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Dec

13

2022

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

A solid start to a new fantasy series by seasoned YA author Susan Dennard. This book has it all– a hint of romance, monsters, deception, and friends in unexpected places. I couldn’t stop reading this and I am so excited for the sequel. –Becky, Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA Find The Luminaries and more great …

Sep

28

2022

The Wild Ones by Nafisa Azad

This unique and powerful fantasy follows a group of young women from diverse backgrounds around the world, all of whom have been rescued from abusive situations and granted immortality. The leader of the group, Paheli, gained the ability to grant this power through a chance encounter with “a boy with stars in his eyes” while …

Sep

16

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: Black and Gold

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 think these bestsellers with covers that have a lot of gold and black on them would make a stunning (and eclectic) display– and look great stacked up by your …

Aug

5

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: So Emotional

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, where we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. Maybe it’s that the light is starting to get shorter every day; maybe it’s the smoke; maybe it’s school starting; maybe it’s hormones; maybe it’s the global pandemic… but it …

Dec

11

2019

Girls of Paper and Fire and Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

Empowering, engrossing, and absolutely fascinating, this is a stunning YA novel. The rich fantasy world pairs perfectly with very vivid, very complex characters. You’ll be waiting with bated breath for the follow-up! –Tegan Tigani, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA A stunning sequel to Girls of Paper and Fire! This book is enticing, powerful, and …

Nov

16

2018

Elana K. Arnold

“A Fantasy Novel for the #MeToo Era:”
An interview with “Damsel” author,
Elana K. Arnold

Elana K. Arnold was a National Book Award finalist for her novel, What Girls Are Made Of. She is the author of numerous novels for Middle Grade and Young Adult readers, including A Boy Called Bat and Infandous. Her latest novel is Damsel, which may best be described as a fantasy novel for the #MeToo era. …

Mar

16

2018

Oregon Publisher Accepts Challenge
to Sell Only Books by Women in 2018

By Special to The Oregonian Posted Jan 30 By Jenn Director Knudsen | For The Oregonian/OregonLive The Willamette Valley town of Independence is home to a small book-publishing company whose mindset reflects its town’s name. Not a Pipe Publishing, founded in 2013 and co-owned by spouses Benjamin and Paige Gorman, appears to be the sole U.S. publisher that …

Dec

19

2017

Pachinko

A Year-End Milestone: The Unread List

So many publications or sites do top 10 lists or even notable 100 for books published in the calendar year. But the folks at Phinney Books in Seattle have a fun year-end summary that I’m very excited about: the unread list. Here’s what Phinney’s owner, Tom Nissley, had to say about it in the store’s …

Nov

21

2017

1

remark

GIVEAWAY: Mortal Instruments, Retro Swag

Yen Press has just released a graphic novel adaptation of the first volume of Cassandra Clare’s bestselling urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments, and it’s getting a lot of love from early reviewers—who, overwhelmingly, appear to be longtime fans. If you or someone you know was devoted to the six book set, loved the “City …

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