Shelly, recently single and unemployed, has moved home with her parents and started a new job at a plant nursery with the mysterious (and hot) Neve. What she doesn’t know is that a sentient, and perhaps violent, orchid named Baby is watching. A little queer, a little spooky, and a great horror read for spring. …
Don’t let the bland cover fool you. This book was a page turner! It is full of plot twists and intrigue and tackles profound subject matter. Every successful marriage has its own private language. Does it? – Julie, Browsers Bookshop, Olympia, WA Grab a page turner from Browsers Bookshop and other independent bookstores. If you have …
Once you read Ben Goldfarb’s Eager you will forever look at landscapes differently. Goldfarb explains the history and impact of beavers, from their role in indigenous cultures to their near-extinction from excess trapping for the fur trade to their remarkable recovery across much of North America. Eager shows us the beaver as not only “Nature’s …
Laurie Frankel has a way of treating serious issues in a warm and loving way, and of bringing understanding to contentious topics. Maybe this book can open a few yes to the horrors of the Texas (and unfortunately other states’) laws. –Karen Emmerling, Beach Books, Seaside, OR I was instantly drawn to 77-year-old Pepper Mills; …
A gripping multi-generational story that delves into messy relationships, motherhood struggles, inherited trauma, dreams for the future, AND the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence. –Rachel, Brick & Mortar Books, Redmond, WA Explore fiction from Pacific Northwest authors (and novels that expand your horizons in many ways) at Brick & Mortar Books and other independent bookstores.
Well, let’s start with Isabel Klee’s Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir. Klee is @SimonSits on the socials, where she regularly tells stories about rescuing dogs. Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About takes us through the last decade or so of her life in New York City, dealing with—wait for it—rescue dogs, heartbreaking …
Maybe no one asked for a gayer, funnier, or cozier version of Outlander, but I do not care, dear reader, for George Falls Through Time was exactly what I needed a m4m low drama romantasy to be. Calling it a romantasy may be a stretch as that genre encompasses a certain YA fairytale mystique, however, …
A coming-of-age story meets the cabin-in-the-woods cannibalism trope. The senses are engaged for a moody, atmospheric ride spattered in blood and rot as Margot makes sense in a world of neglectful trauma and relative isolation. —Danielle Smith, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA Talk about a shocking Mother’s Day read! When you want to read daringly, ask …
A cafe-bookshop, complete with its young owner and her cat, magically encounters those in need of finding memories that were once lost. Four stories written across the seasons, this beautifully written book is a warm hug for anyone that’s lost someone dear, that will leave you feeling hopeful and a little more healed than before …
From Browsers Bookshop in Olympia, WA: This week, we crossed an important, if not disgusting, milestone at Browsers. In twelve years of owning a bookstore and a building in downtown Olympia, we have had our first rodent encounter. I’m also pleased to report that it has come to a satisfactory conclusion. It appears that a …
