2017 PNBA Fall Show Program by Pacific NW Booksellers Assn

Thanks to Our 2017 Tradeshow Sponsors Baker & Taylor

Authors on the Map Exhibits Show Floor Book Bags

Ingram Content Group

Sasquatch

Sweet & Greet

Scholastic

Dinner at the Kids’ Table

BINC

The Nightcapper Exhibits

Bookseller Scholarship

Penguin Random House

Publishers Weekly

HarperCollins

Association of Book Publishers of B.C.

Education Day

Feast of Authors

Registration

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2017 Fall Show Program Contents Sun:

Workshop times & locations Sales Representatives’ Pick of the Lists Sunday event/workshop descriptions Authors On The Map Fifth Period: Relate, Create, Innovate! Sunday Dinner at the Kids’ Table Nightcapper

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Mon: Monday Overview 17 Exhibitor List 18 Exhibit Floor Map 19 Monday Book & Author Breakfast 20 BuzzBook Candidates 21 Feast of Authors 22–23 Sweet & Greet 24–26 Tues:

Tuesday Overview Raffle Prizes Tuesday Book & Author Breakfast 7 Coming-Up Author Showcase Staff and Volunteer Acknowledgement

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Program cover art from Sasquatch Books’ The Art of Flora Forager by Bridget Beth Collins, your 2017 holiday catalog theme title. Fall 2017 Tradeshow - Portland, OR 1

PNBA Educational Sessions, Sunday, October 8, 2017 @ Red Lion, Portland, OR IndieCommerce and IndieLite Consultation Sunday October 8: 9 am - 5 pm in Pendleton Room Monday October 9: 10 am - 3 pm in Hayden Room

Washington Room 8:00 - 8:45 am

Clark Room

Hayden Room

Weyerhaeuser Room

9:00 - 11:50 am

9:00 - 10:15 am

Crown Zellerbach Room

Intro for First-timer Attendees w/Sam Kaas & Mark Holtzen

9:00 - 10:15 am

Popping up with Partnerships: Creating Out of the Box Events with Community Partners w/Jenny Cohen, et al.

10:30 - 11:45 am How to Pack a Box

w/Elly Blue, Joe Biel, et al.

9:00 - 10:15 am

How to Read a Picture Like a Boss

Brand Your Store

Our Reps Offer Their Favorite Seasonal Picks

w/Natasha Forrester Campbell, et al.

10:30 - 11:45 am

w/Stephanie Anderson, et al.

10:30 - 11:45 am

w/Becky Milner, et al.

w/Melissa Hart, et al.

Gifts Galore: Finding the Trailers, Tweets, and SnapRight Non-Book Items for shots: Social Media Outreach to Ensure a Robust Audience Your Store

Edelweiss Plus - Peer Education for Booksellers and Reps w/Joe Foster, et al.

9:00 - 10:15 am

Beyond the Bookstore Walls: Multicultural Outreach w/Anne Broyles, et al.

12:00 - 1:00 pm Authors On The Map

Clackamas / Multnomah Rooms lunches must be ordered in advance.

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Grand Ballroom Foyer

2:30 - 3:45 pm

Authors On The Map featured authors will sign their books

2:30 - 3:45 pm

Maximizing Backlist : Making Readers Happy: Proven ways to market, pro- the Latest from Librarymote, and sell backlist titles Land w/Dan Cullen & Robert w/Stephanie Anderson, Sindelar et al.

2:20 - 4:00 pm

Our Reps Offer Their Favorite Seasonal Picks ...Continued

2:30 - 3:45 am

Planning for Growth w/Ariana Paliobagis,

et al.

2:30 - 3:45 pm

Let's Get Romantic: Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Romance (But Were Afraid to Ask) w/Billie Bloebaum, et al.

4:00 - 5:15 pm

Fifth Period: Relate, Create, Innovate!

Washington / Clark Rooms

This signing/social will provide an opportunity to unpack and recap the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lessons, plot practical applications back at the store or library, and trade new ideas for possible future PNBA education. 2017 Education Committee members will be on hand to receive thanks and feedback.

5:30 - 6:30 pm

PNBA Membership Meeting

Washington / Clark Rooms

6:45 - 8:15 pm Dinner at the Kids' Table

Clackamas / Multnomah Rooms (tickets required)

8:30 - 10:00 pm

NIGHTCAPPER AUTOGRAPHING PARTY

Washington / Clark Rooms

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PNBA Fall Show 2017 Sales Reps’ Pick of the Lists Sunday, October 8 Red Lion on the River Hayden Room Sales representatives from some of our popular publishers will offer booksellers their ideas for which titles from their upcoming lists will be the hottest, most interesting ones for your customers. These sessions are primarily designed for frontline booksellers and those owners and managers who have not seen sales reps.

