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In This Issue 2016 Book Awards Binc Scholarships Children's Institute Scholarships IBD 2016 Orders Paz Goes Pinterest NWBL Noteworthies Member Notes Calendar 2016 Book Awards Announced Spread the News, Stack the Books Eight months, more than 250 nominated titles--and then there were six. Congratulations to the 2016 winners and a gargantuan THANK YOU to Book Awards Committee members. Acceptance essays from the winners are running on NWBookLovers throughout January. A six-panel web banner for newletters and websites is available on NWBL and at PNBA.org.   "If I do not try to do things swiftly they will not get done at all. I have to play defense against myself."  --Brian Doyle, on submitting his winner's essay about five minutes   after (or so it seemed) the 2016 Book Awards announcement   2016 Binc Scholarships Application Process Opens The Binc Foundation's annual scholarship program is now accepting applications. Booksellers and their dependents pursuing higher education goals are encouraged to apply for awards. Binc Executive Director, Pam French, had this to say upon this year's announcement: "The launch of our annual scholarship program always makes January exciting. Helping booksellers achieve their dreams and explore possibilities is one of the ways Binc supports booksellers who make an impact in their own communities every day." "YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" --PGW sales rep Cindy Heidemann, on learning of Megan Kruse's   Book Award win "Yippee, indeed! Right on!" --Hawthorne Books publisher, Rhonda Hughes, hearing the   same news "Holy shitake!" --Hawthorne Books publicist Liz Crain, ditto   ABC Children's Institute Bookseller Scholarships Available Booksellers interested in attending this year's ABC Children's Institute, Orlando, Florida, June 21-23, can now apply to receive a publisher-sponsored scholarship. Scholarships are open to booksellers from any ABA member store that did not have a Children's Institute scholarship winner in 2014 or 2015. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is March 31, 2016. Details at BookWeb.   Gearing Up for IBD Plan Your Premiums The 2016 Independent Bookstore Day catalog goes live today, with specialty items from Mo Willems, Raina Telegmeir, Kate DiCamillo, Anthony Bourdain, Curious George and many more! Deadline for orders is February 16. Want help planning your order? Stop by the IBD Consultation Station at Winter Institute, in Denver, or contact program director, Samantha Schoech.   Paz Goes Pinterest Looking for Update Inspiration? Drawing inspiration from spirited independent bookstores around the world as well as successful general retailers, Donna Paz Kaufman, principal of the Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates, has created a Pinterest page dedicated to "Bookstore Design & Display."   The page features hundreds of photos in fourteen categories showcasing topics like specialty fixtures, accent furniture, kids play areas, seating, and much more--a virtual showroom of ideas for your store!     Per customer request, the biggest sellers at Broadway Books  (Don't you just love the neighborhood reflection?)       Recent Site Highlights *  2016 Book Award winner Martha Brockenbrough on "The Surprising Truth About Novel Ideas." *  2016 Book Award winner Megan Kruse "On Becoming." *  Feel-good customer stories from Elliott Bay and Island Books, with another from Liberty Bay to publish Monday! Good signs for the year ahead. Member Notes 2017 Show Plans December Footnotes announced the 2017 Tradeshow at the Red Lion Hotel on the River, Jantzen Beach, in Portland, as starting October 7. Although the Board of Directors will meet on Saturday, the 7th, the three-day show will begin on the 8th. Setting Sail When Roger and Nancy Page sold Island Books this past year after 30 years at the helm, they promised to stay on on as staff members "until the shop was balanced on both wheels." That bittersweet time has come, and they said goodbye in the store's January newsletter. Big Steps at Sasquatch Shelf Awareness reports that Sasquatch publisher Gary Luke has been named chairman and chief executive officer. Director of Sales and Marketing--and a familiar face from the tradeshow booth--Sarah Hanson has been named president and chief operating officer and joins the company's board. High Praise in The Huff "We stood there holding our treasures, taking this store in one more time before we went about our day." --Liberty Bay Books customer Sara Lindberg on rediscovering the magic of a small bookstore Read it on the Huff Post Blog. It'll warm your bookloving heart. Calendar      Jan 23-26        Winter Institute, Denver Feb 1,2            Annual PNBA Board Retreat, Troutdale Feb 26             PNBA Member Dues Renewal Deadline Mar 4              ABA Spring Forum, Portland (details TBA)  Apr 30             Independent Bookstore Day May 11-13        Book Expo America, Chicago Sept 30-Oct 2   PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma *Check out the calendar of member-related deadlines   and events now featured on pnba.org! Classifieds Now On NWBL PNBA classified advertisement listings are now featured on the NW Book Lovers blog. NWBL greatly broadens the options and the audience for NW book-related postings. Current PNBA members are eligible for free classifieds. Contact Tegan Tigani for guidelines and scheduling.

In This Issue PNBA Names New E.D. ABA Spring Forum Paz Adds Resources NWBL Noteworthies Member Notes Calendar PNBA Lands New Director Apprenticeship Pays Off As of March 1, Brian Juenemann will succeed Thom Chambliss as Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. Chambliss is set to retire at month's end after 23 years as the head of PNBA. Juenemann, the PNBA Marketing Director for the past 11 years, was chosen by the PNBA Board following a national search. Prior to coming to PNBA, he worked for more than a decade at the University of Oregon Bookstore as a Bookseller, Returns Coordinator and Author Events Coordinator. Official press release.  PNBA will host a reception in celebration of Chambliss's service and retirement at its Eugene office, Sunday, Feb. 28. Contact Larry West for more information or to RSVP.   ABA Spring Forum Nears Hear the Sermon in Portland Representatives of the American Booksellers Association will lead a presentation titled "Indie Bookstores and the New Localism," in Portland, Friday, March 4. The session grew out of the Civic Economics report "Amazon and Empty Storefronts: The Fiscal and Land Use Impact of Online Retail," released and heavily discussed during last month's Winter Institute, in Denver.   The free 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. session will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, at 1624 NE Hancock, in Portland, just a few strides up the street from Broadway Books and will include a lunch provided by ABA. After the forum, the BookBroads invite attendees to drop in for a store walk-through before retiring next door to the Broadway Grill and Brewery for a PNBA-hosted happy hour with 2016 PNBA Award-winning author of Undermajordomo Minor, Patrick deWitt, and other special guests. Please RSVP to your ABA Member Relations rep, Nathan Halter, by Wednesday, Feb. 24. Nicole Sullivan at BookBar New Benefits from Paz & Assoc. Online Bookseller Training and Café Expertise The Bookstore Training and Consulting Group has added Bookstore Café Specialist Nicole Sullivan to its roster of experts. Sullivan is the owner of Denver's BookBar and is "available to help booksellers with everything from calculating start-up investment needs to choosing equipment, laying out service counters to providing vendor lists." Also newly offered by Paz is an online training program for new bookstore owners. Paz has developed twelve training modules that "focus on creating the foundation of any successful independent bookstore." Presentations, videos, links, spreadsheets, planning exercises and supplemental hand-outs are available to guide new booksellers in creating a realistic business plan based on bookstore metrics and best practices. For information visit PazBookBiz.com or contact Mark Kaufman, 904-277-2664. Recent Site Highlights *  2016 Book Award winner Patrick deWitt explains why he stopped underlining passages in his books in "Some Thoughts on Book Etiquette." *  2016 Book Award winner Thor Hanson delivers "Recommended for You," an essay on why he finds it difficult to ignore a good pitch. *  2016 Book Award winner Dana Simpson presents, ta-da, "Me and My Unicorn." Try and ignore that. Member Notes Jacobsen's Books & More, No More "Last year was our best year. But it's been a struggle every single year."  --Tina Jacobsen, for The Oregonian, on the closing of her bookstore after a five-year go on Main Street in Hillsboro, Oregon. Village Books and Kurtis Lowe Finalists for PW Awards  Publishers Weekly revealed the names of five finalists for its 2016 Bookstore of the Year Award and four finalists for Sales Rep of the Year. PNBA's Village Books and Kurtis Lowe, of Book Travelers West. are finalists in their respective categories (guess which is a store and which is a rep). The winners will be revealed at BEA.   Wide World of Bookstores Gets Smaller  Seattle's Wide World Books & Maps, opened in 1976, announced the store's closure at the end of this month. The store is offering  progressive discounts during the countdown on everything in the space, including the maps on the walls and the fixtures.   Where's PNBA? We spot eight members in this crowd shot from the Wi11 opening reception at Denver's Tattered Cover Book Store! Photo by Kristen Gilligan Calendar      Feb 22             BPNW Meeting, Seattle Feb 26             PNBA Member Dues Renewal Deadline Mar 4              ABA Spring Forum, Portland    Apr 30             Independent Bookstore Day May 11-13        Book Expo America, Chicago June 21-23       ABC Children's Institute, Orlando Sept 30-Oct 2   PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma *Check out the calendar of member-related deadlines   and events now featured on pnba.org! Classifieds Now On NWBL PNBA classified advertisement listings are now featured on the NW Book Lovers blog. NWBL greatly broadens the options and the audience for NW book-related postings. Current PNBA members are eligible for free classifieds. Contact Tegan Tigani for guidelines and scheduling.

