How Brick & Mortar Books has become a pillar of the Redmond community
In the Eastside suburb that tech companies like Microsoft made famous, the independent bookstore Brick & Mortar has become an invaluable part of the local...
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For 10 years, Book Larder has thrived by mixing 2 of Seattle’s great loves: books and food
In the mid-2000s, it seemed like recipe blogs and cooking websites might force the cookbook into retirement. After a decade in Fremont, Book Larder continues...
Seattle’s longest-running Black-owned bookstore begins a new chapter in Columbia City
The newly reopened LEMS Cultural Center and Bookstore for Life Enrichment — LEMS for short — has a long history in Columbia City that its...
Seattle’s newest bookstore, Oh Hello Again, has a novel system: categorizing books by emotions
Stepping into Oh Hello Again on Capitol Hill, the pattern-seeking part of your brain might yelp. The books are not arranged alphabetically or into typical...
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...
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....
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