Footnotes 2018

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In This Issue Book Awards Announced IBD Exclusives Binc Scholarships NWBL Notes Patterson Gifts Member Notes Calendar 2018 PNBA Awards Lauded Lineup Announced And 400 titles became six. Your 2018 Pacific Northwest Book Awards were announced last week, six books with seven contributors and a special recognition for a body of work and a bounty of memories. American War: A Novel Omar El Akkad (Portland, OR) The Book of Mistakes Corinna Luyken (Olympia, WA) Dead Feminists: Historic Heroines in Living Color Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring (Tacoma, WA) Idaho: A Novel Emily Ruskovich (Idaho City, ID) Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean Jonathan White (Orcas Island, WA) You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir Sherman Alexie (Seattle, WA) Indie Spirit Honor Brian Doyle, 1956 - 2017, (Lake Oswego, OR) Essays from the winners will publish each of the next five Fridays on NWBL. The first contribution, "Collaborate," from Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring, is currently featured. Shelftalkers featuring comments from the Book Awards Committee and PNBA booksellers can be downloaded on the 2018 Winners page of the PNBA website. Send a photo of your display, utilizing all seven shelftalkers and featuring all the winners and we'll send you a $50 thank you! Photos must be received by Feb. 1. Indie Bookstore Day  Exclusives Catalog Goes Live! The fourth annual Independent Bookstore Day will be celebrated at indies nationwide on Saturday, April 28th. The 2018 catalog of exclusive items is now available to participating stores, who have until Friday, Feb. 2 to place orders online. This year's lineup of premiums includes items from names like Atwood, Eggers, McClure, Child, and Seuss. "Only Bob Pyle can drink beer and be sensible during a reading." --Brian Doyle 2018 Binc Scholarships Application Process Underway The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has begun accepting applications for its annual Higher Education Scholarship Program. This year's application process is open through March 5. Binc will award up to $109,000 in scholarships to eligible bookstore employees/owners, Independent Bookseller Association employees, as well as former Borders Group employees. Dependents of these employees are also eligible to apply. Binc will award 24 scholarships of $3,500, two of $10,000, and one Karl Pohrt Tribute Scholarship of $5,000 granted to an indie store candidate who has overcome learning adversity or is a non-traditional student. In Case You Missed It *  Collaborate: An Essay by 2018 PNBA Award Winners, Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring.     *  Never ignore a poetry recommendation from a Poetry-only store. Open Books' Alexander Moysaenko blurbs Adam Soldofsky's Memory Foam.   *  Just one of these eight recommended titles took home the PNBA hardware, but Phinney Books' Tom Nissley makes a strong case for additional recognitions in this King 5 showcase of can't miss NW reads. Bookseller Bonuses Santa Patterson Provides In December James Patterson announced the names of more than 300 independent booksellers receiving grants totaling $350,000 as part of his Holiday Bonus Program. Patterson partnered with the ABA to distribute the funds, which were awarded to individual booksellers in amounts ranging from $750 to $1,250. This year's grant application asked on question: "Why does this bookseller deserve a holiday bonus?" Here are the Northwest booksellers who provided compelling answers: Amy Robles, Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle, WA) Becky Gilmer, Bloomsbury Books (Ashland, OR) Billie Bloebaum, Third Street Books (McMinnville, OR) Debbie Buck, Vintage Books (Vancouver, WA) Dianah Hughley, Powell's City of Books (Portland, OR) Duane Wilkins, University Book Store (Seattle, WA) Elisa Saphier, Another Read Through (Portland, OR) Geneva Strauss-Wise, Roundabout Books (Bend, OR) Harold Midyette, Books by the Bay (North Bend, OR) Jennifer Green, Green Bean Books (Portland, OR) Jenny Cornutt, Roundabout Books (Bend, OR) John Willson, Eagle Harbor Book Company (Bainbridge Island, WA) Jordan Standridge, Powell's Books on Hawthorne (Portland, OR) Karen Brodsky, Roundabout Books (Bend, OR) Kate Daniels, Liberty Bay Books Bremerton (Bremerton, WA) Kate Larson, Liberty Bay Books (Poulsbo, WA) Lauren Sommer, Village Books (Bellingham, WA) Lish McBride, Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA) Mara Panich-Crouch, Fact & Fiction Books (Missoula, MT) Mark Bonney, Third Place Books (Ravenna, WA) Pepper Parker, Vintage Books (Vancouver, WA) Rene Holderman, Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA) Robert Busk, Riverwalk Books (Chelan, WA) Stephanie Douglas, Village Books (Bellingham, WA) Wesley Minter, Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA) Member Notes Lowe and Company Lines Book Travelers West has added Washington State University Press and Sterling Publishing to it's roster. WSU was previously with David Diehl and Hand Associates. Diehl retired at the end of 2017 and the company dissolved. Sterling was previously with Chickman & Associates. Epicenter Expands Epicenter Press (Anchorage, AK; Kenmore, WA) has acquired Coffeetown Enterprises, LLC., which includes Coffeetown Press, Camel Press and Fanny Press imprints.  "We're excited about the acquisition," said Phil Garrett, president of Epicenter Press. "This will allow us to publish in categories that weren't currently represented in our line. It will also allow us to increase our title base and reach of the company." New Doings for Ewing Barron's Educational sales rep Patrick Ewing has announced, "I am leaving Barron's after 10 years and  leaving the book business entirely after 35 years. I have decided that it is time for me to move onto new opportunities. If you can believe it, I am actually entering the world of politics. I would like to thank you all for your support and many considerations you have shown me over the years. Meeting with each of you during each season has been the highlight of my professional career. I wish you all good fortune in the future." Until a decision on territory representation has been made, stores can contact Diane Yarris or Krista Schurman. Both can be reached at 1-800-645-3476.   Calendar Highlights     Jan 22 - 25           Winter Institute 13, Memphis Jan 31                 2018 Member Dues Deadline Feb 8, 9               PNBA Board Retreat, Olympia   Mar 19                 Spring Forum, Elliott Bay, Seattle April 28                Independent Bookstore Day  May 30 - June 1    BookExpo, NYC   Sept 28 - 30         PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma  Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue Spring Forum Board and Committee Needs Children's Institute Scholarships Wise Words from Wi13 Children's Book Week NWBL Notes Binc Scholarships Member Notes Calendar ABA Coming to Elliott Bay Spring Forum, Author Party Planned ABA's latest educational offering is "A Year of Bookstore Profitability," a year-long calendar of effective steps that bookstores can implement to improve efficiency, boost sales, and improve the bottom line. This session is applicable to all store employees, and booksellers will be encouraged to join the conversation and share thoughts about quarterly and annual initiatives they use to improve profitability. Following the forum, to be held at Seattle's Elliott Bay Book Company, attendees are invited down to block to community hot spot Queer/Bar for a fully-hosted, author-laden private reception, courtesy of PNBA and Baker & Taylor. This spring's Authors on the Map event will feature Jonathan Evison, Nicola Griffith and a dozen other regional writers, with invitations extended to a couple of California authors as well. Where: Elliott Bay Book Company and Queer/Bar When: March 19; Education 11 - 2, Author Reception 3 - 5 Please RSVP to ABA Member Relations Mgr. Daniel O'Brien if you plan to attend the forum. Lunch is included, and the whole day is free! Board and Committee Opps. We're Looking for a Few Good Book Folk Would you like to serve on the PNBA Board of Directors or on one of our two standing Committees, Education or Book Awards? If so, this is a good time to let us know! The Board of Directors at their recent retreat discussed a handful of candidates who previously made their interest known, but openings are greater than usual in 2018. The Association is in need of three new members for the Board, three for Awards, and four for Education.  Here is information on our current Board of Directors and a statement about the responsibilities of those who serve on the Board.  Here are the details about the responsibilities of those who serve on the  Book Awards Committee. Here is the similar info about serving on the  Education Committee. To be eligible, you must currently be employed at a PNBA member bookstore or library--that's it!  