Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: A Splash of Red

On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we look for something special to showcase. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. Looking for a striking display? Look to this week’s bestsellers with a pop of red for visual impact. Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman (#9 Hardcover fiction) Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel Stephen …

Oct 15, 2026

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Oct

16

2026

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Five by Ilona Bannister

A cheeky narrator and a high-paced thriller, who could ask for more?? Five people are standing on the train platform and one is about to die. As the minutes tick closer to the oncoming arrival, each character gets a back-story and as the reader, you can’t help but root for certain characters. This one stuck …

Oct

14

2026

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The Eye of Goliath by Diego Muzzio, translated by Rahul Bery

Look, it’s simple: I love a story involving a lighthouse, especially one that explores dark places where the boundaries of reality begin to blur. Diego Muzzio’s English-language debut is a gothic triumph. For me, it has all the makings of a new classic. –Adrienne, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA Find beacons of all kinds at King’s …

Oct

13

2026

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Trust Me by Scott Nadelson

Western Oregon is beautiful. The Cascade mountains harbor glorious natural settings, a few people who are off or nearly off the grid, and they provide a lovely backdrop to this story of a divorced father, his 12-year-old daughter and the weekends they spent in one long, yet short, year together. The rest of the time, …

Oct

12

2026

Borrowed Copy

Small Business Spotlight shines on Broadway Books

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, U.S. Representative for Oregon’s Third Congressional District, featured Portland’s Broadway Books in her Small Business Spotlight.   

Oct

9

2026

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Tiger’s Mouth by Lucy Tan: Preorders and Bookseller Connections

How about we all find something to look forward to? Like the release of Tiger’s Mouth, the upcoming novel by Seattle bookseller Lucy Tan! You can preorder now in anticipation of the release November 17, 2026. From Ridgecrest Books in Shoreline, WA: Preorder Tiger’s Mouth by Lucy Tan Kevin, Becky, and Mary all worked with author, Lucy …

Oct

8

2026

Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Dragons for all ages

Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. It’s been a while since we did a dragon bestseller deep dive… With the release of the …

Oct

7

2026

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Every Day I Read:
53 Ways to Get Closer to Books

Lately I have been reading short books and short stories in an effort to sustain my own daily reading habit in a way that feels compatible with the current demands on my time. In her new book, Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books, Hwang Bo-Reum asks the question that plagues all readers (and writers) …

Oct

6

2026

Booklovers' Field Trips

Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival Sat. Oct. 10 in Redmond, WA

This Saturday, October 10, 2026, Brick and Mortar Books gathers a plethora of amazing kids’ book authors and illustrators for the annual Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival. The event goes from 10:00 am- 4:00 pm at the Redmond Senior & Community Center (8703 160th Ave NE, Redmond, WA). Featured authors and illustrators include: Jessixa Bagley Ben …

Oct

5

2026

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Receipts from the Bookshop by Katie Clapham

Katie Clapham is an author and bookstore owner in the small English seaside town of Lytham St Annes. I’ve been enjoying her weekly Substack newsletter, where she recounts the highs, the lows, the quirky conversations, and the entertaining incidents that take place in the bookshop. Clapham has now developed these weekly diary entries into a …

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