Happy news from Book Larder in Seattle, WA: Hello everyone, I’m Vivian Irving, and I’m writing today with deep gratitude and excitement to introduce myself as the new owner of Book Larder. Like many of you, the first time I walked into the store, I remember thinking, “Wow, a cookbook store… what a dream!” What I …
[From] a new publishing press founded in Seattle, this anthology is so wonderful. There’s truly something for everything and everyone. There’s a spice level guide as well, depending on whatever your speed is. Also this cover is so beautiful. –Katherine, Grand Gesture Books, Portland, OR You can always find love at independent bookstores, but especially …
From Shelf Awareness 9/7/22: Loving Room: Diaspora Books + Salon, an 800-square-foot bookstore, reading room and community space with a focus on Black authors and stories, opened on Labor Day in Seattle, Wash., the Seattle Times reported. Located at 1400 20th Avenue in Seattle’s Central District, the bookstore sells fiction and nonfiction for children, teens and adults. The reading …
From the Tacoma Ledger article “Books, Plants, Records and More: Parable Tacoma” by Rosie Mendoza Bautista Sept. 2021: Parable is a new bookstore within the Tacoma community. It sells new and used books alongside plants, records, clothing/accessories and local artisan goods. It is family-owned, community-owned, LGBTQ+, black-owned and woman-owned. Co-owner, LaKecia Farmer spoke to the …
Congratulations to new bookstore, The Next Chapter in Hermiston, OR! From the owners of the store: Our story The Next Chapter Bookstore is the passion project of bookish mother-daughter team, Angela Pursel and Alexis McCarthy. As avid readers, we have always had a vision of owning a bookstore; opening one together is the ultimate dream! …
An enlightening, empowering memoir from an admirable woman. Melinda draws on her 20 years of philanthropy with the Gates Foundation, co-founded with her husband Bill, to give her readers concrete ways to lift and to help lift. Each chapter conveys a current issue of need, at home and in other countries. Her message is that …
A tale from the Trojan War from the female perspective– an insight that Homer only touched on. Great read!! I really enjoyed this book. –Hilary, Beach Books, Seaside, OR Beach Books Instagram follower lesamisdelabc concurs: I’m loving this book!! Calliope and Penelope’s chapters give me life with how Done™ they are and I’m loving learning …