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In This Issue Promoting Indie Bookstore Day NWBL Noteworthies Member Notes Calendar IBD Upping Public Promotion 400 Stores, 12 Exclusives, One Day, Let's Go! The Neil Gaiman Coloring Book buzz hit social media this week and the challenge now is to keep it building! And, no, you can't order extras now that the word is out, but who would have shorted themselves of a Neil Gaiman coloring book anyway? Come on. Independent Bookstore Day has made available an array of promotional pieces--flyers, teasers and talkers for building the anticipation of IBD-only exclusives, so start peppering your windows and shelves and stuffing those bags. View the most recent IBD newsletter for a rundown of resources, from bookmarks to backlist deals, press release template to party planning and a whole lot more. Award presentation for Patrick deWitt following the ABA Spring Forum. Click the shot for an array of 2016 Book Award events. photo courtesy of Laura Stanfill, Forest Avenue Press Recent Site Highlights *  Pacific Northwest Book Award and Oregon Book Award winner Gina Ochsner interviews Portlander Robert Hill upon the release of his new novel from Forest Avenue Press, The Remnants. *  Evel Knievel Days author and Portlander Pauls Toutonghi interviews Annick Smith "on Poetry, Pets, and Perception" and Crossing the Plains with Bruno. Member Notes Open Books Open for Bidding After more than 20 years running Seattle's poetry-only bookstore (almost 30 years at the bookstore till, in general), John Marshall and Christine Deavel are ready to hand over the keys to the shop. Read Marshall's announcement letter at The Seattle Review of Books. Snow Goose on the Market From Kristine Kaufmann and Tom Bird, Snow Goose Books & Frames, Stanwood, WA, in the store's "Honk" newsletter: "As the old saying goes, time passes quickly when you're having fun, and our time at the Goose has been a pleasure and a privilege. But the passing of the years has meant one other thing--namely, we got, well, old. So after much rumination, we've decided to hang up our bookselling shoes, and are now actively looking for someone--maybe even you--to become the proud new owner of Snow Goose Books & Frames."  Interested? Contact Mark Kaufman at Paz & Associates, 904-277-2664. Mostly Books Totally Done   During the 2016 membership drive PNBA was informed that Gig Harbor, Washington's Mostly Books is closing its doors. Owner Jo Graffe attributed the sad decision to a variety of factors, "main one being revenues down and expenses up."     Wide World Feeling the Love, Hanging On   Seattle's Wide World Books & Maps announced its closure last month and even started selling everything that wasn't nailed down--but wait! After an outpouring of support from hundreds of customers and travel professionals, the store decided to launch a crowd funding effort to raise $50,000 to "pay off some back bills and expand our inventory." As of this week, the campaign has raised more than $20,000 with another $20,000 in travel package donations offered by sponsor Rick Steve's Europe. Owner Julie Hunt has good reason to share this sentiment with her customers: "I'm feeling quite optimistic that this campaign will be successful and that we'll be able to keep the store open!"      Calendar Highlights     Apr 4                 Spring Board Meeting, Portland Apr 30               Independent Bookstore Day May 11-13          Book Expo America, Chicago June 21-23         ABC Children's Institute, Orlando Sept 30-Oct 2     PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org. Classifieds Now On NWBL PNBA classified advertisement listings are now featured on the NW Book Lovers blog. NWBL greatly broadens the options and the audience for NW book-related postings. Current PNBA members are eligible for free classifieds. Contact Tegan Tigani for guidelines and scheduling.

