Congratulations to PNW authors Renée Watson and Idris Goodwin on their Walter Dean Meyers Honors from We Need Diverse Books! Announcing the 2026 Walter Dean Myers Awards and Honor Books The We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards Judging Committee has selected the Winners and Honorees for the eleventh annual Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding …
[Holly Jackson’s] young adult novels are hugely popular! This is her first novel for adults — and she does not disappoint. A twisty mystery/thriller with a unique premise — which she completely pulls off! Well done and page-turning! — Elaine, Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, WA Make this weekend a pageturer with books from Edmonds Bookshop and …
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. One of the squares on the Seattle Summer Book Bingo card for kids …
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. This week’s bestseller list shows that some YA authors have staying power and …
After writing YA books early in her career, Charlotte McConaghy leaps into the work of adult fiction with Migrations, her stunning novel about Franny and her obsessive quest to follow the world’s last Arctic terns across the hemispheres. Set in a near future in which almost all animal life is extinct, Franny hitches a ride aboard one …
King’s Books in Tacoma welcomes four talented authors of Young Adult fiction to celebrate their latest books May 20 at 7:00 pm. Kristin Halbrook (Every Last Promise), A.R. Kahler (Shades of Darkness: Ravenborn #1), Mindi Scott (The Way Back to You), and Carly Ann West (The Murmurings) will talk about their work and the publishing process, and …
