Looking for some new poetry to celebrate National Poetry Month? The booksellers of King’s Books in Tacoma, WA have some recommendations for you. Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart – Alice Walker OMG, Alice Walker is prophetic and historic, full of nostalgia, passion, and hope. I couldn’t put this collection down. You will easily …
From my first encounter with Sharma Shields’ work, I was awed by her gifts with character, plot, mythology, and the most meaningful expressions of the human condition. From her Autumn House Award winning collection of stories, Favorite Monster, to the psychological devastation of the inner life revealed in The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac, and now to …
On August 18, the Hugo Awards were handed out. This is a big deal mostly in the Science Fiction and Fantasy community, but, this year it should be a big deal to everyone who values inclusive writing, especially the voices of women and more particularly women of color. For years, Science Fiction and Fantasy were …
by Beth Elderkin for i09 8/15/18 Stephen King isn’t the only author who’s becoming more and more prevalent on the big and small screens. It was just announced that Ursula K. Le Guin’s sci-fi novelette Nine Lives is getting a movie adaptation, adding to the growing pile of Le Guin works that are reportedly in the works. The accomplished author …
The world lost a great author and we lost a good friend when Ursula K. Le Guin passed away recently. In collaboration with the Le Guin family, Literary Arts is hosting a tribute to Ms. Le Guin on Wednesday, June 13th. The event is sold out, but it will be livestreamed on Youtube Live and recorded …
In 2016, journalist Arwen Curry kickstarted a documentary about Ursula K. Le Guin, which received more than twice the goal amount. Now, two years later, she’s released the first trailer for “Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin.”
The Pacific Northwest Book Award Committee recognized late author Brian Doyle with an Indie Spirit Honor for his body of work and vigorous support of independent booksellers in the Northwest and beyond. Doyle passed away in May 2017. We republish this essay that he wrote upon winning a 2016 PNBA Award in memory of his …
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – Ursula K. Le Guin, October 21, 1929 – January 23, 2018 As University Book Store bookseller, author, and nwbooklovers doodler Brad Craft so perfectly put it, Thank you for all our journeys together. We …
by Cila Warncke for frugalportland.com In an era where you can read yourself blind online without spending a penny, buying books is an act of enlightened frugality. Magazines and newspapers get tossed; websites morph. Books stick around. What’s more, books slow us down. There are no hyperlinks or banner ads, nothing to whisk our mind into the …
The 2018 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist has been announced! A panel of nine booksellers from the region selected these twelve titles from over 420 nominated books. Up to six winners will be announced in early January 2018. For some history on the awards, click here. Here is the shortlist: All’s Faire in Middle School …
