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The Triumph of Seeds

Oct

7

2016

WA State Book Awards October 8 at SPL Central Library

The Washington Center for the Book administers the annual Washington State Book Awards (formerly the Governor’s Writers Awards), given for outstanding books published by Washington authors the previous year. Join the Seattle Public Library for the 50th year of the Washington State Book Awards on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, 7 to 9 p.m. at the …

May

4

2016

Lab Girl

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

Oh, this is a good one, the sort of book you feel has been welling up inside its author, waiting to burst out. An unlikely but wonderful amalgam of plant science (Jahren’s specialty and passion) and memoir, Lab Girl is both finely crafted and raw: Jahren is a star scientist with a gift for explaining the …

Apr

6

2016

Thor Hanson, PNBA Award presentation

Thor Hanson’s Pacific Northwest Book Award Plaque Presentation

Tonight’s the night! Griffin Bay Bookstore in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island is throwing a party to present Thor Hanson with his second Pacific Northwest Book Award plaque, this time for his nonfiction book, The Triumph of Seeds. They are also celebrating the release of Thor’s first children’s picture book, Bartholomew Quill: A Crow’s …

Jan

26

2016

Thor Hanson

Recommended for You: An Essay by 2016 PNBA Award Winner, Thor Hanson

As a reader, I find recommendations difficult to ignore. Even when the pile beside my evening chair is in danger of toppling, something new, received at the insistence of a friend, simply must be cracked open. The same goes for gifts. While I have no trouble composting an unwanted fruitcake, or exchanging a shirt with …

Jan

8

2016

PNBA Book Awards

2016 Pacific Northwest Book Awards WINNERS

The 2016 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Winners have been announced! A panel of nine booksellers from the region chose the winners from nearly 300 nominations of books written by authors from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, or British Columbia. Here are the winners, with brief descriptions by the Award Committee: Call Me Home by Megan Kruse (Seattle, WA) …

Nov

24

2015

The 2016 PNBA Book Awards Shortlist: The Musical

Obviously, this is not actually a musical, but it got your attention, didn’t it? First, I would like to thank the other eight members of this year’s PNBA Book Awards Committee of booksellers: Michael Coy, Madison (Butler) Duckworth, Tim Hunter, Dianah Hughley, Tina Ontiveros, Carol Spurling, Casey Stryer, and Claudia Wohlfeil. This was my third (and …

Nov

20

2015

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2016 PNBA Book Awards Shortlist Announced

The 2016 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist has been announced! A panel of nine booksellers from the region  whittled the list to twelve from nearly 300 nominations. Five previous shortlisted authors (indicated with a *), including one two-time winner (with a +), made the cut. Up to six winners will be announced in early January. Here …

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