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Brick & Mortar Books Celebrates Dolly Parton Day 9/25 with a Fundraiser

From Brick & Mortar Books in Redmond, WA:  Friday, September 25 is… Dolly Day Join us in the store or online for a one-day fundraiser in honor of the literary legacy of Dolly Parton. Inspired by her work with the Imagination Library, we’re donating 10% of all pre-tax sales between 9AM and 5PM on 9/25 to local Title I schools! We’re aiming to raise $500 to buy books for classrooms and libraries. **Please note that you can also purchase a …

Sep 22, 2026

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Revolutionary Letters: 50th Anniversary Edition: Pocket Poets Series No. 27 (City Lights Pocket Poets #27) by Diane Di Prima

Revolutionary Letters is as much a poetry collection as it is unabashed, radical, stream of consciousness speeches. Di Prima was one of the few female beatnik writers allowed in the boys’ club of the literary movement. Certain letters seem most pertinent to the time they were written, while others hold ideas that give perspective on …

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The Red Sacrament by Sara Hinkley

If you’ve been wanting to feel like you felt the first time you read Anne Rice, give this a try! Vampires in Paris? Yes, please. Vampire theater?? YES! Arnault’s family finds themselves in the center of a human war when the Prussian army camps outside the city gates for 4 months. Everyone gets hungry, not …

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Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Pirates, Knaves, and Witches

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. This week features some swashbuckling, magic-wielding, roguish main characters …

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The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

This is a book about friendship, loss, finding happiness, time travel, and most of all—magical books. I was so drawn into our book-loving protagonist’s world as she discovers these fantastical books that there were multiple nights I stayed up reading far past my bedtime. This book is a necessary read for anyone who’s dreamed of …

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The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins

A stunning story of three generations of Italian women, all named after the Roman Myth of the The Three Graces, who come to find themselves living under one roof in New York. Each has their own secrets, and they will collide in the most beautiful and inspiring of ways. This will land in my top …

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Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing by Lili Taylor

Actor Lili Taylor writes and reads these thoughtful, beautifully crafted essays about her relationship with birds and the natural world, connecting birdwatching to the work of noticing and paying attention. I can’t wait to go on several longer walks this weekend and finish this collection. –Andrea, Browsers Bookshop, Olympia, WA Whether you listen to a …

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Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature by Emily Wilson

Wilson spent the summer in the headlines for her takedown of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey script — a film whose director had cited her translation as an influence. This is the better use of her attention: an orientation for anyone who finishes the Epic and wonders where to go next, a case for returning to the …

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Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: “Wild”

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. We have some wilderness on the list this week. Books gone wild! More books on the bestseller …

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

1930s Kentucky: Cussy Mary Carter is a packhorse librarian who brings books to the people of Troublesome Creek. She is also part of a family who has a unique shade of blue skin– a trait that causes suspicion and distrust within her own community. This historical fiction novel is as fascinating as it is educational …

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