9:00 9:10 9:20 9:30 9:40 9:50 10:00 10:10 10:20 10:30 10:40 10:50 11:00 11:10 11:20 11:30

Christine Foye, S&S Adult Christine Foye, S&S Children’s Shawn Donley, Hachette Reed Oros, Macmillan Patricia Nelson, University Press Associates Nanci McCloskey, Tin House Leslie Bootle, Orca Book Publishing Heidi Waechtler, Assoc. Book Publishers of B.C. Patrick McNierney, Penguin Random House Kurtis Lowe, Book Travelers West Colleen Conway, Penguin Random House Nic Dufort, Penguin Random House Chris Satterlund, Scholastic Cindy Heidemann, PGW Patrick Irving, Baker & Taylor David Glenn, Penguin Random House

12:00 noon – 2:20 pm: 2:20 2:30 2:40 2:50 3:00 3:10 3:20 3:30 3:40 3:50

LUNCH BREAK

Sam McKora, Red Wheel / Weiser Courtney Payne, Chronicle Terrie Akers, Other Press Andy Weiner, Abrams Dan Christiaens, W.W. Norton Derek Lawrence, Imprint Group Robert Alunni, HarperCollins Gabe Barillas, HarperCollins Katie Mehan, Penguin Random House Seth Marko, Ingram Content group

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Sunday Morning Schedule

Sunday October 8, 9 am – 5 pm Pendleton Room & Monday October 9, 10 am – 3 pm in the Hayden Room

IndieCommerce and IndieLite Consultation

Sam Kaas

IndieCommerce and IndieLite are ABA’s online platforms for marketing events and author appearances as well as selling books and other merchandise. Both users and non-users of IndieCommerce and IndieLite – including non-ABA members – are invited to schedule a one-on-one time with program specialist Ryan Quinn. Space is limited, but walk-ins are welcome. 7:45 am – 4:30 pm

PNBA Registration Open

Red Lion Main Lobby

Register for the show, pick up badges, badge holders and a show program, or buy tickets for the Authors On The Map Lunch, Book & Author Breakfasts and the Feast of Authors. 8:00 – 8:45 am

Bookseller Workshop

Welcome and Intro for First-Time Attendees Mark Holtzen

Tegan Tigani

Anne Broyles

Washington Room

First time at the PNBA Fall Show? Whether you’re a bookseller, a librarian, or an author, join us for this special session, where we’ll introduce first-time attendees to the details of the PNBA show, and how to get the most out of your time. Which sessions should you attend? What should you do when someone offers you free books? What do you do when you don’t know anyone at the party? Bring your questions - experienced panelists from across the spectrum of attendees will be on hand to answer them, and you’ll be able to meet mentors who can help you throughout the day. Presenters will be Sam Kaas, Offsite Event Manager for Third Place Books and author Mark Holtzen. 9:00 – 10:15 am

Bookseller Workshop

Washington Room

Popping Up with Partnerships: Creating Out-of-the-Box Events with Community Partners

Who would have thought we’d sell books there? If you’ve ever found yourself thinking this, or wondering if there’s a way to collaborate with a business or organization in your community, this is the panel for you. Join Vintage Bookstore’s Debbie Buck, Waucoma Bookstore’s Jenny Cohen, Village Books & Paper Dreams’ Claire McElroy-Chesson, and Alison Kastner of Multnomah County Library as they discuss creative partnerships around centered around non-profits, local businesses, author events, pop-up stores, and more! 9:00 – 10:15 am

Bookseller / Librarian Workshop

How to Read a Picture Book Like a Boss

Clark Room

Sit back and enjoy being read to by our panelists as they demonstrate and dissect the elements of great read-aloud picture books. Pinpoint read-aloud skills to help you evaluate books to recommend and/or buy for your collection. Learn more about how text and images transform into an interactive reading experience so you can appreciate new favorites and recommend the right book for the right audience (plus give great storytimes!). For buyers, frontline booksellers, and children’s librarians. Coi Vu

Natasha Forrester Campbell, of Multnomah County Library, specializes in programming and reader’s advisory for children ages birth–18 and the adults who raise and teach them, including providing storytimes for babies, young toddlers, and preschoolers.

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Tegan Tigani is the Children’s Book Buyer and Events Coordinator for Seattle’s Queen Anne Book Company. Chris Satterlund is the District Sales Manager for Scholastic. 9:00 – 10:15 am

Bookseller Panel

Crown Zellerbach Room

Beyond the Bookstore Walls: Multicultural Outreach in the Literary Community

As community-focused businesses, bookstores are uniquely suited to engage customers across cultural divides. Join author Anne Broyles, author and bookseller Rosanne Parry, bookseller Kim Hooyboer, and librarian Coi Vu as they discuss practical ideas for booksellers, librarians, and authors about how to invite and involve ethnic, religious, bilingual and non-English speaking, and immigrant communities into bookselling and literary events.

Stephanie Anderson

Anne Broyles is the author of Arturo and the Bienvenido Feast and Priscilla and The Hollyhocks, among other books for young readers. Rosanne Parry is a bookseller at Annie Bloom’s Books in Portland, OR, and the author of several Middle Grade and YA novels, including The Turn of the Tide and Heart of a Shepherd.

Zak Nelson

Coi Vu is Systemwide Programming Coordinator at Multnomah County Library. Kim Hooyboer is the Manager of Third Place Books Seward Park, co-Founder of Indies Forward, and co-host of the industry podcast Drunk Booksellers. 9:00 – 10:15 am

Brand Your Store

Bookseller Panel

Weyerhauser Room

Every business makes promises to its customers and branding is how that promise is conveyed visually, verbally, and environmentally. When branding is most effective it creates trust between a business and its community and reflects the values and passions of the people who work there. In this session we will work through all of the aspects of branding from signs, to policy, to tone, to merchandise. We will share a framework through which you can evaluate your own store’s branding and develop an improvement plan. This session will also include a bibliography of business resources to help bookstore owners continue to develop their own brand. Stephanie Anderson is the Assistant Director for Selection for New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library. A former bookseller at WORD Brooklyn, she writes for LitHub, Kirkus Reviews, People and Shelf Awareness.

Zak Nelson is the Events and Marketing Manager at Third Place Books in Seattle.

