On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller list is published. Every week, we love to see what has 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. Some of the titles from this week’s bestseller list sound like the kind of …
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. Little books can pack a punch, good things come in small packages, and it’s very possible to be both small and mighty. Small trim size and page count don’t keep …
Island Books’ bookseller/columnist James Crossley posted a fall books preview on the store’s blog, Message in a Bottle today, showing off not just a super fall line-up but some great blurbing. He handsells a bunch of new releases, including Michael Chabon’s Telegraph Avenue, Zadie Smith’s NW and J.K. Rowling’s first adult novel, The Casual Vacancy …
