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Sep

19

2024

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

Bestseller Spotlight: Put a Bird on It

Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. This week, let’s enjoy birds on bestsellers. The #1 books on the Hardcover Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction, and …

Aug

29

2024

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mochizuki

Bestseller Spotlight: Magic and Mystery (minus the Maas)

On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. We have been enjoying a magical, mysterious summer as readers, with many of …

Oct

28

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: One-Word Wonders

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, when we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. We’re highlighting one-word titles. Easy to type. Maybe not-so easy to search. Easy to buy. Easy to enjoy. Bewilderment Richard Powers (#6 Hardcover fiction) Crossroads Jonathan Franzen (#8 Hardcover fiction) …

Sep

24

2021

photo by Amy Wang for The Oregonian/ Oregonlive.com

From The Oregonian: “‘Wildwood’ is going Hollywood”

By Amy Wang for The Oregonian/ Oregonlive.com September 18, 2021:  “It’s happening! It’s really happening!” That was Portland author and musician Colin Meloy‘s delighted tweet on Wednesday. “I’m super excited to see what these guys do with Wildwood,” Meloy added. That would be “Wildwood” as in the 2011 children’s fantasy novel set in Portland’s Forest Park that put …

Dec

27

2011

28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List: Day 27/28. Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis

Days 27 & 28. For the grand finale of 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List, we’re pleased to present the author/illustrator and life team Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, whose collaboration Wildwood has been hailed as both beautiful to behold and to read. Wildwood has been number one on the NW Independent Bestseller List …

May

24

2011

Live from Book Expo America: Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis

This week in NYC, thousands of booksellers, authors and publishing people have descended on the Javits Center to schmooze, mingle and talk books and bookselling (coffee, breath mint, coffee, breath mint, repeat). Our intrepid colleague Brian is on the floor there, and this morning he sent us this photo of NW indie wonder-couple Colin Meloy …

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