Because we have had to postpone or cancel all of our scheduled in-store author events for the last few months, we have invited our scheduled authors to create short promotional videos to highlight their recent books.

28 of the Best Books to Transport You This Summer, Written By Women Around the World

The article in the New York Times with brief reviews, here.

A look at the novels and nonfiction that can transport you to faraway places – without ever leaving home.

The article with brief descriptions here.

What if Hillary Rodham had gone to Yale Law School, dated Bill Clinton and left him over his infidelity? In Curtis Sittenfeld's new alternate history novel "Rodham," Hillary Clinton does ndeed leave Bill and becomes the first female president of the United States...

The latest from Bellevue's Ted Chiang, "Exhalation," plus the earth-shattering works illuminating rampant sexual harassment in American business and society, lead this roundup of new paperback releases.

The article with mini-reviews, here in The Seattle Times.

In the absence of the traditional Syttende Mai parade, Daytona Strong’s new ‘Modern Scandinavian Baking’ celebrates heritage, memories and love.

June 16, 2020 From The Seattle Times:
Here’s our book critic’s new favorite fictional detective: Thanks to recommendations from readers, Seattle Times book critic Moira Macdonald has a new fictional detective to love!
Blanche White from Barbara Neely’s 1992 novel “Blanche on the Lam."

Fatherhood changes everything for the man who can grow with the ride. Here are a few books are about such men; others are about kids. The Seattle Times column here.

June 16, 2020. Oprah picks James McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong’ for book club.