Madison Duckworth

Jill Owens

Madison Duckworth works for Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, Washington, and is the co-owner of IndiPrints Screenprinting and Design. Jill Owens is the Marketing, Content, and Promotions Coordinator at Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. 9:00 – 11:50 am

Bookseller Workshop

Our Reps Offer Their Favorite Seasonal Picks

(See page 3 for complete schedule)

Hayden Room Joe Biel

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Penguin Random House 10:30 – 11:45 am

Author / Small Publisher/ Bookseller Workshop

How to Pack a Box: Fulfillment at Every Level of Bookselling

Elly Blue

Washington Room

In order to be competitive in connecting books with readers, people at every level of the book industry are finding themselves increasingly in the position of doing mail order fulfillment of books. In this workshop, we’ll give you a hands-on tutorial in packing books to ship so they arrive undamaged no matter what weird size they are or what post office vortex they fall into. And we’ll walk you through the whys and hows of integrating shipping into your daily workflow without spreading you too thin or costing a mint. It’s a lot easier than you think and also a really satisfying way to connect with customers and help your bottom line. Elly Blue is a writer and bicycle activist living in Portland, Oregon, and is the co-owner and Marketing Director at Microcosm Publishing.

Robert Sindelar

Joe Biel is a self-made publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock. He is the founder/manager of Microcosm Publishing and co-founder of the Portland Zine Symposium. 10:30 – 11:45 am

Bookseller and Rep Panel

Clark Room

Edelweiss Plus – Peer Education for Booksellers and Reps

Meg Sherman

Are you wondering how to do certain things in Edelweiss Plus? This is a round-table session that will allow you to exchange information and ideas with your fellow booksellers and publishing reps. Each table will be moderated by an experienced Edelweiss Plus user. The tables include: Ordering (moderated by Robert Sindelar, Third Place Books), Author Grids (moderated by Jenny Cohen, Waucoma Bookstore), Publisher Reps (moderated by Meg Sherman, WW Norton) and Ask the Expert (moderated by Joe Foster, Above the Treeline / Edelweiss Plus). This will be a working session, so please bring your laptops and tablets. Joe Foster will also give a brief update on the new analytics tool. 10:30 – 11:45 am

Bookseller Panel

Gifts Galore: Finding the Right Non-Book Items for Your Store

Joe Foster

Weyerhauser Room

It’s no secret that the book business isn’t just about books - in fact, unique, curated gift items play such an integral role in our stores that it’s not really accurate to call them “sidelines.” Looking for just the right socks, chocolate, cards, or toys for your store? Our panelists have carefully cultivated gift sections, and will share pictures and talk about their favorite products and go-to vendors. Interested in fair trade items? They will be discussed too! With Becky Milner of Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA, Justus Joseph of Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA, Paul Hanson of Village Books & Paper Dreams, Bellingham, WA, and Katt Sutton of Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID. 10:30 – 11:45 am

Bookseller Panel

Crown Zellerbach Room

Trailers, Tweets, and Snapshots: Social Media Outreach to Ensure a Robust Audience Becky Milner

Too often, authors believe erroneously that booksellers will do all the promotion for their upcoming events. However, most booksellers simply don’t have the time to market beyond a Facebook post or hasty press release. This workshop

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empowers authors to promote their upcoming events in myriad ways using social media and a few key promotional tools. We’ll talk about how to target specialty groups in a region, and how to harness the power of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to attract an enthusiastic audience to any event. With author Melissa Hart, author Bart King, Mary Vermillion of Village Books & Paper Dreams in Bellingham, Washington, and Iris Graville of Lopez Bookshop in Lopez Island, Washington.

Justus Joseph

Mary Vermillion is marketing director at Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham, WA.

Bart King is a longtime middle school teacher who has written over 20 books. His newest project is The Drake Equation (Disney Hyperion). The author of three books, Iris Graville is Events and Social Media Coordinator for Lopez Bookshop (Lopez Island, WA), where she organizes author readings. 2:30 – 3:45 pm

Planning For Growth

Bookseller Panel

Weyerhauser Room

The best news of the past few years is that independent bookstores are growing. Growth of a business is undeniably positive, but it can also present new challenges for both people and places. This session will focus not only on strategies to expand your physical space through new fixture layouts or adding more square footage, but also how work with staff expansion, new leadership roles, and relinquishing owner control while maintaining high standards. Part of this session will be the creation of a shared bibliography of resources for entrepreneurs from the session attendees. Panelists include Ariana Paliobagis, who took ownership of Bozeman, MT’s Country Bookshelf in 2010, and Suzanne Droppert, Owner of Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, WA, which recently recently opened a second location in Bremerton, WA. 2:30 – 3:45 pm

Bookseller Workshop

Melissa Hart

Mary Vermillion

Crown Zellerbach Room

Let’s Get Romantic: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Romance (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Romance fiction is a multi-billion dollar market, but many booksellers are dismissive or intimidated by it, and so it’s not a section that gets much--if any--love (no pun intended) in their bookstores. Join this group of authors, booksellers, and publishers as they set out to take the stigma and fear out of this diverse and innovative genre, and help booksellers capture their share of the ginormous Romance money pie!

Bart King

Billie Bloebaum is a bookseller and buyer at Third Street Books in McMinnville, Oregon.

Tom Luce is the Romance Buyer for Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon, and the Romance Writers of America’s 2016 Bookseller of the Year. Olivia Waite is an author, and writes about romance for Seattle Review of Books. She is also a former indie bookseller.

Iris Graville

Heidi Weiland is the Director of Trade Sales at Sourcebooks.

