You deserve all the love, romance readers! Independent bookstores around the country (and beyond!) celebrate romance books and romance readers with the third Bookstore Romance Day on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Visit participating stores to browse their romance selections. Register for virtual events on both Saturday and Sunday (just note: the site has East coast …
It might be nigh on impossible to stay cool in this kind of heat wave, but some bookstores in the Pacific Northwest DO have air conditioning. If you have a safe way to get to them, it would be worth planning a visit. Secret Garden Books in Ballard, Seattle, WA 2214 NW Market St …
This was one of my favorite reads of last year. There’s southern housewife hospitality, a true crime book club, and a handsome new neighbor who appears overnight. Filled with some suspense/horror this book is a great read to get yourself out of your reading rut or to switch it up to something out of those …
Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a unique heartfelt Japanese story. The story is beautifully told and shows how heartache can be turned into happiness and bring people closer together. An unexpected and enjoyable find. –Trail’s End Bookstore, Winthrop, WA This little gem was a favorite of not just Trail’s End in Winthrop, WA, but …
The most fun you’ll ever have reading a book about donkeys! Christopher McDougall combines a dire rescue situation, humor, and healing into a book that will leave you smiling. –Melissa, Trail’s End Bookstore, Winthrop, WA I loved this heartfelt and hilarious inside look at the quirky world of donkey running. This book has it all …
Growing up, I always assumed I would be just like my mother. I would travel to India… and yes, of course I would get my PhD. Why? Because my mom did. Now, at seventeen years old myself, I can only hope to follow in her footsteps. Not by getting a PhD in anthropology, or traveling …
This week, booksellers from around the country with a specific interest in children’s books gathered in New Orleans for the American Booksellers Association’s annual Children’s Institute, an annual educational conference that was hosted last year in Portland. I attended in my role as children’s book buyer for Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle, but I …
On Saturday August 2, at 4:30 pm, Carol Cassella is having an event at Trail’s End Bookstore in the Methow Valley, only a few miles from the burning edge of the largest wildfire in Washington state history. More than 300 people have lost their homes and the fires are still raging. Sales before and during the event …
Our thoughts are with the communities affected by Washington wildfires. Big THANK YOU to all the firefighters who are working to contain the fires. Libby Mathy of Riverwalk Books in Chelan reports that there is no visible smoke in town, just a low-level smell of it. Some people staying at the local armory for shelter. The store …
“While much of this story is familiar, Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage is an engrossing account of an unusual pairing of two remarkable people. It tells a story about a political marriage that rose above politics. There are no good or bad guys in this glimpse into the intimate spousal accord that bound them …
