From Shelf Awareness October 20, 2026: Charlie’s Queer Books in Seattle, Wash., will open a new, larger location in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood this fall, KIRO7 reported. Store owners Charlie Hunts and Madeline Burchard told the Stranger the new store will occupy a two-story space on E. Pike St. and include a cafe and wine …
An ancient being formed during a foolish ritual meets a cursed woman who has the brightest soul the being has ever yearned to devour. Making a deal with the devil, Cybil convinces Miriam, the embodiment of darkness, to give her a chance to break her curse. If she cannot, her soul will be for the …
Look, it’s simple: I love a story involving a lighthouse, especially one that explores dark places where the boundaries of reality begin to blur. Diego Muzzio’s English-language debut is a gothic triumph. For me, it has all the makings of a new classic. –Adrienne, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA Find beacons of all kinds at King’s …
Western Oregon is beautiful. The Cascade mountains harbor glorious natural settings, a few people who are off or nearly off the grid, and they provide a lovely backdrop to this story of a divorced father, his 12-year-old daughter and the weekends they spent in one long, yet short, year together. The rest of the time, …
How about we all find something to look forward to? Like the release of Tiger’s Mouth, the upcoming novel by Seattle bookseller Lucy Tan! You can preorder now in anticipation of the release November 17, 2026. From Ridgecrest Books in Shoreline, WA: Preorder Tiger’s Mouth by Lucy Tan Kevin, Becky, and Mary all worked with author, Lucy …
This Saturday, October 10, 2026, Brick and Mortar Books gathers a plethora of amazing kids’ book authors and illustrators for the annual Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival. The event goes from 10:00 am- 4:00 pm at the Redmond Senior & Community Center (8703 160th Ave NE, Redmond, WA). Featured authors and illustrators include: Jessixa Bagley Ben …
Katie Clapham is an author and bookstore owner in the small English seaside town of Lytham St Annes. I’ve been enjoying her weekly Substack newsletter, where she recounts the highs, the lows, the quirky conversations, and the entertaining incidents that take place in the bookshop. Clapham has now developed these weekly diary entries into a …
Here is Sam Roberts’s Are They Dead Yet? The Art of the Obit. Roberts, a 50-year veteran of newspaper journalism, is an obituary writer. The Art of the Obit does a deep dive into his working process. Look, the fact that you are dead is the least interesting thing about your obituary—at the very least, …
From Secret Garden Books in Seattle, WA: What’s the staff reading? Hana just finished… Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth Meet Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea– or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet Melbourne suburb, until a neighbor …
A spooky fast-paced story perfect for young horror fans. Ryan and Teddy are thrust into a pure nightmare when they go into the Hungry Forest looking for their dad. The only thing? Their dad is dead and whatever goes into the forest never comes out. What follows is a story that explores grief, brotherhood, and …
