Booklovers' Field Trips

Chefs and Chamber Music at Tasting Notes Event July 6, 2026 in Seattle

Tasting Notes with Kenji López-Alt & Seattle Chamber Music Society Monday, July 6th | The Triple Door Multiple seatings from 5:00PM | $245+ Tasting Notes returns to Seattle on July 6th at The Triple Door! Join SCMS Artistic Director James Ehnes and cookbook author Kenji López-Alt for this one-of-a-kind evening bringing SCMS musicians together with acclaimed local chefs Taichi Kitamura (Sushi Kappo Tamura), Mutsuko Soma (Kamonegi & Hannyatou) and Christina Wood (Temple Pastries). Guests will experience live chamber music, cooking …

Jul 1, 2026

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Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: Good night!

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, we have a short list– of bedtime …

Jun

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2026

Borrowed Copy

Reading with Dane Bahr

From Shelf Awareness: Dane Bahr was born in Minnesota and now lives in Washington State with his wife and sons. He is the author of the novels The Houseboat and Stag. The Dead Ringer (Counterpoint, April 21, 2026) is a haunting western that features a man brought back from the dead to exact revenge. Handsell readers your book in 25 words …

Jun

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2026

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This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page

This is a gentle, life-affirming book that takes us along a journey of grief. Tillie Nightingale is surprised to find that her late husband, Joe, had gifted her twelve books, one for each month of the year, to help her navigate the first year without him. What I loved about this book is that it …

Jun

29

2026

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The Republic of Memory: A Novel by Mahmud El Sayed

The city-ship Safina is at a breaking point. Past generations of crew overthrew the ship’s AI, banned networked technology, and created new systems of social stratification and control. Their original mission persists – deliver sleeping colonists to a new planet – but they’re still centuries from their destination. With tension and instability rising, will it be grounds …

Jun

26

2026

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The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

How to categorize this! Set across 15th-18th century France, you could call it lush, historical horror, dark academia, queer romance, or a fantasy retelling of the tale of the Beast of Gevaudan. (A little something for everyone.) Professor Sebastian Grave is a morally complicated near immortal who shares his skin with a demon and has …

Jun

25

2026

Thursday Themes

Bestseller Spotlight: What a trip

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. Whether traveling through time or space, these bestsellers feature journeys or destinations. Yesteryear Caro Claire Burke (#1 …

Jun

24

2026

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The Neverending Book by Naoki Matayoshi and Shinsuke Yoshitake

Where do I even start with this one? Let’s start with the illustrator. Shinsuke Yoshitake is a picture book author/illustrator who has been translated into English for a few years now. I had The Boring Book for my kids and it was on frequent rotation during reading time. His books are funny, philosophical, and charmingly illustrated. But …

Jun

23

2026

Borrowed Copy

Meet Madison! from Saltwater Bookshop

From Saltwater Bookshop in Kingston, WA: An interview with one of the store’s owners, Madison.  Meet Madison! In a sentence or two, tell us who you are. I’ve been a bookseller for 15+ years and an indie bookstore owner for 3! How long have you been at Saltwater? Since I created it with Lacey in …

Jun

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2026

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The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro

Believe it or not, The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee is a delightfully sweet story centered on the lives of three (and sometimes more) people who hang out at a cafe in Japan. Our story starts when narrator Momoko has just been dumped by her boyfriend after several years of her fastidious attempts to tend …

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