Available new in paperback store on September 17. Watch the replay of our interview with the author here. River can see monsters and is destined to be the hero, a job they definitely don’t want. They’re just trying to survive middle school, especially the class where the teacher keeps misgendering them on purpose. But when …
Here is a beautiful, lovingly told graphic novel about a young boy named Milo bravely exploring a creepy basement to find a special lost sock , with memorable but unlikely characters (a giant eyeball, a chattering skull, and a ghost, a nun with a bell for a face) joining the adventure. With a remarkable economy …
Look, it’s a book about talking animals and the art is astounding. But, is it a role-playing campaign setting, or it is an actual guide book to the land of Gwelf? We’re not sure, but we also don’t care. We’re delighted to no end that a book like this exists. If you are in the …
Olympia, Washington poet and essayist Lucia Perillo was recognized earlier this year with a 2013 Pacific Northwest Book Award for her poetry collection On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths. We thank her for this original essay in celebration of that award (Previously, fellow winners Jonathan Evison, G. Willow Wilson and Eowyn Ivey have submitted pieces. …
“The history of Africa, the history of women, life, death, betrayal, forgiveness and the amazing love that underlies everything, crosses race and culture and time . . . this book sums it all up.”—Pepper Parker,
Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA. Read more and buy Agaat from Vintage Books.
Congrats to Todd Hulbert, who just opened Finally Found Books in Black Diamond, WA (in King County, south of Seattle, east of Tacoma). Hulbert bought the store, formerly known as Black Diamond Books, just days before long-time owner Bob Charles closed Black Diamond in April. Hulbert then lost 30 pounds moving and sorting books from …
“With a title like that, how could I not pick up this book. I loved learning about Peggy’s journey and struggle as a midwife. And the way she sprinkles in her birth stories makes the book that much better. Being pregnant with my second and having a midwife this time around, reading this made me …
We love this Where’s Waldo? video, which was put together by Tom from Vintage Books in Vancouver, WA. Bookstores all over the country are participating in the scavenger hunt for the little dude in red and white this month to celebrate his 25th birthday. The bookstores pair with other local businesses to create a city-wide …
“This is the most accessible of the novels I’ve read by Toni Morrison, but it’s no less powerful for being readable. The story is about a Korean war veteran, Frank Money, who joined the army to escape from the home town in Georgia that he hated, and is now state-side again, suffering from what would …
“The Yakima Valley, where I currently live, is springing into color. The beige hills transformed to green, eagerly echoing the endless rows of carefully planted fruit trees just starting to bloom. As I wait for cherries, peaches, apples, peppers and tomatoes to appear at the produce stands, I seek refuge in Cheryl Sternman Rule’s cookbook, Ripe: A Fresh, Colorful Approach …