In This Issue Parting with Partners Goodbye, Bob! Amazon-Cadabra NWBL Noteworthies Spinning New Terms Member Notes Calendar Classified Information Partners Pulls the Plug PNBA Loses Major Ally A couple of weeks ago I received an early afternoon phone call from a one of the staff at Shelf Awareness. It wasn't someone in editorial or advertising, so I might have known something was up. But I've received a lot of notes and calls these past few weeks; well-wishes, requests, check-ins from all corners of our industry. I happily greeted my caller. Then, the bomb. "...hoping to get your reaction on the Partners announcement." Awww, man. The feeling wasn't unlike that I experienced a day earlier with the news of Jim Harrison's death. Sure, the possibility might have been lingering in the deep crease between the pages for some time. Maybe there were even immediate signs. But then, no way. He's a fixture of our landscape. He's always there. Book after book he just is. In Northwest indie bookselling, Partners-West just is. Was. They sometimes kept a few copies of hot stock stashed, off the inventory, for their best customers in a pinch. It wasn't hinky, just a benefit of doing long-term, mutually-beneficial business. They gave our local self-published authors a distribution home to support their solo efforts. Heading to the next town after that last book is signed is a whole lot easier when you don't have to square up with the bookstore and pack up your extras to load back into the trunk. I've heard tales of hand-deliveries from the office staff. Their booth was an oasis amongst the madness of BEA. They were old school. They were thoughtful. They were our friends. Gloria, Trent, Russ, Luis, Vicki, Sam and the rest of the crew. We are grateful that you live on as independent entities and hope we see you down the road--whether it's in this crazy business or elsewhere. On behalf of all the members of PNBA, our very best.   Brian Juenemann Executive Director Bob Harrison, circa 2000 Harrison to Come Off the Road Karel/Dutton Rep Calls it Quits After 27 Years Dear Friends, I'm writing to announce that I'll be retiring in April after working in the book business for nearly four decades, beginning with a part time job doing college textbook returns--which, amazingly, didn't scare me off for good!  It has been my great good fortune to spend the last 27 years as a book rep here in the Northwest. I'd been thinking about this for a while, but as I was visiting a store earlier this season, the buyer introduced me to a newly hired bookseller. I mentioned that I'd been calling on the store since 1989--he told me that was the year he was born.  That's when I knew it was time! In many ways this has been a dream job, because of the books, certainly (well, perhaps not all of them...), but mainly because of the people--smart, hard-working, and most importantly, honorable people. It's been a privilege to be your colleague. Many thanks to you all. --Bob Harrison As of May 1, the NW territory will be covered by, as Harrison put it, "two excellent and experienced reps." Washington: Lise Solomon 1047 Stannage Ave. * Albany, CA 94706 T: 510-528-0579 * F: 510-900-1088 lise.solomon@sonic.net AK, ID, OR, MT: Ellen Towell 3145 Geary Blvd. #619 * San Francisco, CA 94118 T: 415-668-0829 * F: 415-668-2463 ellentowell.kdg@gmail.com   Look into my eyes... Give me a discount... Amazon to Re-join PNBA But Only with a Severe Price Break If you missed the April 1 edition of Shelf Awareness Pro, you started the month out wrong. Included alongside such articles as "Coloring Books to Fill in 80% of Book Trade Sales," "Targeting Toddlers: NRA Expands Children's Book Program" and "Pop-Up Bookshop at NYC's Museum of Sex" was a bit built around an actual archival copy of Jeff Bezos' 1995 PNBA membership application, which PNBA keeps in the vault. Really, who can argue with Amazon's point that its single store shouldn't have to pay as much as area "behemoths" like University Bookstore and Third Place Books. Big bullies.   Recent Site Highlights *  James Crossley's latest "A Can of Corn" column--wait, that's "A Cup of News," sorry--smells of hot dogs and pine tar and heaven. For it's root, root, root for the Pickles... *  NW Book Lovers welcomed a new columnist this month, a voice we have been following with great pleasure via the newsletters of Sumner, Washington store, A Good Book Cafe. Get in the habit of reading Mark Teppo's "Bookseller Confessions" column. Put a Spin On Your Store Turntable Project Makes it as Easy as it is Cool After discussions with many booksellers at Winter Institute, the brain trust (it's Carl Lennertz) behind The Turntable Project has removed returnability restrictions from its vinyl terms. "I just decided I had to remove this one big obstacle," Lennertz said. "If I'm asking stores to make an investment, I have to as well."   Not only does the project give bookstores the opportunity to stock a seriously hip sideline package, it also provides the tools for bookstores to put their stamp on turntables donated to local schools. Get up to 33 rpm speed via the article in Shelf Awareness. Member Notes Pendleton Wrap-Up Terry Dallas is closing Pendleton, Oregon's Armchair Books at month's end. Dallas acknowledges that the store "has been a huge part of the life of my family and me for the past 26 years," but cites continuing declining sales and the decision finally coming down to basic quality of life. "I'm looking forward to finally being able to do some gardening, quilting, and hunting for mushrooms and wildflowers with my husband. I will certainly still be part of the book world in the Pacific Northwest, but now I'll just be on the other side of the counter!" Armchair has some items to liquidate as they move out. If interested, see the listing on the NWBL Classifieds page. Calendar Highlights     April 25              BPNW Meeting, Seattle Apr 30               Independent Bookstore Day May 11-13          Book Expo America, Chicago June 21-23         ABC Children's Institute, Orlando Sept 30-Oct 2     PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org. Classifieds Now On NWBL PNBA classified advertisement listings are now featured on the NW Book Lovers blog. NWBL greatly broadens the options and the audience for NW book-related postings. Current PNBA members are eligible for free classifieds. Contact Tegan Tigani for guidelines and scheduling.

In This Issue Evaluating IBD Ci4 Scholarships NWBL Noteworthies Member Notes Calendar Evaluating Indie Bookstore Day Second Go Round Sees Big Boosts "Jan's Paperbacks in Aloha, OR has surpassed our (average) daily sales at 1pm." That's just one of the many national blockbuster reports texted in to IBD headquarters during the April 30 celebration. 430 stores officially signed on to participate this year, up from 365 in 2015. Here are a few points pulled from the collective figures of the 275 post-event reporters: * 94% reported a sales increase from an average April Saturday. * Average store increase was 200% (70% in 2015). * 98% of stores would participate again. IBD also enjoyed major media attention this year, with coverage from Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Boston Globe, USA Today, and San Francisco Chronicle, as well as registering as a Twitter Trender on 4/29 and 4/30! Independent Bookstore Day plans to step up store communication to further increase participation in 2017, so be on your toes and be ready to give your customers reason to celebrate indies--to celebrate YOU--next year. Never online. Never at the chain stores. Never miss it out! Orlando Gets NW Infusion Thanks to Industry Generosity Among the 53 scholarship recipients to attend June's ABC Children's Institute are nine from the Pacific Northwest. Have fun, all! Derrick Brunner, The Well-Read Moose, Coeur d'Alene, ID courtesy of Baker & Taylor Debbie Buck, Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA courtesy of Charlesbridge Publishing Janelle Smith, Auntie's Bookstore, Spokane, WA courtesy of Disney Book Group Brenda Weaver, Hearthside Books & Toys, Juneau, AK courtesy of DK Hilary Lawlor, The Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA courtesy of Macmillan Children's Group Paul Boers, The Book Bin, Corvallis, OR courtesy of Publishers Group West Sylla McClellan, Third Street Books, McMinnville, OR courtesy of Soho Press Rene Kirkpatrick, Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Island, WA courtesy of Weinstein Books Kate Noreen, MudPuddles Toys & Books, Sherwood, OR courtesy of Algonquin Books for Young Readers Recent Site Highlights *  La Conner, Washington's Ashley Sweeney shares how day trip discovery of an abandoned cabin on the San Juan's Cypress Island began to grow a protagonist that would become the namesake of her debut novel, Eliza Waite. *  Replay Indie Bookstore Day with Team Snack Pack (pictured in this month's masthead), featuring your PNBA president, Shawn Donley, of Powell's; Education Committee chair, Emily Adams, of Third Place Books; Caitlin Baker, of University Book Store and PRH rep, Katie Mehan. An unstoppable bookloving force! *  Two Seattle stores have been blessed with an infusion of new life, Open Books via sale to a new owner and Wide World Books & Maps via a customer inspired crowd-funding extravaganza. Both events prevented imminent closures. "Called 'The Lowe Effect.' It's pretty much   the El Nino of bookselling." --Craig Popelars, Algonquin Books, in praising response to NW rep Kurtis   Lowe cheering two Algonquin Bestsellers exclusive to the PNBA list. Forest Avenue Press Publisher Laura Stanfill and Queen Anne Book Company's Tegan Tigani happily colliding on the BEA show floor Member Notes Third Third Place Third Place Books will celebrate the opening of its third Seattle area store, Third Place Seward Park, with author festivities this weekend, May 21 and 22. Catch Tim Egan, Maria Semple, Garth Stein, Bonny Becker, Jim Lynch and other local favorites. Check out the full schedule. Summer School Learn to develop a profitable and sustainable business at the workshop retreat, "Owning a Bookstore: The Business Essentials" (also known as "Bookstore Boot Camp"), August 23-26, in Franklin, Massachusetts. The spring workshop produced two PNBA graduates. Are you next? Get more information from the experts of The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates. Like PNBA IKEA Seattle magazine and calendar wholesaler Small Changes has numerous wooden magazine racks of various dimensions and many 32 pocket wire calendar spinners available at no cost. Interested parties are responsible for pick up or shipment costs. Photos available upon request. Contact David or Sarah. Portland State University Bookstore has high-quality trade shelving and displays available. Anyone interested in these free fixtures should  contact Store Manager, Cory Adamski or Course Materials Team Leader, Elizabeth Hamilton. Old Harbor at 40 Sitka, Alaska's Old Harbor Books celebrated 40 years in business, May 7. Original shareholder and former manager (retired in 2011) Don Muller told Bookselling This Week, "One of the reasons we opened Old Harbor Books was not only to have a good bookstore in the community, but we wanted to be a factor in community decisions." Four decades in, it's safe to say the store and the decisions have been well supported. Black and Blue New Release Checkerboard, A Good Book, Sumner, WA Calendar Highlights     May 20              Tradeshow Education Proposal Deadline May 23              BPNW Meeting, Seattle June 3               Tradeshow Author Proposal Deadline June 21-23         ABC Children's Institute, Orlando July 1                Tradeshow 2-Day Exhibitor Deadline Sept 30-Oct 2     PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org. Classifieds Now On NWBL PNBA classified advertisement listings are now featured on the NW Book Lovers blog. NWBL greatly broadens the options and the audience for NW book-related postings. Current PNBA members are eligible for free classifieds. Contact Tegan Tigani for guidelines and scheduling.