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Authors On The Map

Clackamas / Multnomah Rooms

These authors may not yet be household names, but they’re ready to break out and want to team up with you to make it happen. Invite them to your stores, handsell their books, and do your part to put these Northwest Authors on the Map! Enjoy a box lunch during the presentations, then meet the authors while they sign in the Rotunda of the Exhibit Hall following the event. Lunch tickets must be pre-purchased but are not required for attendance. Elise Hooper

Jacqueline Keeler

Fonda Lee

Jim McDermott

Nick Neely

On the 150 th Anniversary of the publication of Little Women, Elise Hooper’s debut novel The Other Alcott imagines the real woman behind the fictional “Amy March”, Louisa’s youngest sister, May Alcott. Like Amy, May was a talented artist who longed to experience the world beyond Concord, Massachusetts, and to make a name for herself in the male-dominated world of art. Selected as an Indie Next Pick, The Other Alcott (Morrow) combines well-researched historical detail with a moving portrait of a woman in search of her own identity, and of her sometimes uneasy relationship with her famous and strong-willed sister. A life-long reader of Louisa May Alcott, Elise Hooper lives in Seattle. Navajo/Dakota writer and activist Jacqueline Keeler brings together 15 poets, writers, activists, teachers and public officials to speak for the preservation of the Bears Ears area in Edge of Morning (Torrey House Press). Through essay and poems, each contributing voice explores the importance and majesty of this fragile landscape now clouded in political controversy, bearing witness to the sacred nature of the Native fight to preserve this corner of Utah’s red rock country. As co-founder of Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry, Keeler has worked to end the use of outdated stereotypes of racial and cultural groups as mascots. She is a frequent contributor to both print and on-line journals, including The Nation and Salon.com; she lives in Portland. Award-winning young adult science fiction and fantasy writer Fonda Lee makes her adult fantasy debut with Jade City (Orbit/Hachette), an epic tale of family and clan, honor and ambition, tradition and magic. In a world dominated by those who control the magic jade market, a new drug threatens the ruling Kaul family. How can they maintain their position and traditions when anyone using this new drug can tap into the magic of the jade? “Stylish and action-packed, full of ambitious families and guilt-ridden loves, Jade City is an epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong gangster films but set in a fantasy metropolis so gritty and well-imagined that you’ll forget you’re reading a book.”-- Ken Liu, Hugo and Nebula award winner. Fonda Lee is also the author of Zeroboxer and Exo. Raised in Calgary, she now lives in Portland. Portland attorney Jim McDermott’s debut novel is a tender story of the bond between father and son set against the blue-collar landscape of upstate New York in the 1970s and ‘80s. Bitter is the Wind (Rare Bird Books/IPS) chronicles the coming-of-age of George Johnson, Jr. as he stretches for a life beyond what his father has known, leaving home for college and, eventually, taking a job on Wall Street – a life a million miles away from the rural working class existence he knew before. Vivid and sympathetic characters bring McDermott’s version of the search for the American Dream to life, offering a careful examination of class, dignity, recognition and hope. McDermott, a nationally recognized business litigation attorney, lives in Portland with his wife and two daughters. New this fall in paperback is Coast Range (Counterpoint/IPS), Nick Neely’s debut collection of essays about the uniquely Northwest landscape where mountains meet the sea. Using narrative journalism, memoir and lyric essays, Neely expresses his curiosity for and love of the natural environment, building a moving portrait of the Coastal Ranges of Oregon and California. In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews noted Neely’s “Finely tuned essays that vary intriguingly in form and tone . . . Neely capably explores the complexity of his subjects with polish and finesse, looking carefully and think-

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ing deeply.” Nick Neely’s nonfiction has appeared in a range of journals, including Orion, Audubon, Mother Jones, and Kenyon Review. He lives in Hailey, Idaho with his wife, the painter Sarah Bird. Temperance Creek: A Memoir (Counterpoint/IPS) is Pamela Royes’ moving personal story of leaving the comfortable and conventional behind to seek out a wilder existence in Oregon’s Hell’s Canyon county. Caught first by the landscape, Pam then met and fell in love with Skip Royes, a Vietnam veteran and backcountry sheepherder. Their life together, challenging, simple, connected, echoed times past, and of a once familiar way of life now slipping away from the American landscape. Pamela Royes and her husband Skip live in Joseph, Oregon, where they raise cattle and hay. “Pam’s memoir of this time and place made me shiver, it made me laugh, it made me wonder and above all it made me see with new eyes a place I thought I knew.” —David Laskin, author of The Family Here in the Northwest, we have plenty of opportunities to observe clouds, but few of us really understand just what we’re looking at. Olympia writer Maria Mudd Ruth takes us on a wonderful journey into the world above our heads in A Sideways Look at Clouds (Mountaineers), an artfully blending science with a sense of wonder and humor. Whether scanning the sky to plan the next hike, or snuggling down in an armchair on an overcast day, readers will gain plenty of knowledge and appreciation for those “visible mass(es) of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere above the earth.” Maria Ruth is the author of more than a dozen books on natural history and science, including Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet.

