Seattle-area booksellers pick the books that got them through 2020
Perhaps more than any year in recent memory, the arts offered a badly needed escape for many in Seattle and beyond in 2020. Here are...
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Looking for the perfect gift for the bookworm in your life? Seattle’s indie booksellers suggest these 5 titles
Shopping for holiday gifts will be different this year — and without the ability to browse the bookshelves at independent bookstores in the Seattle area,...
A Bainbridge Island children’s book author bought Liberty Bay Books. One month later, the pandemic hit
Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo was the longtime home base for children's book author Suzanne Selfors. She made the decision to purchase the bookstore and...
For 50 years, Eagle Harbor Book Company has created a community of writers on Bainbridge Island
Local bookstores have felt the effects of COVID-19 as harshly as any business, and things are no easier on Bainbridge Island than Seattle. But Eagle...
Expanding despite COVID closures, Ada’s Seattle bookstore family grows to include 3 Fuel Coffee locations
Danielle Hulton opened Ada's Technical Books with no bookselling experience and has built it into one of Seattle's best independent bookstores. She's bringing her touch...
Hobbled by COVID-19, Ballard’s outsider arts hub Push/Pull is learning how to build community online
The coronavirus pandemic forced Ballard's Push/Pull online in March, and has kept the quirky clubhouse from existing as a gathering space for Seattle's arts scene....
The legacy of LGBTQ+ bookselling on Capitol Hill — plus, what Seattleites are reading for Pride 2020
The legacy of Bailey/Coy Books ensures on Capitol Hill and in Seattle, where the city's LBGTQ+ literary scene has since flourished.
How Seattle book workers have adapted to coronavirus shutdowns — and what they’ve been reading
Libraries and bookstores were early retail and public service victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how librarians and booksellers have been adjusting to life under...
Closed by coronavirus, this Wallingford poetry bookstore found a way to open online
In response to the devastating coronavirus pandemic, Open Books in Wallingford, one of few poetry-only bookstores in Washington state (or anywhere, for that matter), nimbly...
Take a walking tour of Seattle’s liveliest literary neighborhood: Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market is known for flying fish, beautiful bay views, shops and more. Take a page from Paul Constant and stroll through the market...
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