In This Issue Binc Scholarships ABA to Orlando NWBL Noteworthies Member Notes Calendar Binc Doles out Education Gifts 27 Booksellers to Benefit Binc recently announced the recipients of its 2016 Higher Education Scholarship Program awards. Twenty-seven students will receive a total of $109,000 in education scholarship funding, including two $10,000 awards, one $5,000 award, and twenty-four $3,500 scholarships. Reading through the thank you notes from the scholarship recipients served to reiterate to Binc's Executive Director, Pam French, "that supporting Binc allows anyone in the book industry to directly help front line booksellers, book shop owners, and ultimately their communities." Congratulations to all of the bookseller scholars, including these from the PNBA family: Tracy Phillips, Third Street Books, McMinnville, OR $5,000 Karl Pohrt Memorial Scholarship Denver Hatcher, Orca Books, Olympia, WA $3,500 Binc Scholarship Award Lindsey Mizell, Beach Books, Seaside, OR $3,500 Binc Scholarship Award ABA Reaches out to Orlando Ci4 Scheduled for Reeling City As Booksellers prepare to convene in Orlando, the American Booksellers Association released the following statement: "The American Booksellers Association sends its deepest sympathy to the families of the Orlando nightclub victims and wishes those injured in Sunday's tragic events a full recovery. "It is our belief that intolerance and violence have no place in America. During these trying days for the entire country, as always, bookstores stand ready to serve as community resources for information as well as gathering places where people can gain strength from being together and sharing their thoughts and emotions. "For our ABC Children's Institute, opening in Orlando on June 21, ABA is working on ways for attendees to offer assistance to the community and to victims' families. We will also make time during the program to pay our respects to the victims." The complete June 16 article can be read at Bookselling This Week.   Recent Site Highlights *  Here's a Father's Day Triple Face Out from Tom Nissley, of Phinney Books; Justus Joseph, of Elliott Bay; and Shawn Donley, of Powell's! *  A man walks into a bookstore and hands the clerk a twenty.... It's not the start of a joke, but it is the start an amazingly sweet tale of generosity within the book-loving community of Portland's Broadway Books. *  Read Mark Teppo's latest edition of "Bookseller Confessions," in which he reveals the occupational realities behind his multiple "Reading Personas." Member Notes  Ownership News Two long-established, well-known Washington indies have new owners in the mix. Shelf Awareness covered the moves for Spokane's Aunties Bookstore and Bainbridge Island's Eagle Harbor Book Company in its June 2 edition.   Calendar Highlights     June 21-23        ABC Children's Institute, Orlando June 24             Tradeshow 2-Day Exhibitor Deadline June 27             BPNW Meeting, Seattle July 1                Find Waldo Local Begins July 15              Holiday Catalog Ad Order Deadline Sept 30-Oct 2     PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org. Classifieds Now On NWBL PNBA classified advertisement listings are now featured on the NW Book Lovers blog. NWBL greatly broadens the options and the audience for NW book-related postings. Current PNBA members are eligible for free classifieds. Contact Tegan Tigani for guidelines and scheduling.

In This Issue Tradeshow Registration Holiday Catalog Planning International Scholarship NWBL Noteworthies Member Notes Calendar Authors and Exhibitors Booked Attendees Required Next! Almost every one of the 100 author slots for events ranging four days is locked in. Almost every workshop is booked for a full day of educational opportunities Almost every exhibitor is confirmed for two days of displays, pitches and orders on the show floor. We're just about ready to roll! Okay, that's going a bit too far. But things are falling nicely into place with 10 weeks to go until we convene for the 2016 PNBA Tradeshow, at Hotel Murano, in Tacoma. Look for attendee registration information in your inbox July 25! Holiday Catalog Update Titles Lined Up, Store Orders Open The 2016 PNBA Holiday Books catalog campaign is well underway, with a majority of the featured titles booked and design and layout options being tested in PNBA laboratories now! Bookstores, plan your strategy and order your catalogs today. Publlshers, drop a line if you're still interested in getting on board.   Bookselling Internationally Europa Sponsoring U.S. Scholarships Europa Editions wants to send U.S. booksellers to the world's biggest and best international book fairs, starting with the Frankfurt Book Fair, this October.   The first scholarship will be presented in conjunction with a promotion for two fall titles from Elena Ferrante, one of Italy's most prominent contemporary authors. Participation details can be found in the article from the July 7 edition of Shelf Awareness. Recent Site Highlights *  Peter Geye's publishers have recognized with his first three novels that the Minnesota author writes with a style and tone generally embraced by NW booksellers and readers and have made their cases for making him a NW staple. Emily Adams, of Third Place Books, Seattle, has gotten the message and agrees. After this interview, she also now knows he'd love to be offered a plate of mussels. *  Seattle's Phinney Books celebrated its second anniversary by compiling a list of its Top 100 bestselling books since opening the doors in June of 2014. Have a look at the no-brainers and surprises alike and compare them to what's been moving at your store. *  Wrap 'em up. NWBL editor and Queen Anne Book Co. children's buyer Tegan Tigani shared a few baby shower gift ideas beyond those books about the moon and a caterpillar. Other bookseller commenters chimed in with some additional recommendations, creating quite a list you may want to jot down. Member Notes  Free Fixtures University Book Store has ten "really nice" double-sided shelving units (pictured at right), approximately 3' wide by 6' long, that need to find a new home. Regional delivery may be an option. If interested, contact Trevor Peterson at the Mill Creek location.   University Book Store's Rene Kirkpatrick, flanked by the Sterling team of Trudi and Sari, Children's Institute. Photo courtesy of ABA Calendar Highlights     July 15              Holiday Catalog Ad Order Deadline Aug 19              Holiday Catalog Store Order Deadline Aug 19              Show Specials and BuzzBooks Deadline Sept 16             Bookseller Registration Deadline Sept 30-Oct 2    PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org. Classifieds Now On NWBL PNBA classified advertisement listings are now featured on the NW Book Lovers blog. NWBL greatly broadens the options and the audience for NW book-related postings. Current PNBA members are eligible for free classifieds. Contact Tegan Tigani for guidelines and scheduling.