Pamela Royes

Maria Mudd Ruth

Kevin John Scott’s debut Frederik Sandwich and the Earthquake That Couldn’t Possibly Be (Sourcebooks) is the perfect pick for middle grade fans of Lemony Snicket and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Delightfully strange and wonderfully funny, Frederik Sandwich opens one morning when the 11-year old Frederik is jolted awake by a powerful earthquake that, well, just should not have happened. Together with his mysterious (and somewhat irritating) neighbor Pernille, Frederik sets off on an adventure to find out what caused the earth to shake, and why no one wants to talk about it. Kevin Scott lives with his wife and son in Seattle. Plans call for more adventures with Frederik in the future. The American culture of self-medication and drug use is in the news every day. Writer Ingrid Walker asks some fundamental questions about national drug policies and our society’s obsession with getting high in High: Drugs, Desire, and a Nation of Users (Univ. of Washington Press). Why do we condone some drugs and criminalize others? What has the “war on drugs” brought us, and at what cost? Using current science and social science along with first-person narratives, Walker’s book brings a fresh approach to the national discussion on drugs and drug use. Ingrid Walker is an associate professor of American Studies at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Tell, by Portland author and decorated 20-year veteran Margaret Witt, is the important and inspirational true story of the woman behind the collapse of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Major Witt was an Air Force nurse, when, in 1993, she was chosen as the face of the Air Force for a recruitment campaign, the same year that the Clinton administration’s plan to allow gay servicemen and–women to serve openly was rejected by Congress, and the compromise of DADT was instituted. That policy stood, with much controversy, until Major Witt’s 2010 landmark civil rights case ultimately put a stop to it. “Margaret Witt’s moving and inspirational story of how she took on the US military and won is a powerful testament to how regular people can help achieve extraordinary results.”—Marc Solomon, author of Winning Marriage.

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Bookseller Workshop

Making Readers Happy: the Latest fron LibraryLand

Olivia Waite

Clark Room

You call it “handselling;” we call it “readers’ advisory.” You hate returns: we insist on them. You feature new bestsellers; our backlist is epic. Join our panel of nationally renowned red-haired librarians who specialize in serving readers, as we share views, ideas and best practices from libraries around the country, and learn some of your trade secrets as well! Sponsored by LibraryReads. Stephanie Anderson is the Assistant Director for Selection for New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library. A former bookseller at WORD Brooklyn, she writes for LitHub, Kirkus Reviews, People and Shelf Awareness.

Robin Nesbitt is the Manger of the Hilliard Branch at Columbus (Ohio). Metropolitan Library. Robin was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker for her work in reader’s advisory.

Heidi Weiland

Katie Stover is the Director of Readers’ Services for the Kansas City Public Library. A frequent reviewer and columnist for Booklist, Library Journal, Public Libraries, and other media, she serves on the Penguin Random House Library Advisory Board.

David Wright is a Reader Services librarian at The Seattle Public Library. David teaches readers advisory at the University of Washington, and contributes reviews and articles to Booklist, NoveList, Genreflecting, The Seattle Times and other media. 2:30 – 3:45 pm

Bookseller Workshop

Washington Room

Maximizing Backlist: Proven Ways to Market, Promote, and Sell Backlist Titles

Robin Nesbitt

A bookstore’s frontlist sales — which are spurred by handselling, current events, reviews, and media coverage — are essential. But when it comes to bottom-line profits, backlist titles with proven track records can be an equal, and potentially more manageable, asset. In this session, ABA will explore proven ways to market, promote, and sell backlist titles. The session will include a discussion of advantageous backlist terms now being offered by some publishers as well as best practices for successfully managing your store’s cash flow and return on investment. Dan Cullen is the Senior Strategy Officer of the American Booksellers Association and has been working on behalf of independent bookstores for more than 25 years, and previously worked as a bookseller in Massachussetts.

Katie Stover

Robert Sindelar is the Managing Partner of Third Place Book, with three stores in the Seattle area, and is the President of the American Booksellers Association. 5:30 – 6:30 pm PNBA General Membership Meeting Washington / Clark Rooms Join your colleagues and the board and staff of PNBA to hear an annual report about the status of the Association, what projects are high priority, and what the Association is planning to enhance member benefits. 6:45 – 8:15 pm

Dinner at the Kids’ Table

8:30 – 10:00 pm

Nightcapper Autographing Party

David Wright 10 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

Clackamas/Multnomah Rooms Washington / Clark Rooms

Fifth Period: Relate, Create, Innovate! 4 – 5:15 pm Show Badge Required

Fifth Period

Clark / Washington Rooms

Our featured speakers will be:

John Crocker, Following Fifi, Pegasus / Norton Charise Harper, The Amazing Crafty Cat, First Second / Macmillan Chelsea Martin, Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow Life, Soft Skull Kathryn Otoshi, Draw the Line, Roaring Brook / Macmillan Michaele Razi, Frank, the Seven-Legged Spider, Little Bigfoot / Sasquatch Peter Rock, Spells: A Novel Within Photographs, Counterpoint Adam Rothstein, Orthogonal Procedures, Resurrection House Toni Yuly, Thank You, Bees, Candlewick

John Crocker

This signing/social will provide an opportunity to unpack and recap the day’s lessons, plot practical applications back at the store or library, and trade new ideas for possible futurePNBA education. 2017 Education Committee members will be on hand to receive thanks and feedback. Following brief opening comments and introductions, attendees and all their ideas will meet and mix, in a reception setting, with authors, chosen for pursuing their individual crafts with particular personality and panache.

