Vintage Books in Vancouver, WA is the home of wonderful books, amazing staff, and great bookstore cats. Their beloved long-time cat companion, Dickens, passed over the rainbow bridge in May. Maisie had been holding down the feline fort solo. But this month, the store welcomed a new cat from West Columbia Gorge Humane Society— another …
This unique and powerful fantasy follows a group of young women from diverse backgrounds around the world, all of whom have been rescued from abusive situations and granted immortality. The leader of the group, Paheli, gained the ability to grant this power through a chance encounter with “a boy with stars in his eyes” while …
Those of you who enjoyed Rinker’s last book, The Oregon Trail, will be pleased to hear about his new book, Life on the Mississippi. In this one, he’s exploring the little-known history of early American exploration by boat, and the lives of the boatmen who led the westward expansion. Once again, Rinker is following history’s path– …
Iron Widow is a book born from female rage. I often pitch it as “Pacific Rim” meets The Handmaid’s Tale because those are two properties familiar to Western audiences, but in truth, I was more inspired by Japanese mecha anime and Chinese harem dramas. The gilded palaces of Imperial China, where thousands of women must …
Last week, booksellers, authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals from around the country gathered in Baltimore for the American Booksellers Association annual education conference, Winter Institute. Among the featured authors was WA’s own Deb Caletti, promoting her upcoming young adult book, Girl, Unframed. On her way home, Caletti experienced a particularly uplifting experience. She posted about …
I read an early copy of Ruta Sepetys’ The Fountains of Silence, and it was absolutely fantastic. If you aren’t familiar with this author, she writes books about history that we often aren’t familiar with or taught in school. The Fountains of Silence takes place in Madrid, 1957 when Spain was under the fascist dictatorship …