In This Issue Tradeshow Line-up Tradeshow Extras Catalog Report Bozeman to Frankfurt SHOW SPONSORS Binc Boost NWBL Noteworthies Minimum Wage Radar Member Notes Calendar Tradeshow Tantalizers Line-ups Posted, Tickets Going From happy hour the afternoon prior to the show through lunch just before the closing bell, PNBA's 2016 Tradeshow promises to deliver a ridiculously robust pool of writerly talent. Check out the show page for listings of party and meal authors as well as the Education and Pick of the Lists schedules. Get to planning--and plan for little rest in Tacoma! Show Extras Bonus Opps for Attendees and Exhibitors The Bookseller Training Group of Paz & Associates will deliver a special bookseller workshop at the Murano titled  Planning Your Bookstore's Next Chapter: What Buyers Look For and Sellers Need to Know, set for Thursday, Sept. 29, the day prior to the start of the show. If you have even an inkling of store transition in your thoughts, do not miss out on this rare opportunity to learn the ins and outs from the pros. Sunday exhibitors, there's absolutely no reason not to take advantage of day two's Exhibitor Exclamation! promotion. This program keeps booksellers energized within the exhibits and your participation focuses their attention on you! You come up with a giveaway and the potential winners will come to you. We're keeping this promo open as long as we can still list your prizes in the show program, but it has to go to press some time. Tell us what you want to donate and we'll pump it.   Holiday Catalog Report Titles Still Trickling In, Design Underway Pete Fromm, Maria Semple, Eowyn Ivey, David Quammen, Ursula K. Le Guin . . . Think the first couple of pages might make an impression on your customers? Store orders are due this Friday, August 19.   "Auditioning to be the first human PGW catalog." --Fern Ridge Library District Director and Rural Library Project coordinator Colin Rea, on his very new Jim Harrison tribute tattoo (he has John Daniel on the other arm). Holy Europa! We Have a NW Winner Last month we promoted Europa Editions' new program that rewards U.S. booksellers with trips to the world's biggest and best international book fairs, and we are very happy that we did!   The first book fair scholarship, for the Frankfurt Book Fair, was recently awarded to Bozeman, Montana's Country Bookshelf, selected in a random drawing from among a pool of 50+ stores that met the contest criteria. Read all about it in Shelf Awareness. 2016 Show Sponsors  A Million Thanks! Baker & Taylor Authors on the Map Exhibits, Show Floor Book Bags Ingram The Nightcapper Exhibits Penguin Random House Education Day HarperCollins Feast of Authors Sasquatch Sweet & Greet Scholastic Dinner at the Kids' Table Sterling Home Brewed Happy Hour Abrams Hold On, I'm Coming Binc Bookseller Scholarship Publishers Weekly Registration Patterson and Patchett Join Binc Heavy Hitters Bring Passion and Clout No longer side-by-side just on your bookshelf, James Patterson and Ann Patchett are standing together as the Book Industry Charitable Foundation's first ambassadors. Since 1996, Binc has awarded more than $6 million in tax-free, emergency financial assistance and scholarships to booksellers across the country. With Patchett and Patterson as its co-ambassadors, Binc will increase awareness of its mission to directly support booksellers with confidential emergency financial assistance. Recent Site Highlights *  James Crossley is the sole judge in this vacation Booklympics competition, but his credentials are undeniable and his French is apparently pretty good. The ring in his latest Cup of News is, undeniably, red wine. *  Concentrating his summer reading focus on offbeat escapism, Mark Teppo delivers dragons and GMO sheep. But pay particular attention to the one about the man who poses as a famously reclusive author at a writer's conference (be aware; be very aware) in Teppo's latest offering of Bookseller Confessions. Minimum Wage Keeping It On the Radar Minimum wage laws and trends have been particularly hot topics for owners and managers of indie bookstores for the past couple of years, and industry watchdogs are paying attention. The American Booksellers Association's recent "Minimum Wage Roundup" featured data and analysis relevant to Seattle businesses, while Shelf Awareness wrapped up a four-part series (the first three focusing on New York, California and Washington DC) in Washington state, with input from University Book Store and Elliott Bay Book Co. Member Notes  Making Your Way to Minneapolis ABA is now accepting scholarship applications for booksellers looking to attend Wi12, Jan 27 - 30, in Minneapolis. Information and the application link can be found here.   Calendar Highlights     Aug 19              Holiday Catalog Store Order Deadline Aug 19              Show Specials and BuzzBooks Deadline Sept 16             Attendee Registration Deadline Sept 25-Oct 1    Banned Books Week Sept 30-Oct 2    PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Jan 27-30          Winter Institute 12, Minneapolis Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org. Classifieds Now On NWBL PNBA classified advertisement listings are now featured on the NW Book Lovers blog. NWBL greatly broadens the options and the audience for NW book-related postings. Current PNBA members are eligible for free classifieds. Contact Tegan Tigani for guidelines and scheduling.