Board and Committee members will be reimbursed for expenses related to attending planning meetings and the fall show. PNBA is happy to reward those who dedicate their time to the Association. Email your interest along with your member affiliation and a bit about your book industry history to PNBA Executive Director, Brian Juenemann by Feb. 23.   Tickets to the Big Easy Children's Institute Scholarships Booksellers interested in attending the American Booksellers Association's sixth ABC Children's Institute can now apply for the chance to win one of 67 publisher-sponsored scholarships. Awards cover the conference fee, airfare or ground transportation up to $400, and two hotel nights. The institute will be held from June 19-21, 2018, at the Sheraton New Orleans. Registration is scheduled to open on Wednesday, February 21. Scholarships are open to booksellers from ABA member stores that did not have a Children's Institute scholarship winner in 2016 or 2017. The deadline to apply is March 30, 2018.   Wi13 Quote Machines The Northwest Knows Its Biz! A February 1 Shelf Awareness feature titled "Words of Wisdom Everywhere" showcased some pretty good stuff from NW booksellers who contributed to Winter Institute programming. ABA President Robert Sindelar, of Third Place Books, opened breakfast one morning with this nugget: "Outsiders who come to this event from other industries are always amazed at the deep level of sharing that goes on among indie booksellers. We're natural sharers. We're constantly saying, 'I think you should read this; I think this will change your life.' That comes from reading, and from reading comes empathy. We want to share and we want to be inclusive. That's what this group does." On a self-publishing panel, Village Books co-owner Paul Hanson added this one to the archives: "Our mission is to build community one book at a time, and that used to mean reading. Now it's extended to the writing and publishing of books. By creating a space for writers within our store... we are creating an alternative to the online beast. We compete in publishing just like we compete in bookselling by giving them one-on-one personal service on a local level and treating them like people rather than cogs in a machine." Not bad, guys. 99th Children's Book Week Needs You Become an Official CBW Event Location Today! This 99th annual Children's Book Week will be the biggest ever and libraries, schools, and bookstores are encouraged to join the cause of promoting a love of reading to kids and teens. As a Book Week participant, you will receive the 2018 official Children's Book Week poster and have access to a wealth of exclusive materials designed by top children's book illustrators. An official event listing promises a spot on the CBW online map, access to publisher event kits and swag, and the chance for your kid customers to vote for this year's Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards! Deadline for participation is Feb. 19. In Case You Missed It *  Four more Awards Essays since last month's issue of Footnotes! If you haven't kept up, please read every sentence of " Coming Home" from Corinna Luyken, " Northwest Waters" from Jonathan White, " The Unrooted" from Omar El Akkad, and " The Half-Wolves" from Emily Ruskovich. " Collaborate" from Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring was highlighted in January.       *  Enjoy " Passage to Morocco" via an interview with Portland author Tony Ardizzone, whose award-winning story collection The Arab's Ox is as relevant as ever upon the release of the 25th anniversary edition.     Hunkered Down: PNBA Board of Directors entrenched during the second day of the annual board retreat, this year held in Olympia    2018 Binc Scholarships Application Home Stretch The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has begun accepting applications for its annual Higher Education Scholarship Program. This year's application process is open through March 5. Binc will award up to $109,000 in scholarships to eligible bookstore employees/owners, Independent Bookseller Association employees, as well as former Borders Group employees. Dependents of these employees are also eligible to apply. Binc will award 24 scholarships of $3,500, two of $10,000, and one Karl Pohrt Tribute Scholarship of $5,000 granted to an indie store candidate who has overcome learning adversity or is a non-traditional student. Member Notes Raise a Book to Marni Island Books said a sad goodbye to staffer Marni Gittinger, who passed away unexpectedly in late January. Island owner Laura Raisys shared a sweet tribute via the store's February newsletter. Sisters Store for Sale Sisters, Oregon's Paulina Springs Books, owned by two-time PNBA Board member Brad Smith, is currently on the market. Smith, who bought the store in 2003, was diagnosed with cancer in 2013 and is ready to focus efforts on his family and his health. Campbell Lands at UWP The University of Washington Press has named Michael Campbell as the new marketing and sales director. Campbell is well known to PNBA members, most recently as the US sales manager at Lone Pine Publishing and previously at University of Nevada Press and the old school version of Graphic Arts. Faherty Fire Faherty & Associates' Portland offices suffered major fire damage Jan. 17. Shelf Awareness reported "everything was damaged or consumed by either fire, heat, or smoke," according to Faherty's Richard McNeace. Tom Faherty shared this with PNBA a few days after the fire: "We will be moving to our original Portland office 2 blocks away. We pretty much have to shovel out the office, everything melted along with burning all the new spring 18 catalogs. Crazy!" Robinson to Represent for Binc NW indie vet Chuck Robinson has been named to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation's board. We think his 2017 2,000 mile bike ride that raised a total of $13,000 for Binc and two other nonprofits may have caught the group's attention. Wi13 Homework Workshop handouts from this year's ABA Winter Institute, in Memphis, are now available for download on BookWeb. A Block and a Wave KTUU, in Anchorage, produced a segment on the local state of the book business. A couple of PNBA member stores think, not so bad. U. Book Store Recognized Publishers Weekly announced at Wi13 the shortlist for the 2018 PW Bookstore and Sales Rep of the Year Awards and our own University Book Store is a finalist. Let's throw our mojo Seattle way! The Rep that Keeps On Giving Recently retired Redsides rep George Carroll is looking to unload 70 high-quality book holders he used for tradeshow displays. "Remember when I had 21 tables? Since I only drag them out once a year, they're in pristine condition. The attached picture makes them look huge but they're only 4.5 inches tall." Worth a little store credit? A free beer? Drop him a line. Does anyone else think that's a pretty fashionable book stand shot George took? Calendar Highlights     Mar 19                 Spring Forum, Elliott Bay, Seattle April 28                Independent Bookstore Day  May 30 - June 1    BookExpo, NYC   Sept 28 - 30         PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma  Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue New Code of Conduct AOTM at the Spring Forum Call for Tradeshow Education IndieLite Offer BookExpo ReBoot NWBL Notes Children's Institute Scholarships Member Notes Calendar PNBA's New Code of Conduct Official Event Doctrine Unveiled With the recent endorsement of the Board of Directors, the new PNBA Event Code of Conduct has proudly been added to the Association's profile.  The C.O.C is displayed in the member footer on every page of PNBA.org and among the category headers on the Tradeshow page. It will also be displayed prominently at official PNBA gatherings, beginning with the Authors on the Map party at the Spring Forum, March 19. Special thanks to Elly Blue, Microcosm Publishing, for inspiration and resources and to Education Committee member James Crossley, Island Books, for additional research and the document's initial, spot-on, draft.  Authors on the Map  Spring Release 2018 California Calling: A Self-Interrogation     Natalie Singer    (Hawthorne Books) Come West and See: Stories    Maxim Loskutoff  (W.W. Norton) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century    Kirk Wallace Johnson  (Viking) French Exit: A Novel  Patrick DeWitt   (Ecco Press) Lawn Boy: A Novel   Jonathan Evison   (Algonquin Books) Magdalena Mountain: A Novel   Robert Michael Pyle  (Counterpoint) Ocean Motions / Penguin on a Scooter    Caspar Babypants and Kate Endle   (Little Bigfoot)   Protest On Trial: The Seattle 7 Conspiracy   Kit Bakke  (Washington State University Press) So Lucky: A Novel   Nicola Griffith   (MCD/FSG Originals) The Summer Wives: A Novel   Beatriz Williams   (William Morrow & Co.) Taut Lines: Extraordinary True Fishing Stories   Cameron Pierce   (David R. Godine) Through the Bookstore Window: A Novel   Bill Petrocelli   (Rare Bird Books) Uplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going   Anna Maria Spagna   (University of Washington Press) The Voodoo Killings: A Kincaid Strange Novel     Kristi Charish    (Vintage Books Canada) The Wicked Deep: A Novel    Shea Ernshaw   (Simon Pulse) Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father     Peter Stark    (Ecco Press) March 19, in Seattle!   