As a student, John Crocker was lucky enough to spend eight months in the Gombe forest working with Jane Goodall observing chimpanzees. While following the families of wild chimps, Crocker was particularly drawn to Fifi, a mother who showed extraordinary patience in dealing with her infant, Freud. After returning to the U.S., Crocker became a doctor of family medicine and found himself incorporating the lessons he had learned from Fifi into his dealings with his human patients. Following Fifi (Pegasus/Norton) is Crocker’s illuminating memoir about how his time with our closest cousins gave him a clearer understanding of family bonds, the act of patience and the need for community. John Crocker practices medicine in Seattle, and is a popular speaker on primate behavior. Following Fifi is his first book. Whenever second grader Birdie finds herself in a delicate situation, she calls on her secret alter-ego, Crafty Cat, who always knows just what crafty project will take care of the problem. Charise Mericle Harper’s new graphic novel trilogy kicks off with The Amazing Crafty Cat (First Second/Macmillan), a charming, funny, and sweet tale for young readers. And to stimulate the Crafty Cat in all of us, Harper includes six easy-to-do craft projects in the book. Charise Harper has created many, many books for children of all ages, including the popular Fashion Kitty series, the Just Grace books, the Sasquatch and Aliens series, and Henry’s Heart. She lives in Portland and has a studio in a former food truck called Noodle. Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow Life (Soft Skull/IPS) is Chelsea Martin’s revealing collection of memories from her childhood in a dead-end California town. Painfully self-aware, Martin’s essays tell the story of her coming-of-age as an artist, episode by honest episode, a book about sex, class, feeling like an outsider and growing up poor. Elizabeth Ellen, author of Person/a writes “If David Sedaris were younger, hipper, and had once subscribed to Cat Fancy, he might write like this.” Chelsea Martin is the author of several previous books, including Even Though I Don’t Miss You, as well as being a comic artist and illustrator and the creative director of Universal Error. She lives in Spokane.

Charise Mericle Harper

Chelsea Martin

Kathryn Otoshi

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Michaele Razi

Peter Rock

Adam Rothstein

Toni Yuly

Award-winning author and illustrator Kathryn Otoshi’s Draw the Line (Roaring Brook/Macmillan) tells a beautiful multi-layered story using subtle black and white drawings punctuated with splashes of bold color. Two boys play back to back, each drawing a line. They bump into each other, and discover that by joining their lines, they can create more fun together. Until the lines get crossed, and their game of tug-of-war grows fierce. Otoshi shows how even the deepest chasm that comes to divide us can be mended together again. Kathryn Otoshi is creator of the number/color series of concept books Zero (self-esteem), One (bullying) and Two (friendship). Kathryn Otoshi lives in San Francisco with her husband and two cockatiels. Everyone knows that spiders have eight legs. But what happens if a spider loses one of them? Michaele Razi considers that question in Frank, the Seven-Legged Spider (Sasquatch/PRH), a perfect read-aloud for even the most spider-averse child. Frank loves being a spider, but when he wakes up one morning to discover one leg gone, he hardly knows himself. Learning to adapt takes some getting used to, but eventually Frank figures out that only having seven legs does not change who he really is. Michaele Razi describes herself as “… a children’s book illustrator, a children’s book fanatic, a mother to two children’s book fanatics and all around lover of all things children’s books.” She lives in North Bend, Washington. Frank, the Seven-Legged Spider is her authorial debut. Twenty years ago, while working as a museum guard, Peter Rock staved off boredom by making up stories for each photograph, painting and object in the museum. More recently reminded of the creative pleasure he derived from those stories, he embarked on a similar project with the help of five selected photographers. Spells: A Novel Within Photographs (Counterpoint/IPS) is the result; a completely unique work of narrative fiction prompted by 43 photographs, woven together by Rock’s stylistically wide-ranging text. Peter Rock is the author of six other novels, most recently Klickitat. He currently lives in Portland and is a professor at Reed College. A show of the text and photographs of Spells was featured at the Blue Sky Gallery in Portland and is currently traveling around Oregon. Portland writer Adam Rothstein vividly reimagines America’s history in Orthogonal Procedures (Resurrection House/IPS), a fantasy novel that combines alternative history, alternative technology and a good dose of bureaucratic in-fighting. Since 1942 when the Postal Bureau (led by Theodore Roosevelt) ushered in a new age of science and sent the Nazis packing, there has been bad blood between the Shamans of Commerce and the Wizards of Technology. It’s up to G-man Fred Mackey of the Electromagnetic Bureau, Domestic Interference Engineering Section, to figure out how to science America back on track. Adam Rothstein is a freelance writer, installation artist, and is currently co-curator of Weird Shift, a research and gallery project in Portland, Oregon. Orthogonal Procedures is his first novel. Gratitude and connection are the gentle messages presented in Toni Yuly’s new picture book Thank You, Bees (Candlewick). Yuly’s spare and repetitive text paired with her simple and bright collage artwork will give even the youngest reader a sense of the connectedness of everyday things and events. Clouds bring rain, rain makes puddles, puddles are fun for splashing about. “Nature’s gifts are recognized and celebrated in this minimalist picture book that links gratitude with life itself . . . Appreciation is emblematic in this attractive and uncomplicated narrative that may also serve as a nondenominational bedtime prayer for the very young.” – Kirkus. Toni Yuly is also the author and illustrator of several previous picture books, including Cat Nap and Night Owl. She lives in Bremerton, WA.