In This Issue See You at the Show BuzzBooks Contest SHOW SPONSORS Rural Library Project Tradeshow Bookends Catalog Showcase Member Notes Calendar 2016 Show Program See You at the Show Seriously, We'll Talk in Tacoma If for some reason you are still debating the merits of a three-day bookseller holiday (yes, it's a working holiday, but, come on, we're talking customer-free here), there's still time to snap to your senses and let us know to expect you in Tacoma (though you may need to bring a sleeping bag and plan to pick up breakfast and bar tabs for your friend who does have a hotel room). This show is one hot indie ticket, and with good reason. We are offering access to more than 100 authors, an entire day of educational opportunities and rep pitches, an exhibitor spread that has forced us to reconfigure the floor layout thrice to accommodate almost everyone who wanted space, two events with free dessert and two with free drinks!  Check out the show page to see for yourself.  It's on in Tacoma. 2016 BuzzBooks Contest Wear Good Shoes; It's a Healthy Field Here are the books you'll hear about while you traverse the floor in search of seasonal handsells and the chance for one of three $150 prizes. A Killer in King's Cove Iona Whishaw Touchwood Editions For fans of Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs mysteries, A Killer in King's Cove features Lane Winslow, a young ex-British Intelligence officer who leaves London for a sleepy hamlet near the Rocky Mountains. When a corpse is discovered in her water supply, she fears she may not have escaped London unscathed. Pocket Change: Pitching in for a Better World Michelle Mulder Orca Book Publishers Around the world, people are questioning consumerism, leaning toward sustainable lifestyles and creating a whole new concept of wealth. What if you could meet all your needs while getting to know your neighbors and protecting the environment at the same time? Rhino Rescue: And More True Stories of Saving Animals Clare Meeker National Geographic Three amazing, endangered animal rescues! Follow National Geographic Explorers as they airlift rhinos out of harm's way; meet a courageous Hawaiian monk seal and a pair of Siberian tiger cubs fighting for survival. Engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars. Sled Dog Dachshund Laura Atkins IPG/Minted Prose Charming illustrations and warm-hearted text introduce Jasper, the feisty Sled Dog Dachshund who beats the odds to lead a team of huskies to victory. Tattle Tales: Essays & Stories Along the Way Abbe Rolnick Sedro Publishing This collection explores the whimsy and profound, from the basement of a young girl learning about the Holocaust via a repairman, to a literal and psychological deep dive in the Caribbean, to the humble truths of a dung beetle in Africa, and all points in between. Angel of History Rabih Alameddine Grove Atlantic Follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life, from his maternal upbringing in an Egyptian whorehouse to his adolescence under the aegis of his wealthy father and his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of AIDS. The Defiant Mind: Living Inside a Stroke Ron Smith Ronsdale Press An arresting memoir by stroke survivor Ron Smith that takes us through the carpet bombing of the brain: the frustrations of being misunderstood and written off, the barriers to treatment, the painful recovery process, and the passionate will to live. @NatGeo National Geographic Featuring the most liked, commented on, and favorite photos from National Geographic's iconic Instagram account, @NatGeo is a winning combination of expertly curated and favorite National Geographic photographs from the world's top media brand on Instagram. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman W.W. Norton Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales-fashioning the primeval stories into a novelistic arc. 2016 Show Sponsors  A Million Thanks! Baker & Taylor Authors on the Map Exhibits, Show Floor Book Bags Ingram The Nightcapper Exhibits Penguin Random House Education Day HarperCollins Feast of Authors Sasquatch Sweet & Greet Scholastic Dinner at the Kids' Table Sterling Home Brewed Happy Hour Abrams Hold On, I'm Coming Binc Bookseller Scholarship Publishers Weekly Registration Thanks for the sharp show floor bags, B & T!   2016 Rural Library Project Idaho Recipient to Pack Out the Bounty The Stanley Community Library, Stanley, ID, will take home the 30-some-odd expected cases of publisher donations to the Michael Pritiken Rural Library Project at the end of the tradeshow this year. The library was nominated by Iconoclast Books, of Ketchum. Owner Sarah Hedrick shared this in her nominating statement: "Over the years (and with downsizing my store once) we have donated hundreds of books to this gem, which is located about an hour and a half north of Ketchum. They are so hungry for books that they even accept my ARCs.  "There is a great story about how the library, once housed in a little house, was finally able to expand into a more proper spot, albeit still small by library standards.  "One of the Librarians, Jane Somerville, is so dedicated to the cause of getting literature into the hands of the families in Stanley that she often spends her own money for new releases. I know this because she buys some of them from me and I only charge her cost."   Tradeshow Bookends Extra Opportunities for Attendees The Bookseller Training Group of Paz & Associates will deliver a special bookseller workshop at the Murano titled  Planning Your Bookstore's Next Chapter: What Buyers Look For and Sellers Need to Know, set for Thursday, Sept. 29, the day prior to the start of the show. If you have even an inkling of store transition in your thoughts, do not miss out on this rare opportunity to learn the ins and outs from the pros. Sunday on the floor offers the Exhibitor Exclamation! promotion with loads of giveaways, culminating with significant show scholarships from Binc and PNBA! Holiday Catalog Showcase Come View the Awesome Array A majority of the 150+ items to be featured in this year's Holiday Books circular will on display at the Holiday Catalog Showcase, booth #1, on the show floor. Come on by and fine-tune your buying decisions after laying eyes and hands on real, three-dimensional books!   Member Notes  Forty for Ten Boise's Rediscovered Books recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Check out the coverage in Shelf Awareness and the awesome 10 Years of Memories in 40 Books promotion owners Laura and Bruce Delaney put together, featured on NWBL. Third Place Adds First-Rate Staffer Third Place Books has announced that Sam Kaas has joined their team as their Offsite Events Manager for all three locations. Kaas was previously Events Coordinator at Bellingham's Village Books. ABA SF Workshop Opp The American Booksellers Association will offer an October 26 workshop in San Francisco titled Principles of Bookstore Finance. Third Place Books Managing Partner Robert Sindelar will lead the session. ABA Senior Strategy Officer Dan Cullen reports some NW booksellers are already signed up and hopes others will consider making the trip. "In-depth education on finances has been one of the most frequently requested subjects from members, and we think this will be a very strong session." HC Offers from Distributors Both Ingram and Baker & Taylor will offer special terms on books featured in your 2016 holiday catalog. Ingram is giving an additonal 3%, while B & T will offer 45%, starting at the tradeshow and going through Dec. 16. Ballinger Bowing Out Princeton University Press rep Steve Ballinger is retiring after the fall season, as colleague Patricia Nelson puts it, "his heroic trade show swing across the West." Ballinger started with PUP in 1986, covering the south and mid-Atlantic regions. He became National Accounts Manager in 1996 and then moved to Portland in 2004, calling on accounts throughout the Northwest. Nelson encapsulates it nicely: "Steve is an intrepid book traveler known far and wide for his bow ties, his accordion, his impeccable courtesy and deep knowledge." Stop by to share some memories with Steve and wish him luck for the future. He'll be at the University Press Sales Associates group exhibit on the show floor. IndieCommerce One-on-Ones at the Show ABA's IndieCommerce Manager Geetha Nathan will be available to discuss the program on both Friday (9 - 5) and Saturday (9:30 - 4:30). Sessions will be held in the Economic Development Boardroom, on the balcony level of the Exhibit Hall Rotunda. Sign up here to secure your preferred slot or take your chances with a drop-in at the show.   Calendar Highlights     Sept 25-Oct 1    Banned Books Week Sept 30-Oct 2    PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Nov 1               Holiday Catalog drop date Jan 27-30         Winter Institute 12, Minneapolis Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org. Classifieds Now On NWBL PNBA classified advertisement listings are now featured on the NW Book Lovers blog. NWBL greatly broadens the options and the audience for NW book-related postings. Current PNBA members are eligible for free classifieds. Contact Tegan Tigani for guidelines and scheduling.