Authors on the Map, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, will follow the ABA educational program, "A Year of Bookstore Profitability." ABA Forum: 10:00 - 2:00, Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave. AOTM, 3:00 - 5:00, Queer/Bar, 1518 11th Ave. Please RSVP to ABA Member Relations Manager Daniel O'Brien if you plan to attend the forum. Lunch is included, and both events are free! Sam Kaas Educational Brainstorm Think it, Share it, Learn it One of the things I've always loved about the bookselling community is that it truly is a community, inside and out. We're not just colleagues, but friends. We try new things together, we listen and we care. And we are always willing to learn from one another.   There are few better examples of this kind of collaboration than the PNBA Tradeshow's Day of Education, held on the first day of the show each fall. The panels presented there each year are crafted from ideas and proposals championed by our members--publishers, librarians, reps, booksellers--just like you.   Whether you have an area of expertise you'd like to share, or just a thought of something you'd like to learn more about, I'd like to encourage you, on behalf of the PNBA Education Committee, to submit a an education proposal for this year's show, September 28 - 30, Hotel Murano, Tacoma. You don't have to know all the answers. You don't have to have a panel all lined up. You just have to something to share, something to teach, or something you'd like to learn.   As a community, we thrive when our members connect and engage. Whether you send in a proposal every year or have never before proposed one, whether you're new to bookselling or have been in the industry for decades, we'd love to hear from you. You might be surprised to find out how many of us have the same questions you do. And, as we always do, we can find the answers together. Same Kaas is the Off-Site Events Manager for Third Place Books and serving his second year as chair of the PNBA Education Committee.   ABA Special Offer Want to Try IndieLite? For the upcoming Spring Regionals, ABA has a special offer for bookstores looking for an easy to manage yet affordable website. If your store signs up for an IndieLite website, ABA's entry level, low cost, e-commerce solution, between March 15 and April 30, the first three months of your subscription will be free. If you decide that you don't like the service, you can cancel it at any time. To participate you must be a member of the ABA. For more information, please drop an email or give a call: 800-637-0037.   BookExpo ReBoot Event Evolution Planned After months focusing efforts on a "listening tour" during which event officials queried booksellers, publishers, distributors, librarians, and ABA staff about relevant event improvements, BookExpo, formerly known as BEA, is ready to reveal some new programs. Read about the changes as reported by Shelf Awareness and/or get the high points in person when a representative from BookExpo addresses attendees with a quick pitch, focusing on a new bookseller scholarship initiative, during the Spring Forum next week.   In Case You Missed It *  James Crossley proposes a reading list and a good brisk walk with " Birds, Books, and Botany," his newest Cup of News.      *  Join Natalie Singer on a road trip of reconciliation--California vs. the California of her memories and mind. *  Dudley's Bookshop Café owner Tom Beans recruited his brother Bruce for the holiday sales crew and brother proved himself an astute bookseller. " Amateur Hour: Talking about, and selling, some good books."  2018 Award winner Jonathan White with Darvill's owner Jenny Pederson Orcas Island, March 1 Tickets to the Big Easy Children's Institute Scholarships Booksellers interested in attending the American Booksellers Association's sixth ABC Children's Institute can now apply for the chance to win one of 67 publisher-sponsored scholarships. Awards cover the conference fee, airfare or ground transportation up to $400, and two hotel nights. The institute will be held from June 19-21, 2018, at the Sheraton New Orleans. Registration is now open. Scholarships are open to booksellers from ABA member stores that did not have a Children's Institute scholarship winner in 2016 or 2017. The deadline to apply is March 30, 2018.   Member Notes New Committees Cemented Your 2018 Book Awards Committee and Education Committee are set and already getting down to business. Awards submissions went live last week  and the Tradeshow Call for Education this week. Friday is the last day to cast your e-vote for new and renewing PNBA Board members. Say "Hey" to Maggie Mae's "I wanted to let you know that we are officially open! Yay!" That from Sho Roberts, owner of Maggie Mae's Kids Bookshop, new to the historic Main St. district of Gresham, Oregon. The store had operated as a mobile pop-up shop in the Portland area the past three years.  EBBC to Set Up Shop at Sea-Tac Elliott Bay Book Company is teaming with The Hudson Group and Sea-Tac to put their stamp on a new bookstore in the airport's C Concourse. The store will promote staff picks, NW authors and bestsellers, as well as new releases calling to travelers to come along for the ride. PNBA at PubWest 2018: Heidi Waechtler, E.D., Association of Book Publishers of BC; Ali Shaw, Owner, Indigo Editing, PNBA Show Event Coordinator; Laura Stanfill, Publisher, Forest Avenue Press     Calendar Highlights     Mar 19                 Spring Forum, Elliott Bay, Seattle April 28                Independent Bookstore Day  May 30 - June 1    BookExpo, NYC June 19 - 21         Children's Institute, New Orleans   Sept 28 - 30         PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma  Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue Tom Faherty 1954-2018 Prepping for IBD Support Binc, Eat Ice Cream NWBL Notes Member Notes Calendar Thomas Faherty Jr. 1954-2018 A huge friend to PNBA and the book industry, sales rep Tom Faherty Jr. died April 12, after a battle with cancer. Faherty--always kind, poised, and dapper, even fresh off the road or in the midst of a tradeshow frenzy--was 63. His colleagues at Faherty & Associates share this: "Over the years, he sold to stores in every state in the American West. He could name family members of buyers he hadn't seen in years, how they liked their coffee and what kind of pastry would start their day with a smile. He was a passionate supporter of the regional bookselling organizations in his territory--PNBA, MPIBA, NCIBA, and SCIBA. He will be mourned by the many he touched in the bookselling industry." Faherty began his career in the 1980s, working alongside his brother and sister in the company their father, Thomas Sr., a former bookseller, founded. Tom Jr. would eventually purchase and lead the company. Faherty & Associates asks all book lovers wishing to honor Tom to please celebrate his life by donating to a local book organization or favorite charity.   Important Prep for IBD Things You Need and Want To Do! * List your party to have it shouted far and wide. * Pass out IBD bookmarks (from your Red Box) with every sale and invite customers back on the 28th. * Partner with Libro.fm to give your IBD participants free audio books. See the big pink ad at the bottom of the newsletter! * Submit 2-4 photos of your IBD display(s) and your store could win $300 just for getting in the spirit. Contest ends May 1. * Social media--newbies, here's a primer. Everyone, join the IBD '18 Twitter party with spokesperson Celeste Ng, Thursday, April 26, noon PST. Look for #BookstoreDay.   Throughout the month of April, Binc will share stories of booksellers who have been helped after life changing events, from natural disasters to medical emergencies. "Sharing these stories is important because they illustrate how book people are really helping each other," said Pamela French, Executive Director. "But more importantly these stories show how critical it is to have a place to turn when life throws you a curve ball." To add a bit of fun to this campaign, Binc will throw a fall tradeshow ice cream party for the region who has the highest number of new bookstores or booksellers to sign up to become monthly recurring donors. Binc will also award ice cream credit for any bump in a current monthly donation!   Omar El Akkad, receiving his 2018 Book Award plaque from Sally McPherson and Kim Bissell, Portland's Broadway Books, March 12 In Case You Missed It *  Retired Snow Goose Books owner Kristine Kaufman debuted a new column, proving her display skills are still sharp. Take a look at what's on " The Front Table" this month.      *  Remember when Matt Young debuted Eat The Apple at 7 Coming-Up at the Tradeshow? Here he is chatting with The Shelf. *  A particularly entertaining double Face Out, from Erin and James of Third Place Books. Who else is enamored by I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking?   PNBA Code of Conduct makes its event debut at the Authors on the Map, Spring Release party in Seattle. Strike a pose, Pam Cady! Member Notes Murano Room Block Opens Attendee registration is not yet open, but if you know you'll attend the Sept. 28-30 show in Tacoma, the hotel reservation link is live! PNBA to Retire Totem Logo Over the next few months you'll notice a phasing out of the Tinglit and Haida inspired PNBA logo, designed in 1997 and updated in 2014. The PNBA Board of Directors raised the issue at its February Retreat and in March made a formal directive that investment be made in the creation of a new logo that is more representative of the Association as a whole. PNBA Expands Bestseller Offerings You may have noticed an extra sheet among the Pacific Northwest Independent Bestsellers lineup last week. No longer will young adult and early and middle reader titles be lumped into one "Children's Interest" list, minimizing the opportunity for NW indie-centric books to make their mark. "Early & Middle Reader" and "Young Adult" have been split into two lists, adding ten titles to the weekly report. ¡Felicidades! Jeremy Garber, of Powell's Books, is one of 12 Bookselling Without Borders scholarship winners and will enjoy the Guadalajara International Book Fair (Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, 11/24 - 12/02), billed as "the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America" as well as "an amazing cultural festival." Rediscovered Grabs the Rainbow "I don't have to dismantle the store or have a closing sale. I just had to give them the key." Bruce and Laura DeLaney, owners of Boise's Rediscovered Books since 2006, have added a local used bookshop to their responsibilities--and it was easy! High Five for Queen Anne Seattle's Queen Anne Book Company is celebrating five years in business as well as a new lease for the next five. Judy and Krijn de Jonge partnered with Janis Segress to open the store in 2013. They took over the space vacated by Queen Anne Books just several months before, re-branding and re-launching under the guidance of core employees from the previous iteration. Racing to the Big Screen It's been a murmur for years, but Garth Stein's 2009 PNBA Award-winning novel The Art of Racing in the Rain is finally going into feature film production this month. Here's more from Shelf Awareness. Recognition for Ruskovich We just recently shipped Emily Ruskovich's 2018 PNBA Award plaque for Idaho to her home base store, Rediscovered Books, in Boise. Now, hopefully there's another another prize coming her way. The New York Public Library recently announced finalists for the eighteenth annual Young Lions Fiction Award, presented annually to an American writer age 35 or younger for either a novel or a collection of short stories.  (If you haven't read her acceptance essay, " The Half-Wolves," featured on NWBookLovers and picked up by LitHub, you owe it to yourself to catch up on your homework.) Johnny Evison insists on a book bongo solo before commencing book signing for Spring Forum attendees Calendar Highlights     April 28                Independent Bookstore Day  May 30 - June 1    BookExpo, NYC June 19 - 21         Children's Institute, New Orleans   Sept 28 - 30         PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma  Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue IBD in the Books Scholarship to Honor Faherty Diversity Data Winter Institute Scholarships Ci6 Scholarship Winners NWBL Notes Member Notes Calendar Another IBD in the Books Growth Trajectory Continues By the numbers: 507 fully committed stores. 48 states covered (there's indie opportunity in Hawaii and Arkansas; anyone?). 35,555 IBD exclusive items ordered and delivered. 126%, the average reported increase in sales in comparison to a typical Saturday in April. 362, the number of stores that participated in the survey that illustrates that Independent Bookstore Day is an absolute boon to business!   Relive the day with this national photo essay account, courtesy of Independent Bookstore Day. And here's IBD in review, local edition, from NWBL. Scholarship to Honor Faherty Well-loved Rep to be Remembered at Show Red Wheel/Weiser/Conari, one of the Faherty Group's longtime client publishers is paying tribute to the beloved NW rep, who died in April, by sponsoring a bookseller scholarship to the 2018 show, in Tacoma. We at Red Wheel/Weiser join the wonderful booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association in mourning the loss of a true "bookseller," your publishers' sales representative, Tom Faherty, Jr.  This loss has left a hole in the bookselling community and a hole in our hearts. We can't think of a better way to honor Tom's memory than sponsoring an independent bookseller to attend a regional conference that meant so much to him. If you would like to be considered for this scholarship, send a note sharing a personal memory you have of Tom to Debra Woodward by July 1. Please include your store affiliation. Diversity Data Needed Contribute to Bookseller Survey BrocheAroe Fabian is a bookseller at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina and a member of ABA's Diversity Task Force. She previously lived in Portland and worked for Annie Bloom's Books. Broche has undertaken the task of collecting information on independent bookstore diversity and inclusion efforts, teaming with a race, diversity, and inclusion researcher. Please take a few minutes to share your ideas, opinions and experiences in this nine question Diversity & Inclusion Self-Reported Bookstore Survey. For those attending ABA, Broche will help moderate a roundtable entitled "A Discussion on Diversity and Inclusion Tactics for Booksellers." Wi14 Scholarships Take a Sponsored Turn to Albuquerque Booksellers are invited to apply for a chance to win a scholarship to the American Booksellers Association's 2019 Winter Institute, January 22-25, Albuquerque, New Mexico.   The application process is open earlier than in past years so that winners can be notified before Winter Institute registration opens in September.  Scholarships are open to booksellers from ABA member stores that did not have a Winter Institute scholarship winner in 2017 or 2018. The deadline to apply is June 30.   Ci6 Scholarship Winners The Big Easy Made Easy 79 ABA member booksellers will be attending this June's ABC Children's Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana, on scholarships generously provided by industry benefactors. The awards cover the conference fee, a three-night stay at the host hotel, and up to $400 in travel expenses to the June 19-21 event at the Sheraton New Orleans. Winners from the PNBA region and their sponsors: - Jane De Haan, A Children's Place (Portland, OR), Baker & Taylor - Jennifer Green, Green Bean Books (Portland, OR), Candlewick - Christy McDanold, Secret Garden Bookshop (Seattle, WA), Flying Eye Books - Tiffany Harlan, Grass Roots Books & Music (Corvallis, OR), Groundwood Books - Jessica Hahl, Country Bookshelf (Bozeman, MT), Harlequin - Rosanne Parry, Annie Bloom's Books (Portland, OR), Ingram Content Group - Jordan Standridge, Powell's Books (Portland, OR), Macmillan Children's Publishing - Claire McElroy-Chesson, Village Books (Bellingham, WA), Papercutz - Ivan Smith, Wishing Tree Books (Spokane, WA), Publishers Weekly - sweet pea Flaherty, King's Books (Tacoma, WA), Sourcebooks   In Case You Missed It *  Rediscovered Books is getting into the publishing game to produce "locally-focused nonfiction so they can provide the kinds of books their customers have always asked for, but didn't yet exist."      *  The Book of Mistakes got a Day of Perfection when Olympia's Browsers Bookshop hosted a party to present Corinna Luyken her 2018 PNBA Award plaque. *  Sasquatch Books, Queen Anne Book Company and The SeaDoc Society recently teamed up for a book drive to put a locally relevant title into the hands of children in need in the region. Bonus--it became an instant PNBA Bestseller! Member Notes Crossley to Cross Country for BookExpo Island Books' James Crossley was chosen as the PNBA region representative in ReedPop's BookExpo 2018 "Introduce An Indie" scholarship contest. The award includes a show badge, a $400 AMEX gift card for travel and hotel, as well as special invitations and planning assistance for show events. The River Will Roll On From Grover Hatcher, who's been at the helm of Bandon, Oregon's Winter River Books since 2010: "We have been working with Veronica and Brian Foley purchasing our business, which became effective April 1. Veronica has worked for us for 5 years and we are very fortunate that she is willing and capable to take this on. " We're happy the store is staying in the family too! Another Prize for Proulx Congratulations to Carnation, Washington's Annie Proulx, who was recently awarded the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Proulx won a 2017 PNBA Award for her novel Barkskins. Village Books Sweetens Offerings In a May 10 letter to customers and friends, Village Books announced the addition of a new café to the mezzanine of the Fairhaven store. Evolve Chocolate, known for its award-winning truffles, sipping chocolates and unique flavor profiles, will open shop in early summer. Calendar Highlights     May 30 - June 1    BookExpo, NYC June 19 - 21         Children's Institute, New Orleans   Sept 28 - 30         PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Jan 22 - 25           Winter Institute, Albuquerque  Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue Remembering Brad Smith ABA ABACUS Deal BookExpo Breakdown NWBL Notes Member Notes Calendar Brad Smith 1954 - 2018 Brad Smith was the owner of Sisters, Oregon's Paulina Springs Books and a four-term PNBA Board member. He was serving the final year of his second stint on the Board when he died May 20 after a five-year battle with cancer. NWBookLovers reprinted a letter from Brad's son, Austin, that originally appeared in the store's Cyberpassages e-newsletter. That issue also included the following memories and comments from staffers at the store. For me, he was the joy of working at the store. He made it fun, while ensuring we were all focused on doing good work and providing the kind of customer service he espoused. He trained us well. I will miss his laugh (it was a good one), his great smile, his advice and encouragement when I couldn't figure something out, his appreciation when I got something right; his delight in the small things, especially how he interacted with kids. So many things, so many things. -- Sue One Christmas season, I remember a teenage boy who wanted to buy one of the big hardcover books out of that year's holiday catalog. When I rang him up, he came up short. He turned to put the book away, but it was my turn to stop him and say what he had was enough. After he left, Brad put his hands together and bowed to me like a wise Sensei from one of those corny martial arts movies, and said in a voice that still makes me laugh to remember, "I taught you well, Grasshopper." -- Cedar I've had many bosses throughout my career, but none that I respected as much as Brad. Plain and simple, Brad was a good person. He was always fair, kind and messy, a point of contention that we often argued about. I will miss him dearly. Brad had an impact on many lives, something we should all strive to accomplish. -- Bunny   Former Board colleague Sylla McClellan, owner of McMinnville, Oregon's Third Street Books, immediately proposed that PNBA create a Show scholarship in honor of Brad, suggesting criteria that candidates come from stores east of the Cascades and "must have a wicked sense of humor." Details of the "Left of Center, Right of the Range" Brad Smith Memorial Scholarship will be announced in July. Awesome ABACUS Incentive Regionally Focused Data on the Line ABA and Inustry Insights, the company that produces ABACUS financial benchmarking data for bookstores, are teaming up to offer indies additional valuable survey data. If the PNBA region can produce 35 stores to participate in this year's survey of bookstore financials, all participants will receive bonus data. Excel reports will include all metrics shown in the national ABACUS report and, if the regional participation goal is reached, regionally-specific data in individualized company performance reports, as well. ABA member bookstores can begin the submission process here. If stores participated last year, the store account information will be carried forward. New participants will need to create an account to access the site. The original deadline was listed as this Friday, June 15, but a slight extension is rumored to be in the works--don't delay! Stores with questions about ABACUS can email Michael Becher of Industry Insights. Executive Director's note: DO IT FOR BRAD! Brad Smith advocated for the regional breakout of ABACUS data for years. He appreciated gaining a sense of where his store stood vs. the rest of the country but believed that knowing how he stacked up in his home region was information he could really put to work. He'd have been tickled if we pulled this off. BookExpo Breakdown Fist-Time Attendees Share Highlights PNBA was well represented this year at BookExpo by experienced booksellers who just happened to be NYC newbies. Board president Carol Price (Bookpeople of Moscow), stood in for the Association in meetings, on the show floor and at show events, as well as on the town. She brought back a plethora of experience, information, and ideas. "I was very glad I went. Aside from NYC being a lot of fun, I learned a lot about the industry as a whole and where indie bookstores and booksellers fit in the greater scheme of things. We are small but mighty and there is growing appreciation for us even if that fact is not always so obvious when you approach a publisher's booth full of distracted and tired staff." Price listed other highlights: -- Sitting at the same table as David Levithan during the 2018 Indies Choice Celebration Lunch was a treat. -- The acceptance "speech" given by the cardboard cutouts of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen made me laugh so hard I almost choked on my boxed lunch. -- A cozy dinner with Ingram's Ron Smithson and Shawn Everson, during which I learned some valuable stuff about their business and how they serve the indie market. -- Visits to publisher offices was my favorite part, [breakfast at the Europa office!] I think, although running a close tie was the cocktail party hosted by Norton, with a great group of their authors and editors in attendance. James Crossley (Island Books) and Alexa Butler (Beach Books) were recipients of BookExpo "Introduce and Indie" scholarships. Crossley, a member of the Education Committee, shared these takeaways: -- A diversity panel discussion that included several concrete steps independent booksellers can take to improve the situation, the central tenet being that we need to actively recruit and hire diverse staff. -- The ABA Member Lounge, which served at different times as a quiet respite for recharging, literally and figuratively, and as the best venue for meeting with top-flight writers-Barbara Kingsolver, Jill Lepore, etc. -- The opportunity to meet with editors and publicists on their home turf, from big guns such as Hachette and Ingram Publisher Services to smaller personal favorites like Europa Editions and New Directions. -- Attending the announcement of this year's Best Translated Book Awards, something I wasn't able to do four years ago when I was a judge. -- And last but the opposite of least, talking with fellow booksellers from all around the country and the globe. Before BookExpo had even officially begun, I had so many interesting and productive conversations during an opening reception at my hotel that we agreed we'd already gotten our money's worth for the whole trip. Butler, an Awards Committee member, on her experience: "What an incredible week of new opportunities and connections. I've been trying to compile a list of my favorite things from the week! In no particular order at all..." -- Seeing the beautiful Hachette building. -- Being able to go out with Ingram to dinner and enjoy such a great evening with a fellow PNW bookseller. -- Lisa Montanaro with Book Expo. That woman is one of the greatest people I've met in my life. She strives to help any and everyone to have the best experience possible. -- Uhhhh NEW YORK, in general! -- Getting to meet so many of my favorite authors I've been hand selling for years. The best part about meeting them is how appreciative and friendly they all were. -- Getting to experience all New York has to offer with my mom by my side. In Case You Missed It *  Take a quick training in " 30-Second Advocacy" for indies from Billie Bloebaum, who is, as usual, "Turning Pages."       *  Ellen Notbohm's debut historical novel The River by Starlight is an Independent Publisher Gold Medal winner and Jane Kirkpatrick loved it! Here's some insider info for your handsell. Member Notes  By George, He's Really Gone This from George Carroll, May 29: "I'm riding off into the sunset. The following gentlemen are my successors:" Oregon State University Press Kurtis Lowe Oxford University Press Bob Rosenberg University of Chicago Press (AK, HI, OR & WA) Gary Hart (CO, ID, MT, UT & WY) Bailey Walsh University of Washington Press Kurtis Lowe Red Wheel's Faherty Show Scholarship "We can't think of a better way to honor Tom's memory than sponsoring an independent bookseller to attend a regional conference that meant so much to him." If you would like to be considered for this scholarship, send a note sharing a personal memory you have of Tom to Debra Woodward by July 1. Please include your store affiliation. ABA Wi14 Scholarships Booksellers are invited to apply for a chance to win a scholarship to the American Booksellers Association's 2019 Winter Institute, January 22-25, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Scholarships are open to booksellers from ABA member stores that did not have a Winter Institute scholarship winner in 2017 or 2018. The deadline to apply is June 30. Calendar Highlights     June 19 - 21         Children's Institute, New Orleans   Sept 6                  Hotel Murano Reservation Deadline   Sept 28 - 30         PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Jan 22 - 25           Winter Institute, Albuquerque  Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue Show and Scholarships Bookstore Roadtrip NWBL Notes Member Notes Calendar Show Registration Opens Maybe a Scholarship Is Your Ticket? Registration for the Sept. 28, 29, 30 Tradeshow in Tacoma officially opened this week. Many of you had locked down your lodging at the Murano Hotel over the past many weeks, and we appreciate the confidence that you showed in our programming before we even released our teasers--which are now available! Ransom Riggs sound good? How about Yuyi Morales? Marlon James? Most event lineups are now available on the Tradeshow homepage. Headshots and program blurbs are being furiously collected and edited by Education Committee members to have that schedule ready to post soon. PNBA and several industry partners are sponsoring a variety of scholarship opportunities to support participation in this year's show. Are you taking advantage of all that's out there? PNBA: The "Left of Center, Right of the Range" Brad Smith Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a PNBA bookseller located east of the Cascade Mountains. Brad was a proponent of challenging questions and spirited discourse and qualifying booksellers are asked to share something they challenge themselves to better learn or understand at this year's show. Send comments to E.D. Brian Juenemann by August 10. Applications will be reviewed by the PNBA Board and a scholarship credit of up to $800 will announced prior to the show. Red Wheel-Weiser: The $500 award to honor lifer rep Tom Faherty has been extended, and the new contact is Tom's friend and colleague Richard McNeace. All you need to do is drop a note about a memory of working with or simply knowing Tom to be considered! Please apply by August 10. Binc/Macmillan: The Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship application period closed July 1 and the winners will be announced in August. This regional show award was developed by the Binc Foundation in partnership with Macmillan Publishers to strengthen the industry by encouraging a greater number of individuals from underrepresented groups to choose and/or continue careers in bookselling. PNBA, ABA, Binc: More scholarships for this year's and next year's show to be awarded to attendees on day three on the show floor! Binc Foundation and the Friends of Carla Gray: This scholarship package is aimed at next year, but we're putting out the word while we have your attention and the application process is just about to go live. Keep your eyes and ears open! Summer Bookstore Roadtrip Southwestern Oregon Style A big thanks to the staff members who greeted my family on our recent bookstore-to-bookstore roadtrip through Southern Oregon! Oregon Books & Games (Grants Pass), Rebel Heart Books (Jacksonville), Bloomsbury Books and TreeHouse Books (Ashland), Gold Beach Books (Gold Beach), Winter River Books (Bandon). Books By The Bay (North Bend), we missed you on the 4th of July, but I'll be back! Marcela and Eileen, Rebel Heart With Robert Moore, Oregon Books Beautiful day at the beach! With Jane, TreeHouse, fresh from a potions demonstration! In Case You Missed It *  Where's Hannah? On the Podium! Rediscovered Books' Hannah Fischer rocked red and white stripes and rolled at the front of the pack during Boise's Green Bike Celebrity Race.        *  Third Place Books donated nearly $7,500 raised during a June 23 three-store promotion to help reunite detained immigrant families. The donation project was the idea of Avery Peregrine, a bookseller at the store's Seward Park location. Member Notes  A Wise Bookseller Says "Yes, you're dedicated and you love what you do, and, yes, the business is hard and it requires a lot of work, but if you're going to keep doing it, you have to take care of yourself." --Country Bookshelf's Ariana Paliobagis as quoted in Shelf Awareness' coverage of the "What Bookstore Owners Wish They'd Known" session at Ci6. Powell's Soon to Be Sans Sontz Miriam Sontz, a three-and-a-half decade Powell's bookseller and CEO since 2013 has announced plans to file retirement papers with the league office (not really a thing, but it sounds cool) come January. A Book for All Seasons on the Move Owner Pat Rutledge checked in and the staff of A Book for All Seasons (Leavenworth, WA) is "in the throes" of moving the bookstore. "We moved into a beautiful new building on Front Street, a much better location and wonderful space." Unique Ownership Tranfer in Helena Didi Peccia has sold Helena's Montana Book & Toy Company after 21 years of ownership. Peccia purchased the store with her sister Jan, who died in 2015. Peccia connected with new owner, Chelsia Rice, a cancer survivor and patient advocate, over the loss of her sister. Read more at Shelf Awareness. Calendar Highlights         Aug 24                Bookstore HC Orders  Due Sept 28 - 30         PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Jan 22 - 25          Winter Institute, Albuquerque  Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue Tradeshow This and That Nominate for RLP! NWBL Notes Member Notes Calendar Tradeshow This and That Schedules, Scholarship, Sign Up! Attendee Registration for the Sept. 28, 29, 30 Tradeshow in Tacoma is still wide open and waiting for late-comers to commit! The PNBA room block at the Hotel Murano is full and then some, but you'll find a link and group code for a nearby back-up, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, on the Tradeshow home page. The preliminary Education Day program grid, Reps' Pick of the Lists schedule, as well as ABA IndieCommerce one-on-one sign-ups are each posted for your planning. And, of course, the authors. All meal and party event lineups are available. Booksellers from the east side of the PNBA member region: PNBA's "Left of Center, Right of the Range" Brad Smith Memorial Scholarship is still open to applicants. Managers, buyers, shelvers, receivers, events specialists, lifers, newbies--who wants a sponsored opportunity for an insane array of professional development? The spirit of this award aims to help a bookseller from far east of the I-5 corridor to get to the show. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana-get in on the game! The August 10 deadline has been extended by two weeks. Brad was a proponent of challenging questions and spirited discourse and qualifying booksellers are asked to share something they challenge themselves to better learn or understand at this year's show. Please, take a few minutes to get off a note to PNBA to E.D. Brian Juenemann by August 24. Applications will be reviewed by the PNBA Board and a scholarship credit of up to $800 will announced prior to the show. What on Earth are you waiting for? Load Up Your Local Library Rural Library Project Seeking Recipient Booksellers, do you know of a library in your area without a book budget? Each year the Michael Pritiken Rural Library Project collects donations from exhibitors at the PNBA Tradeshow to benefit an under-funded library, and we're looking for candidates for 2018.   As a nominating store, all you need to do once you've identified a candidate is to contact that library and let them know that, if selected, they would be responsible for making arrangements to have the collected books (20-30 cases) transported to the library from the Hotel Murano, in Tacoma. If your local library is game, please email program coordinator Colin Rea with a brief rundown on the library and why it's a worthy recipient of the donation. It's that easy. Please share your nominations by Sept. 1. In Case You Missed It *  What Rhymes with Mariners? James Crossley shared his special Northwest night of booksellers, baseball, beer, and bards--complete with haikus!        *  Face Out frenzy! As always, NWBL features an awesome array of recent NW indie bookseller recommendations. Review the expert opinions of your peers to inform your own reading habits, handsells, and buying decisions. And promote NWBL and indies by featuring NWBL Face Outs in your store with branded shelftalkers. Copy the blurbs you like, paste them into the template, and tape them under your favorite Face Out. Instant sales assistance!   "Every day, our wonderful customers ask us about the future of Annie Bloom's. With several Multnomah Village businesses closing or relocating in recent months, we understand and very much appreciate your concern. But fear not! We aren't going anywhere. This October, we'll be celebrating our 40th anniversary!" --from the August newsletter of Portland's Annie Bloom's Books   Member Notes  You're a Good Bookseller, Carl Annie Carl, owner and operator of Neverending Bookshop (Bothell, WA), is this year's Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship recipient from the PNBA region. This regional show award was developed by the Binc Foundation in partnership with Macmillan Publishers to strengthen the industry by encouraging individuals from underrepresented groups to choose and/or continue careers in bookselling. Annie will be a featured presenter for "Reading While Disabled" on Education Day at the Show. Bonafide Board VP! Congratulations to PNBA's vice president, Tina Ontiveros, of Klindt's Booksellers & Stationers (The Dalles, OR). Tina recently received her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Can You Impress UW Press? The University of Washington Press currently has two open positions within its Marketing and Sales department: Exhibits and Direct Marketing Manager (job number 15887) and Publicity Manager (job number 156459). Catalog Cover Teaser and Deadline Here is the first mock-up of this year's PNBA Holiday Books Guide, coming to your community this fall--but only if you place your order. Remember, if you get your homework in on time, you save this year's $50 imprint fee! Campaign plans are due this Friday, Aug. 24. Calendar Highlights     Aug 24             Brad Smith Memorial Scholarship Deadline  Aug 24             Bookstore HC Orders  Due Sept. 4             HC Buyer's Sheet Posted  Sept 28 - 30      PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Jan 22 - 25       Winter Institute, Albuquerque  Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue Tradeshow 2018 Show Sponsors BuzzBooks Lineup Brad Smith Scholarship Wi14 Scholarships NWBL Notes Member Notes Calendar Tradeshow Treasure Trove A Busy and Fun Three Days on the Docket The detailed show program is now available on the Tradeshow home page for your show strategizing--and you're going to need to be prepared to borrow Hermione Granger's Time-Turner to see and do it all! (Well, divide and conquer, swap some notes, at least.) Show badges for all registered attendees were mailed this week, so if you don't receive yours in the next few days, you might drop us a line. Not yet signed up to attend? It's not too late! Any registrants from this point forward will need to pick up badges at the registration desk on site. Tickets are also still available for every premier meal event. You have to eat, and the lineups are not to be missed! Select options on your new registration or add them to an existing attendee profile. And one more important show note we need to convey before you arrive--the Murano has informed us that a remodeling project will have the Lobby Bar shuttered during our stay. However we have been assured that the hotel will provide alternate lobby bar service in the evenings and will continue to operate the 4th floor bar in the Bite Restaurant. See you there.   Give Thanks to Our 2018 Show Sponsors! Baker & Taylor  Authors on the Map   Exhibits  Ingram  The Nightcapper   Exhibits  Penguin Random House  Education Day  HarperCollins  Feast of Authors Catapult 5th Period   Phaidon Sweet & Greet   Assoc. of Book Publishers of B.C.   7 Coming-Up Chronicle Books Show Floor Bags   Binc Bookseller Scholarship  Publishers Weekly Registration   2018 BuzzBooks Lineup  Grab a Card and Get in the Game Preview these new titles Saturday on the Show floor, register your vote, and you'll be in the running for one of three $100 cash prizes to be delivered at the show!   Anna, Like Thunder Peggy Herring Touchwood Editions/Brindle & Glass A historical novel based on the incredible true story of 18-year-old Anna Petrovna Bulygina, a Russian woman who, after living amongst local Indigenous peoples of the Olympic Peninsula for a year in 1809, refused to be "rescued" by her husband. Carleton Watkins: Making the West American Tyler Green University of California Press Watkins's photographs helped shape America's idea of the West, and helped make the West a full participant in the nation. His pictures of California, Oregon, and Nevada, as well as modern-day Washington, Utah, and Arizona, not only introduced entire landscapes to America but were important to the development of American business, finance, agriculture, government policy, and science. Faces of Recovery: Treatments That Help Ptsd, Tbi, and Moral Injury Eric Newhouse Idyl Arbor, Inc. Through personal, in-depth interviews Eric Newhouse has seen the devastation caused by PTSD, TBI, and moral injury from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as well as the ongoing trauma for veterans from Vietnam and other American conflicts. Faces of Recovery looks at the steps each of these vets must take personally to reconnect with society. National Geographic Almanac 2019 National Geographic National Geographic's first annual almanac for adults is crammed with cool, cutting-edge content-phenomenal photos, fun facts, surprising stories, great maps, and more. Curiosity seekers, trivia hounds, knowledge nerds, and everyone of any age with an itch to know more about the world will be addicted to this book. Railroad of Courage Dan Rubenstein and Nancy Dyson Ronsdale Press Twelve-year-old Rebecca, a slave from South Carolina, travels the Underground Railroad with her family searching for freedom. Led by Harriet Tubman, the family hides in coffins, rides a raft through alligator-infested waters, and pumps handcars across Illinois amidst a blizzard. Up From Freedom Wayne Grady Doubleday Canada For readers of Colson Whitehead, James McBride and Yaa Gyasi, Up From Freedom is a powerful and emotional novel about the dangers that arise when we stay silent in the face of prejudice or are complicit in its development. Women Talking Miriam Toews Bloomsbury Eight Mennonite women climb into a hay loft for a secret meeting to decide their futures. "This amazing, sad, shocking, but touching novel, based on a real-life event, could be right out of The Handmaid's Tale." -Margaret Atwood, on Twitter   Brad Smith Scholarship Rewarding the Right Side This year's special "Left of Center, Right of the Range" Brad Smith Memorial Scholarship, created to help a free thinking bookseller from the eastern half of the PNBA member region, has been awarded to Amy Cooper, owner of The Barn Owl Books and Gifts, McCall, ID. Smith, who succumbed to cancer earlier this year, was the owner of Paulina Springs Books (Sisters, OR) and a two-time PNBA Board member who was known for his fierce passion for valuable connection in everything he did. Cooper was chosen from several applicants by a committee consisting of five members of Smith's former colleagues on the current Board. Cooper sealed the deal with this declaration from her application: "I've never worked harder, earned less, or felt more connected to my community in my entire career." Brad is smiling over that one, no doubt.   Lucky 7 Albuquerque Bound PNBA booksellers headed to Wi14 ABA recently announced 72 recipients of scholarships to the 2019 Winter Institute, January 22-25 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, including seven from PNBA stores. New this year, individual Wi14 scholarship recipients have not been matched with individual sponsors; instead, a portion of total fees, donated by nearly one hundred large and small publishers, have been dedicated to funding as many bookseller scholarships for as many new and different stores as possible. Congratulations to: Sho Roberts, Maggie Mae's Kids Bookshop, Gresham, OR Chelsia Rice, Montana Book Company, Helena, MT Andy Martin, Darvill's Bookstore, Eastsound, WA Andrea Griffith, Browsers Bookshop, Olympia, WA sweet pea Flaherty, King's Books, Tacoma, WA Brandy Bowen, Watermark Book Co., Anacortes, WA Kim Bissell, Broadway Books, Portland, OR   In Case You Missed It *  Auntie's is 40 and powered by the sounds of '78!         *  Seattle7Writers is set to pare their focus down to the group's original mission--writing! Island Books is tracking the Washington State Book Award finalists and feeling particularly connected to this year's crop. Member Notes  Auntie's Looking Good at Forty "When you're in Portland, you go to Powell's Books. When you're in Seattle, you go to Elliott Bay. When you're in Spokane, you go to Auntie's," said Auntie's owner John Waite in this interview with The Spokesman-Review. Phinney Multiplies; Crossley Migrates James Crossley Announced in the Phinney Books Weekly Newsletter #197, Aug. 22: "We are opening a second store! (I can't quite believe I wrote that sentence, but it's true.) We had no plans to expand, but an opportunity arose that was too good for us to pass up. . . It's a tiny space, but it bears a remarkable resemblance to our current building, and it's in a wonderful location (right in the heart of Madison Park, a couple of blocks from the lake). The space needs a lot of work yet (for example, a floor), but we're going to do our best to have it open, in some form, in November. It's going to be called Madison Books, and it's going to be managed by our friend James Crossley, longtime bookseller at Island Books. . . ." Moving Pieces at Third Place Third Place Books has announced several important moves within the ranks of the three-store operation. Sam Kaas (PNBA Education Committee chair) is moving up from Offsite Events Manager to become Author Events Manager, overseeing all author events for all three Third Place locations. Kalani Kapahua now slides into the role of Offsite Events Manager. Additionally, Third Place announced that Niki Marion will become Children's Books Outreach Manager, a newly-created position for coordinating programming and events for young readers, both in schools and in-store. Events and Marketing Manager Zak Nelson is leaving Third Place Books. Moving Spaces for Nevernding Bookshop We'll have to forgive Annie Carl if she appears a little tired when we get to Tacoma. With the help of family and friends (Where is Atreyu when you need him? Atreyu!), Carl is currently moving from Bothell, WA and settling into new digs seven miles away in Edmonds. She plans to reopen softly just prior to the show and to do it with ceremony the week after. Read more at Shelf Awareness. Capitol Hill Bookselling Legend Dies Barbara Bailey, former co-owner of Bailey/Coy Books, died Sept. 1 after suffering a stroke. Read The Seattle Times feature on the respected activist and "connector." Calendar Highlights     Sept 23 - 29      Banned Books Week  Sept 28 - 30      PNBA Tradeshow, Tacoma Jan 22 - 25       Winter Institute, Albuquerque  Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.

In This Issue Talk of the Tradeshow BuzzBooks Prizes Raffle Winners NWBL Notes Member Notes Calendar 2018 show floor, photo courtesy of Laura Stanfill Talk of the Tradeshow A Variety of Voices Weigh In Terrific show recaps made print in many forms, from many perspectives this year. Publishers Weekly's "Diverse--and Strong Female--Characters Dominate Children's Discussion at PNBA" focused on a prevalent show theme by way of the Dinner at the Kids' Table. And speaking of focus, reporter Jenn Director Knudsen took some fabulous photos during the event. Her Yuyi Morales frame should be posterized! In her post-show "Story Sparks" newsletter, Jane Kirkpatrick (this year featured at the Sweet & Greet) admitted to arriving with a bit of anxiety over writing deadlines, a broken washing machine and a missed commitment back home, among other concerns. However, she left describing her days at the show as "a feast of happiness." She wrapped her report with words of wisdom not atypical of her monthly medicinal missives (catch up and sign up on her website). "Words heal. Shared experiences however individually unique, heal. Brokenness will always be with us but resilience, love, spiritual support move us toward happiness and all from the little things and sharing the shelter of each other. Words reminded me that I can change how I feel. I need to first pay attention to what surrounds me--words and wonderful people--and be grateful for what is." PubWest's Oct. 4 newsletter featured one of the organization's board members, Forest Avenue Press publisher, Laura Stanfill. "This year's show was as exciting and meaningful as ever. We were there with our individual agendas, as usual--books to promote, sales reps to meet with, authors to caretake--but we were also there with each other, in community, as people who love books. My favorite show moments were about helping other publishers' authors connect with booksellers they needed to know from their local stores. These relationships are key not just to selling our own titles, but to promoting engagement with reading culture." Robert Sindelar, Third Place Books and ABA President, ruminated for Bookselling This Week on his experience at the tradeshow breakfast table, beginning with the draw of the star-studded lineup and ending with the self-reminder that, "the meaning and power of the event comes not merely from the speakers but from sitting amongst my friends and colleagues of the book world and sharing in the powerful stories from the stage together. The delight I had that morning was indulging in the act of participation." We're declaring trophies for all. BuzzBooks Winners   Bloomsbury and Booksellers Women Talking by Miriam Toews, Bloomsbury Publishing, was voted BuzzBooks contest winner by booksellers and librarians after the contest carried out on the show floor during day one of exhibits. "Eight Mennonite women climb into a hay loft for a secret meeting to decide their futures." With that ominous hook from the publisher and prominent endorsements from Leni Zumas, Lauren Groff, Margaret Atwood and many others, the buzz is bound to grow until the novel's publication, April 2, 2019. Three prizes, in the form of crisp $100 bills, were also awarded to participants who completed seven rep stops and cast votes for the book that sent them home with the buzziest pitch: Mary Ann Cockle, Fireside Books, Palmer, AK Deb Mersereau, Cannon Beach Book Co., Cannon Beach, OR Kim Bissell and Sally McPherson, Broadway Books, Portland, OR   "I was not disappointed. The schedule was full and the events were interesting and rewarding. I made many contacts and still marvel at how friendly and generous my fellow booksellers are with their time and knowledge. Meeting authors, talking one-on-one with publishers and reps was particular helpful as a still new bookseller. As an added bonus I brought in 3-4 new sidelines from the show that are already doing well." --Brad Smith Memorial Scholarship winner, Amy Cooper, in thanking the PNBA Board committee for selecting her for the prize Laura Stanfill (Forest Avenue Press), Neil Strandberg (Shelf Awareness), Heather Duncan (MPIBA) Debbie Buck's (Vintage Books) raffle haul, photo by Laura Stanfill Prize Winners Big Sunday Payoff! Prior the the show we highlighted the "Left of Center, Right of the Range" Brad Smith Memorial Scholarship, awarded to Amy Cooper, owner of The Barn Owl Books and Gifts, McCall, ID. At the end of Sunday's Exhibitor Exclamation Raffle drawing (thank you, to all our generous exhibitors), several additional show scholarships, for this year and next, were announced. Winner of the 2018 show scholarship courtesy of Binc was Sherry Nickerson, Book 'n' Brush, Chehalis, WA. PNBA's 2018 show scholarship winner was Mary Schroeder, Brilliant Moon, Shelton, WA. PNBA's 2019 show scholarship went to Seattle Girls' School librarian Lydia Valentine.     In Case You Missed It *  2018 Washington State Book Awards have been handed out to some familiar names.        *  Susan Richmond "has turned Inklings into a Yakima institution," according to the Yakima Herald. Of course she has. *  Cynthia Claridge wrote a letter to Paulina Springs Books customers from the PNBA Tradeshow, which could be her last, in the wake of her brother Brad Smith's death and sale of his store to bookselling veteran Lane Jacobson. One more good reason to return to Tacoma Member Notes  Annie Bloom's Fantastic at Forty The store, which opened its doors in Southwest Portland's Multnomah Village 40 years ago, will celebrate the milestone, Oct. 28, with an afternoon party, 2-5 pm.   Forty-Fiving and Thriving on Mercer Island Books, Mercer Island, WA, turns 45 Nov. 1, but they're saving the acton for Saturday, Nov. 3, so their neighbors can all join in. The heart of the all-day shindig will be the community celebration, 4-6 pm, featuring a 1970s memory wall. BYOP (bring your own photo)! Double Decade Fete for Third Place Seattle's triple-threat indie, Third Place Books, with stores in Lake Forest Park, Ravenna, and Seward Park, will celebrate 20 years in business, Nov. 3, 6-9 pm, at the LFP location. Food and drink, Celebrity Jeopardy, and multiple performances, including a set by legendary local lit band, The Rejections. B & N Bails on West Seattle The Seattle Review of Books reports that Barnes & Noble will close its Westwood Village mall store after the holidays. "If you've ever dreamed of opening your own bookstore, I'd say West Seattle is primed and ready for a lively community hub ...." Anchorage Away! Bookselling This Week visited, via interview, Anchorage, Alaska's four-owner-operated The Writer's Block bookstore/café. Calendar Highlights     Nov 1               Holiday Catalog Campaign Launch  Jan 22-25         Winter Institute, Albuquerque   Feb TBD           Annual PNBA Board Retreat April TBD          ABA Spring Forum, Portland April 27            Independent Bookstore Day  May 29-31        BookExpo, NYC    Check out the full calendar of member-related deadlines and events featured on pnba.org.