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6:45 – 8:15 pm

Dinner at the Kids’ Table

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Bestselling author Annie Barrows makes her teen fiction debut with Nothing (Greenwillow/HarperCollins), the story of Charlotte and Frankie, two high school friends who are extraordinarily ordinary. To prove that nothing ever happens to them, Charlotte decides to keep a detailed daily diary, only to discover that being a plain, run-of- the-mill fifteen year old is not as boring as she thought it was. Barrows, co-author of the #1 NYT best selling adult novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, is also the author of the Ivy + Bean chapter book series for young readers. As a child, she spent so much time in her local library that they hired her to shelve books at age twelve. Annie Barrows lives in Northern California. Newbury Medal-winner Matt de la Pena teams up with illustrator Loren Long to tackle The Big Question: What is love? In a beautiful new picturebook, Love (Penguin/PRH), de la Pena’s simple and moving text explores the universal nature of love through the eyes of a young child, whether in the sound of music from a passing cab, a simple offering from a sibling, or the adoring gaze of new parents. Matt de la Pena is the author of seven novels for young adults, including Ball Don’t Lie and Mexican WhiteBoy, as well as the Newbury Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street. De la Pena teaches creative writing, and currently lives in Brooklyn. Love will be published in January 2018.

Annie Barrows

Matt de la Pena

With its fresh and funny take on the issue of inclusiveness, Nothing Rhymes With Orange (Chronicle Books) from author and illustrator Adam Rex will amuse young and old alike. As a parade of various fruit pass by, each touting their wonderfulness in song, Orange can’t help but feel left out. As everyone knows, nothing rhymes with orange, until, that is, one particularly kind and thoughtful apple steps in to make a friend. In a starred review, Kirkus notes “A perfect read-aloud. Fruitful in every sense of the word.” Adam Rex is the author and illustrator of numerous books, including Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and the middle grade novel The True Meaning of Smekday. He lives with his wife Marie in Tucson where he draws, paints, writes and spends too much time on the internet. All the Crooked Saints (Scholastic) offers up a new twist for the many devoted readers of Maggie Stiefvater, as magical realism replaces her signature fantasy themes. Set in the harsh environment of the high mountain desert of Colorado, the members of the Soria family struggle living with a trait that is both a gift and a curse: they all have the ability to perform miracles. But three young Soria cousins are about to discover that they are not the only unusual inhabitants of Bicho Raro, and that miracles may not happen quite how they’re expected to. Maggie Stiefvater is the bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, including The Scorpio Races, a Michael Prinz Honor Book, and the Raven trilogy. In addition to her writing career, she is an artist and musician, and lives in Virginia with her family and a small horde of animals.

Adam Rex

Maggie Stiefvater

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Sunday Nightcapper

Ingram Book Co. 8:30 – 10:00 pm

Nightcapper

Washington / Clark Rooms

Our good friends at Ingram Book Company are co-sponsoring the Nightcapper again with PNBA, and will feature 26 authors as well as a selection of desserts, coffees and teas for attendees. Wine provided by Sokol Blosser Winery & cider provided by Storey Publishing. The Nightcapper is open to anyone with a show badge.

Northwest cooking at its seasonal best is at the heart of The Myrtlewood Cookbook (Sasquatch/PRH), written by Andrew Barton and sumptuously photographed by Peter Schweitzer. Barton, co-host to Portland’s monthly Secret Restaurant pop-up supper club, has created accessible recipes maximizing taste, texture, and color, incorporating native Northwest ingredients. Schweitzer, who for years has captured the spirit of the Secret Restaurant through his photography, presents each meal with a fresh and earthy portrait.

Andrew Barton

David Berger

Martha Brockenbrough

Matthew Dickman

Mindy Dwyer

John Gorham

As the old song goes, here in the coastal Northwest we are “surrounded by acres of clams.” Seattle writer David Berger celebrates those words in Razor Clams (University of Washington Press). Challenging to dig, delicious to eat, the Pacific razor clam is intertwined with Washington’s commerce, identity, and history. Berger covers the science and folklore, examines favored digging techniques, and even offers up some of his favorite recipes. David Berger is a former arts critic for the Seattle Times, and is himself a visual artist. The true nature of Santa Claus is lovingly explained in Love, Santa (Scholastic), written by Martha Brockenbrough and illustrated by Lee White. For years, Lucy has written letters to Santa, and each year Santa writes back. But when Lucy is eight, she writes one last letter, not to Santa, but to her mother: Mom, she asks, are you Santa? Brockenbrough’s simple and sweet text, accompanied by White’s charming watercolors (with real letters to open) should make Love, Santa a seasonal staple. Award-winning poet Matthew Dickman explores the dark edges of childhood in his new collection Wonderland: Poems (Norton). Drawing from his own experiences growing up in a rough section of Portland’s southeast, Dickman reminds us that a childhood spent surrounded by broken families, poverty, drugs and guns still resonates with feelings of innocence and love. Matthew Dickman has published several books of poetry, and is the winner of the May Sarton Award from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Settling down to sleep on a windy night is hard to do for the two children in It’s Only the Wind (Graphic Arts/IPS), written and illustrated by Mindy Dwyer. Each new frightful gust brings a call for mom, whose soothing explanations and fanciful imagery guide the little ones gently off to sleep. Mindy Dwyer has published over a dozen books, including several celebrating the natural environment of the Northwest, from Aurora to The Salmon Princess. She currently lives on the Olympic Peninsula. From Portland’s beloved brunch meccas Tasty n Sons and Tasty n Alder comes a wonderful new cookbook for the home bruncher. Hello! My Name is Tasty (Sasquatch/ PRH), co-authored by John Gorham and Liz Crain, serves up nearly 300 pages of diner fare with a global flair. Gorham is an icon on the Portland food scene and owner and chef of seven local restaurants. Liz Crain is a longtime food writer and author of several books, including Food’s Lovers Guide to Portland. Gorham and Crain previously collaborated on The Toro Bravo Cookbook.

