Ah, well. So long as there are bookstores, there will be these little difficulties, won’t there? Nothing to be done about it. Even were our problems “as many as my hairs”, I would still count myself lucky to have a job in books, even when that job requires the little patience needed to answer the …
“Self-made billionaire and sailing enthusiast Larry Ellison is a man who likes to do things on his own terms. When the snooty St Francis Yacht Club in his home city of San Francisco imposed too many rules on his proposed 2003 Americas Cup bid, Ellison accepted an offer from the neighboring blue-collar Golden Gate club …
http://vimeo.com/59549742 Suzanne Droppert of Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, WA sent us this teaser trailer for the pilot of a series called “Harbor Island.” It was filmed in and around Poulsbo. The ferries, the atmospheric piers, and the lovely marina are all very evocative of our region.
Washington indies are teaming up with literacy nonprofit Page Ahead to collect books for kids. Drop in to a store near you between May 28 and June 8 and purchase a book to drop in the box. Your store and Page Ahead will put your book into the hands of the right kid. Many stores …
