Blog Entries tagged 'Books'

Bestselling NW books

art@artshotwell.com — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Three Northwest writers are on this week's Northwest Bestseller list: Lavinia, by Portland author Ursula K. Le Guin; The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss; and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending May 4, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith

2. Unaccustomed Earth, [...]

The Rosetta Key by William Dietrich

art@northwest-books.com — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Our own William Dietrich has a new book out. Entertaining and vividly evocative, The Rosetta Key is Dietrich at his fast-paced, cliff-hanger best.

Surviving murderous thieves, a nerve-racking sea voyage, and the deadly sands of Egypt with Napoleon's army, American adventurer Ethan Gage solved a five-thousand-year-old riddle with the help of a myst [...]

Bestselling NW Books

art@northwest-books.com — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Week ending April 27, 2008.

A bestseller's bonanza for Northwest authors this week: four books on the Northwest Bestsellers list. Lavinia, by Portland author Ursula K. Le Guin, is on the list, along with The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss. Also, Napoleon's Pyramids, by Anacortes, Wash., author William Dietrich. And, in the children's book area, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is there, too. These books are available at Watermark Books in [...]

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

art@northwest-books.com — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king?s daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills. Lavinia is a book of [...]

Bestselling NW books

art@northwest-books.com — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Two northwest authors remain on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week:The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending April 20. 2008. Shop Local: order these books through Anacortes-based northwest-books.com or look for them at Watermark Books in downtown Anacortes.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith
2. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhump [...]

The Lyncher in Me by Warren Read

art@northwest-books.com — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:23:32 +0100

n June 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, a mob of over 10,000 convened upon the police station, inflamed by the rumor that black circus workers had raped a white teenage girl–charges that would later be proven false. Three men were dragged from their cells and lynched in front of the cheering crowd.

More than eighty years later, Warren Read–a fourth-grade teacher, devoted partner, and father to three boys–plugged his mother's maiden name into a computer search engine, then clic [...]

Moon San Juan Islands

art@northwest-books.com — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:06:22 +0100

Travel writer and ecologist Don Pitcher knows the best way to experience the San Juan Islands, from sea kayaking off Orcas Island to whale-watching near Victoria. Don offers unique trip strategies for a wide-range of travelers, including Romantic San Juans and On the Water, a section devoted to kayaking and boating enthusiasts. Packed [...]

Northwest Bestselling Books

art@northwest-books.com — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:58:37 +0100

Just two northwest authors are on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week: The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending April 13, 2008.Shop Local: Find these books at Watermark Books in Anacortes or order online through Anacortes-based northwest-books.com.
HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
2. Lush Life, Ric [...]

Northwest Bestselling Books

art@northwest-books.com — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:08:04 +0100

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
2. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
3. Lush Life, Richard Price
4. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
5. Small Favor, Jim Butcher
6. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
7. Our Story Begins, Tobias [...]

Northwest Bestsellers

art@northwest-books.com — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:59:51 +0100

Three northwest authors are on the Northwest Bestsellers list again this week: The Think About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead by David Shields, The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending March 30, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. Lush Life, Richard Price
[...]

Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

art@northwest-books.com — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:00:57 +0100

Winner: National Book Award.
Winner: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award.

This is the story of Skip Sands--spy-in-training, engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong--and the disasters that befall him thanks to his famous uncle, a war hero known in intelligence circles simply as the Colonel. This is also the story of the Houston brothers, Bill and James, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert into a war in which the line between disinformation and delusion has [...]

Northwest Bestsellers

art@northwest-books.com — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:52:02 +0100

Three northest authors on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week: The Think About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead by David Shields, The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. And, Alaska author Sue Henry's paperback edition of The Refuge is on the list this week, too. Week ending March 23, 2008.
HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
[...]

Ask Ciscoe by Ciscoe Morris

art@northwest-books.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:15:16 +0100

It's that time of year: Springtime and time to think about the garden.

Can I grow an apple tree on the deck of my condo? Is it really safe to buy annuals in March? Tell me how to grow carnivorous plants! How can we invite bumblebees into our garden, and how can we get the yellow jackets to leave? These are just a few of the 400 oft-asked and puzzling gardening [...]

Northwest Bestsellers

art@northwest-books.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:34:53 +0100

Again, just two northest authors on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week: The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week of March 16, 2008.
HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. Lush Life, Richard Price
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
[...]

The Thing About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead

art@northwest-books.com — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:08:38 +0100

Mesmerized—at times unnerved—by his ninety-seven-year-old father’s nearly superhuman vitality and optimism, Seattle author David Shields undertakes an investigation of the human physical condition. The result is this exhilarating book: both a personal meditation on mortality and an exploration of flesh-and-bloo [...]

The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw

art@northwest-books.com — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:55:09 +0100

In The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, award-winning Seattle author Bruce Barcott chronicles Sharon Matola’s inspiring crusade to stop a multinational corporation in its tracks. Ferocious in her passion, she and her confederates–a ragtag army of courageous locals and eccentric expatriates–endure slander and reprisals [...]

Northwest Bestsellers

art@northwest-books.com — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:46:29 +0100

Just two northwest authors on this week's NW Bestsellers list: The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending March 9, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult
[...]

Primal Threat by Earl Emerson

art@artshotwell.com — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:41:12 +0100

Emerson (Firetrap) takes a page from James Dickey's Deliverance in this rousing survival yarn that pits a group of mountain bikers against gun-toting, vengeance-obsessed adversaries and the unleashed fury of Mother Nature.

On a late August day in the foothills of the Cascades, five bicyclists climb into the hot, dry air, the breeze of their movement [...]

Nameless Night

art@artshotwell.com — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:51:57 +0100

G.M. Ford is back with a brand-new book, his first stand-alone novel, featuring a man with no name, no past—and at the center of a conspiracy so pervasive he's forced to run from the only home he's ever known—straight into the abyss—in his search for truth. . . .

Discovered lying near death in a railroad car, his body broken, his mind destroyed, Paul Hardy has spent the past seven years living in a group home for disabl [...]

The Alpine Traitor

art@artshotwell.com — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:45:56 +0100

Mary Daheim's latest book, The Alpine Traitor, is just out and it's another thriller that takes place in mythical Alpine, Washington. A cozy hamlet in the Cascades, where mystery fans can meet folks whose colorful quirks and welcoming manner make the town feel like home.

Emma Lord is shocked to hear the outrageous news: The Advocate is embroiled in a takeover bid. Worse, the ruthless acquisitioners are the heirs of Emma’s longtime and tragically departed lover, Tom Cavanau [...]