In This Issue Setting the Show Tone BuzzBooks Winners Scholarships and Prizes RLP Review Holiday Catalogs Ship Member Notes Calendar Happy Hour, Indeed! Unofficial Kickoff Sets the Tone With a couple dozen booksellers attending a Paz & Associates seminar, PNBA board members and staff on hand and many Education Day presenters and attendees rolling in to get a good night's sleep before the early starting bell the next morning, it seemed silly not to get together on the Thursday evening before the show. An eager sponsor was found, Sterling Publishing, in support of the holiday catalog pick Complete IPA, and a party was born. The Home Brewed Happy Hour featured 10 regional, small press authors, cold beer and a giant cheese plate! Needless to say, it put early attendees in a great mood. Let us know if you'd like to contact any of the participating authors for a potential visit to your store. We'll help put you in touch. BuzzBooks Winner It was Gaiman's Game Norton's Dan Christiaens (not pictured right) had to hustle to keep up with ARC requests and game cards, but it paid off with a BuzzBooks win for Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology (Feb. 7, 2017). The announcement was first made at Saturday evening's Feast of Authors where randomly drawn cash prizes were awarded to three floor goers who visited every participating booth and placed personal votes in the tumbler. Winners of $150 participant prizes: Becky Milner, Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA Michelle Williams, Jerrol's, Ellensburg, WA Sally McPherson, Broadway Books, Portland, OR Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales-fashioning the primeval stories into a novelistic arc. Stick Around, Kid Everyone's a Winner Sunday's Exhibitor Exclamation! promotion was laden with booth and scholarship prizes for several lucky attendees who made the rounds on the show floor Sunday morning and remained eligible to win by staying through the "Hold On, I'm Coming" author presentation and luncheon. Binc 2016 Show scholarship Libby Manthey, Riverwalk Books, Chelan, WA PNBA 2016 Show Scholarship Emily Adams, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA PNBA 2017 Show Scholarship Lisa Boyles, Fireside Books, Palmer, AK Thank you to all exhibitors that donated prizes and to everyone who stayed to the end and enjoyed the show's final round of authors. Jason Rekulak scandalously signs The Impossible Fortress following his Hold On, I'm Coming appearance Rural Library Project Count Three Dozen Cases Find Home in Idaho When the show closed on Sunday afternoon, 37 boxes of exhibitor-donated books, valued at $13,000, were loaded up and sent off to The Stanley Community Library, in Stanley, ID. The truck was driven to Stanley by Sarah Hedrick, owner of Iconoclast Books, of nearby Ketchum. Hedrick nominated the store for this year's program, touting community efforts to find the library a bigger home and her own gratitude for library employees who shop at her store for new books. Thank you to RLP Coordinator Colin Rea and his crew of PNBA volunteers, our generous exhibitor partners, and big rigger, Hedrick.   Surge and Stop Press Run Wraps Holiday Catalogs On Way to Papers and Stores Storm-generated power surges put a hiccup into the press run for the 2016 Holiday Books catalog, but our trusty press coordinator stayed on the job and rode out an extra two days in Portland to sign off on the last batches through the printer, Monday afternoon. Early runs, completed prior to the first shut down, were packed and sent out the warehouse doors to the furthest destinations (the barge is headed your way, Alaska) and earliest insertion dates. Stores should expect to receive in-store copies the last week of Oct., along with envelopes of display posters around the same time. Themed "flags" for marking catalog titles and a web banner will also be available for download. The digital version will be available to view and to embed on store sites by the first week of November. Member Notes  Binc Badges Make Big Difference The Book Industry Charitable Foundation's Kit Steinway and Kathy Bartson spent the entire weekend with PNBA members at the show, including an appearance to address attendees at the General Membership Meeting. During that meeting, Steinway reported that Binc has provided nearly $16,000 of assistance to PNBA members in the previous 18 months! Your show donations are definitely making a difference to your peers. "Thanks again for the Binc Badge program, it was great to see so many booksellers wearing them! This is one of our largest fundraisers and the money raised goes a long way in helping booksellers when the need it most.  --Kit Mundus Steinway Take the 2016 Binc Bookseller Survey Stumping for Joe We're used to seeing Joe Tremblay at the show, but not walking the floor freely! Earlier this year McGraw-Hill Education transitioned to a digital-only publishing model and, as a result, all field management and representative positions were eliminated. Although Tremblay enjoyed freelancing the show with his grandkids, he is definitely ready to get back to calling on accounts and is shopping for a new opportunity to do what he does best, "bring good books to happy readers." Keep him in mind and give him a holler if you hear of any leads. Sell Your Store Not literally. We want to keep you around. But you should provide a pitch to promote your store to potential customers who visit our member store listings on NWBookLovers. If you haven't done so, please send Larry a 50-75 word descriptive blurb and maybe a fresh storefront photo and he'll update your listing.   Eowyn Ivey and Admirers Calendar Highlights     Nov 1                Holiday Catalog drop date Jan 10               PNBA Awards Announced Jan 27-30          Winter Institute 12, Minneapolis April 4               ABA Spring Forum, Portland Apr 5-7              Children's Institute, Portland May 31-June 2    Book Expo America, NYC Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue 2017 Shortlist Donley On the Move Education Survey IBD Sneak Peek Indies First Deals NWBL Shelftalker Member Notes Calendar 2017 Shortlist Announced And Then There Were 15 Congratulations to this year's finalists: Barkskins Annie Proulx (Carnation, WA) Bitch Planet, Book One: Extraordinary Machine Kelly Sue DeConnick (Portland, OR) Daredevils Shawn Vestal (Spokane, WA) The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle Janet Fox (Bozeman, MT) The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero Timothy Egan (Seattle, WA) Marrow Island Alexis M. Smith (Portland, OR) A None's Story: Searching For Meaning Inside Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam Corinna Nicolaou (Pullman, WA) On Trails: An Exploration Robert Moor (Halfmoon Bay, BC) Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls Paul Bannick (Seattle, WA) Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman Lindy West (Seattle, WA) Temperance Creek: A Memoir Pamela Royes (Joseph, OR) The Summer Dragon Todd Lockwood (Bonney Lake, WA) Thunder Boy Jr. Sherman Alexie (Seattle, WA) To The Bright Edge Of The World Eowyn Ivey (Palmer, AK) Violation: Collected Essays Sallie Tisdale (Portland, OR) View the Shortlist, with pictures, at PNBA.org! Donley Hops the Desk  Trading the Office for the Road After many years and roles with Powell's, most recently New Book Purchasing Supervisor, Shawn Donley--also your PNBA president--is switching things up. Hachette is breaking up the territory and spreading out the reps, and Donley is the new guy for the Pacific Northwest. "I'm really excited to be Hachette's new rep here in the Pacific Northwest. Though sad to leave Powell's after nearly 16 years, I'm thrilled that I'll now get to spend more time with all my favorite booksellers in this region." Starting in December, Hachette's Bay area-based Tom McIntyre will concentrate his efforts on his original Northern California territory. Donley will retain his role as PNBA president in 2017, the second year of his two-year term. Ensure A Good Education Day Weigh In to Determine Future Programming PNBA's 2016 educational offerings were a huge success and had great turn-out, the highest on record! Your Education Committee is already working on next year's sessions and would love to hear from the membership. The mix of members has shifted over the past few years and we need to hear from all of you to ensure continued relevant programming. Please take a few minutes to complete this very simple survey. IBD 2017 Sneak Peek Michael Chabon, Jenny Lawson, Oliver Jeffers, Rainbow Rowell and Henry Louis Gates Jr. are already on board. And there's a new shirt and bag design! 10 totes, $75, FREE shipping; 5 shirts, $55, FREE shipping. Get a head start. Order now. Special Publisher Terms Take Advantage of ABA Partner Deals ABA's recent ABACUS session at the Tacoma tradeshow hammered home the theme that "reducing the cost of goods is critical to the profitability of indie bookstores." Small Business Saturday/Indies First is November 26. Do not forego these generous terms offered to ABA members by a variety of pro-indie publishers.   