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...
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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...
Nourishing ‘long roots’: In a year, Madison Books has forged an essential role in one of Seattle’s oldest communities
Through a little more than a year of personalized, customer-focused bookselling, Madison Books has forged an essential role in one of Seattle's oldest communities.
Niche picks: A handful of Seattle neighborhood bookstores name their bestselling titles of 2019
From Seattle's independent bookstores to its public libraries, Seattle's most-read books of 2019 tell differing stories about the city's neighborhoods.
After moving ‘about 20 feet,’ Burien’s Page 2 Books is reconnecting with its community VIEW
Neighborhood Reads Like the rest of the greater Seattle area, downtown Burien has grown at a remarkable clip over the last decade. New restaurants, bank...
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