, a little girl fell in love with books. Annie Carl was born with a rare spinal birth defect called a lipomyelomeningocele — a fatty deposit at the base of her spine a little bigger than a pea. It’s a condition …
It’s been over a week since Bookstore Romance Day (Saturday, August 17), so hopefully everyone has had a chance to sit down with some good summer lovin’ and happy endings before the end of summer. National publications gave great coverage of the first annual Bookstore Romance Day (BRD), and independent booksellers are already planning for …
Riverwalk Books of Chelan, WA celebrated its 25-year Anniversary this month. Booksellers from all over the country (as well as one very special best-selling author) recorded a video full of messages of congratulations and thanks for Libby Manthey, the store’s owner. Treat yourself to these heartfelt (and often funny) testimonials from superstars from the literary …
‘Lit crawl’ draws bookworms to compete in daylong marathon Four local bookstores took part in this year’s Seattle Independent Bookstore Day Challenge by Evan Thompson for HeraldNet, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 The bookworms began arriving as soon as The Neverending Bookshop opened its doors at 9 a.m. Saturday in Edmonds. They were there to get …
Winter 2018-2019 was a tough one. Snow and ice hit much of the region hard. Today, we officially welcome spring! May your walkways be clear, your carpets be unsalted, your deliveries be regular, and your snow shovels be stored away snugly. Below is a trip down snowy memory lane for February 2019– all after the …
Many independent bookstores organize book collections to brighten the holidays for others. Please add more stores and their giving campaigns in the comments section. Beach Books, Seaside, OR: “At Beach Books we get wish lists from the four Seaside area schools. These ‘books’ are hung on our tree and customers get a 20% discount on a book …
Independent bookstores take pride in connections to their communities. Stores donate books to causes or host fundraisers throughout the year, but some stores have special holiday season drives, wish lists, or angel trees for the holidays. Studies show that for every $100 you spend at one of our local businesses, $52 will stay in the …
In Katherine Arden’s debut novel you will travel to a small village in the Russian wilderness, where during the long winters you gather by the fire and tighten your belt against hunger. Where fairy tales are told as warnings and superstitions are high, and wise Russians fear Morozko the frost demon of winter. In this village …
Two weekends ago I attended my first Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) tradeshow. I had absolutely the best time, met some really incredible people (doing incredible things!), and learned more than I thought possible. It was also a physical challenge I posed to myself. See, I’m a high-function disabled woman. I was born with lipomeningomyelocele, …