Shelftalker Template Share Blurbs from Other PNBA Stores Each week we feature several PNBA bookseller Face Outs (almost 1,000 to date!) on NWBookLovers. These trustworthy endorsements are a tremendous resource to introduce to you handsell prospects that you may have missed within the walls of your own store. Now, you can turn those NWBL Face Outs into shelftalkers that can do the selling for you even when you don't have a customer's ear. Download the template on the Bookseller Programs page and simply cut and past the author, title, blurb and blurber credit--there's an easily fillable field for each! Download instructions vary from browser to browser. We've made it work on Safari, Firefox and Chrome, but if you have trouble, shoot us an email request and we'll attach the fillable pdf in the reply. Successful test-marketing at Herringbone Books Member Notes  Lucia Calls it a Career After 40+ Ted Lucia started his book career as a buyer at Robinson's Department Store in Los Angeles, 1975. When he moved to the NW to become a rep with William Maher Associates, most of his big accounts were like his former employer, very unlike the indies that have dominated his route in recent years. "What has remained constant is dealing with dedicated and smart booksellers who uniformly work hard to make their businesses successful. My mantra has been, 'I sell something of which I'm proud, to nice people.'" Gift Buying AFTER the Holidays Once again, the Seattle Gift Show is offering PNBA members complimentary attendance at its Jan. 6-9, 2017 event. Fresh products and business-building ideas await, so take advantage of ExpressPass attendee registration and make your plans now. As an added bonus, show planners are also extending a $10 parking rebate to PNBA members. Simply present your parking stub to the parking rebate desk and let them know you're a member of PNBA. Familiar Bookseller, New Store When Kirkland's Parkplace Books shut its doors one year ago, premier bookseller Mary Harris told us she'd come calling with a new store, and she made good on her claim in less than a year. Harris attended the show with new partner, local poet Chris Jarmick, representing BookTree, and the store's door is now open. Read the announcement from Shelf Awareness. Whatcom County's Finest We're not talking Trump here, because none of us who know them are really shocked, but Chuck and Dee Robinson, of Village Books, were recently honored twofold by the local community. Shelf Awareness has the full rundown on the double honors. Blue Cover? You Tell Us We received this shot in the dark request from a teacher looking for a lost classic. Rattle your book brain and see what you come up with. I'm looking for a novel about a troubled teenage boy who is the child of divorce. The mother is a lawyer in Washington state, and the father owns a marina in California, I think. The novel was written around 1970. Although I cannot remember the author (Adams?) or title, I would love to find the book. So who's up to the challenge? Calendar Highlights     Jan 10               PNBA Awards Announced Jan 27-30          Winter Institute 12, Minneapolis April 4               ABA Spring Forum, Portland Apr 5-7              Children's Institute, Portland Apr 29               Independent Bookstore Day May 31-June 2    Book Expo America, NYC Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue Wi12 Scholarships PW Awards Member Notes NWBL Shelftalker Calendar Book Tree, Village Books, Fairhaven   Minneapolis Bound With Help from Their Publisher Friends 72 booksellers have been awarded scholarships to help get them to Winter Institute in late January. Here are our NW winners and their generous benefactors. Cassie Clemans, Roundabout Books, Bend, OR Akashic Books/Red Hen Press Laura Norris Griffin, Bay Bookstore, Friday Harbor, WA Biblioasis Stephen Sharpe, A Book for All Seasons, Leavenworth, WA Catapult/Counterpoint Emily Ring, Inklings Bookshop, Yakima, WA Charlesbridge/Globe Pequot Billie Bloebaum, Third Street Books, McMinnville, OR Consortium Becky Gilmer, Bloomsbury Books, Ashland, OR Grove/Atlantic Melissa DeMotte, The Well-Read Moose, Coeur d'Alene, ID Harlequin Libby Manthey, Riverwalk Books, Chelan, WA Quirk Books/Soho Press Perennial show volunteers (about 30 between the two of them!) Patti Haack and Lana Luke recently visited PNBA headquarters to pick up more than 100 young adult books for donation to Chemawa Indian School, where Luke's cousin is a counselor. PW Awards Season Call for Nominations Publishers Weekly is poised to award a leading independent bookstore and an outstanding sales representative at its 2017 awards ceremony, planned for BookExpo in late May. Nominations may come from anyone with ties to the book industry, from authors to booksellers, publishers and distributors. Please send submissions by January 16, to: Judith Rosen, at PW. Finalists will be announced at Winter Institute.   Bookstore of the Year: Looking to honor a bricks-and-mortar bookstore in the U.S., which has been in operation for at least four years. Be sure to note what makes the bookstore special.   Sales Rep of the Year: Nominations welcomed for outstanding telephone and house reps as well as independent sales reps. Be sure to include a story or example of the rep's commitment to excellence.   "Saturday was Small Business Saturday, and we were absolutely floored by how many of our local lovelies stopped by and visited us. In fact, we had just about our best day ever, so, thank you all very very much." --from the customer newsletter of A Good Book, Sumner, WA     Member Notes  Village People "OK, here's the scoop. This cannot be released until Monday, November 21." That's how we first caught wind of the monumental changes at Village Books, and here's how we reported it on NWBL. Chuck, Dee, Paul, Kelly, Sarah--congratulations to all of you! This could not have gone down any better. Paz-ful Protest Donna Paz Kaufman, of Paz & Associates is inviting all book industry colleagues to join her for the Women's March on Washington, for the protection of women's rights and human rights, Saturday, January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as our next president. "Book industry colleagues, including booksellers, publishers, editors, agents, authors, librarians, and our friends and family are invited to meet by the Statue of Neptune at the front of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress at 10 am." For event details, visit the Facebook page set up for the March. 80s Booksellers, You're on the Clock "Back in the 1980s, when we owned the St. Helens Book Shop, we attended several shows, in Tacoma and Eugene and once in Las Vegas. At one of those shows we were introduced to 3 Seattle area authors, including K.K. Beck and Earl W. Emerson. The third, we believe, was also an attorney who wrote about police officers. Do you have anyone there old enough or clever enough to help me remember his name? I would like to read him again, as I am with Emerson."   --Allen and Sylvia Six (If that part of your brain still works, please email Brian. Praise and beer await.) Simonson Says; We Still Listen The Seattle Review of Books published a super cool 40-year historical profile of Elliott Bay bookseller, agitator, and advocate, Rick Simonson. Feel the Booklove "When somebody offers me free money, I take it." --Sally McPherson, of Broadway Books, in response to Ingram's indie rebate program. As reported by Bookselling This Week. Anyone else think this Third Place shot looks like a row of slot machines when viewed out of the corner of the eye?     Shelftalker Template Share Blurbs from Other PNBA Stores Each week we feature several PNBA bookseller Face Outs (almost 1,000 to date!) on NWBookLovers. These trustworthy endorsements are a tremendous resource to introduce to you handsell prospects that you may have missed within the walls of your own store. Now, you can turn those NWBL Face Outs into shelftalkers that can do the selling for you even when you don't have a customer's ear. Download the template on the Bookseller Programs page and simply cut and past the author, title, blurb and blurber credit--there's an easily fillable field for each! Download instructions vary from browser to browser. We've made it work on Safari, Firefox and Chrome, but if you have trouble, shoot us an email request and we'll attach the fillable pdf in the reply. Successful test-marketing at Herringbone Books Calendar Highlights     Jan 10               PNBA Awards Announced Jan 13               HC Sales/Reimburse. Requests Due Jan 15               Indie Bookstore Day Ordering Opens Jan 27-30          Winter Institute 12, Minneapolis Feb 24               2017 Membership Renewal Deadline April 4               ABA Spring Forum, Portland Apr 5-7              Children's Institute, Portland Apr 29               Independent Bookstore Day May 31-June 2    BookExpo, NYC Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.