Liz Crain

Samhita Mukhopadhay

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Among the various groups of Americans who felt marginalized by the results of the 2016 election, women are the most represented. Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance and Revolution in Trump’s America (Picador/Macmillan) is an anthology of original essays from 23 leading feminist writers, edited by Kate Harding, author of Asking for It, and Samhita Mukhopadhay, senior editorial director at Mic. Contributing writers include Cheryl Strayed, Rebecca Solnit and Nicole Chung. Booklist, in a starred review, called Nasty Women “a searing and urgent collection…”

Sunday Nightcapper Watercolorist Molly Hashimoto offers tips on observing, sketching and painting in the outdoors in Colors of the West: An Artist’s Guide to Nature’s Palette (Mountaineers). Organized by color, this lovely book offers a unique approach to teaching both intermediate and budding artists how to really see color in the outdoor spaces around them, and then apply it to journals, art projects, or simply beautiful memories. Molly Hashimoto is an award-winning artist, exhibiting throughout the Northwest, and a frequent teacher at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Oregon, the North Cascades Institute in Washington, and the Yellowstone Institute in Montana. In Count All Her Bones, mystery writer April Henry returns to the characters last seen in Girl, Stolen, as Cheyenne, once a kidnap victim, now sets out save her former captor. Griffin Sawyer helped Cheyenne escape from his father, but just before he’s set to testify in his father’s trial, he disappears. Full of twists, this young adult thriller has great adult crossover appeal. Author of more than 20 books, April Henry’s young adult novels have collectively gathered over fifty state honors and awards. She lives in Portland, and recently earned her third stripe in Brazilian jiujitsu. Barbara Herkert’s A Boy, A Mouse and A Spider (Holt/Macmillan) is a charming and lyrical biography of beloved children’s author E. B. White, illustrated by Caldecott honoree Lauren Castillo. Herkert shows us how as a young boy Elwyn began to develop his love for animals, and his love of writing. Barbara Herkert is the author of several nonfiction picture books for young readers, including Mary Cassatt: Extraordinary Impressionist Painter.

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Molly Hashimoto

April Henry

Barbara Herkert

Tolly is a battle raccoon whose job it is to travel far and wide to protect newborn Dreams, and he must be the bravest raccoon ever to win the battle against Dreams twin enemies, Fear and Doubt. In her debut picture book Tolly (Overcup Press), artist Maryanna Hoggatt seamlessly combines photography, sculpture, puppetry, and set building to make her charming characters come alive in cinematic style. Hoggatt’s Animal Battle artwork has been shown in galleries in Oregon and California. Hard cider and perry are fast becoming the fruit-based equivalent to craft beer, with local cideries popping up around the Northwest. In Tasting Cider (Storey/Workman) Erin James takes us through cider’s history and modern renaissance, offers a tasting guide and cidery profiles, and shows us how to pair the perfect meal to a particular cider’s flavor profile. James is the Editor-in-Chief of Cidercraft magazine, America’s first print journal dedicated to hard cider

Maryanna Hoggatt

Erin James

Young adult author Abigail Johnson’s sophomore novel The First to Know (Harlequin Teen/Harper) is an emotionally complex story sure to appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen. Dana Field hopes to surprise her father, who never knew his own parents, with newfound relatives when she secretly submits his DNA for testing. Instead, she uncovers an explosive secret within her own immediate family. Abigail Johnson has been a writer since the age of twelve, when she chronicled her family’s cross-country vacation in a spiral notebook. Portland writer and illustrator Mike Lawrence introduces a new graphic novel series with Star Scouts (First Second/Macmillan), the adventures of a little Earth girl who finds her perfect place in the universe as the newest member of an intergalactic scouting troop. Lawrence is the award-winning illustrator of Muddy Max (with Elizabeth Rusch); Star Scouts marks his debut as a solo graphic artist. The second Star Scouts graphic will be published in Spring, 2018. Inky smudges on the page might look like a mess, but in Corinna Luyken’s debut picture book The Book of Mistakes (Dial/PRH), budding artists learn that mistakes can be just the inspiration needed to create a work of art. Using minimal text and light, whimsical art, Luyken shows how an artist can and will make plenty of mistakes, then use some creativity to make them beautiful – great advice in art or in life, for adults as well as children. Corinna Luyken lives in Olympia, where she is hard at work happily making new mistakes. Journalist and documentary filmmaker Gwendolyn Oxenham takes us inside the world of women’s soccer in Under the Lights and in the Dark (Icon Books/IPS), following players from around the globe. The women profiled are as diverse as Allie Long of the Portland Thorns to Nadia Nadim, an Afghan refugee who became a star of

Abigail Johnson

Mike Lawrence

Corinna Luyken

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Sunday Nightcapper the Danish national team, all with inspirational personal stories to share. Gwendolyn Oxenham witnessed firsthand the challenges women face in order to play the sport they love during her time playing futebol feminine for Santos FC in Brazil. Corvallis writer Elena Passarello’s extraordinary collection of essays Animals Strike Curious Poses (Sarabande/Consortium) is a modern day take on the medieval bestiary, as much about our human relationship to animals as it is about the animals profiled, from Yuka the 39,000 year old mammoth to Mozart’s starling to television’s Mr. Ed. Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk says “I’ve spent decades reading books on the roles animals play in human cultures, but none have ever made me think, and feel, as much as this one.” Elena Passarello is the recipient of a 2015 Whiting Fellowship in nonfiction.

Elena Passarello

Jennifer Reynolds

Michael Shou-Yung Shum

Jaclyn Watterson

Freelance graphic designer and illustrator Jennifer Reynolds celebrates her love of the Beaver State in Oregon the Coloring Book (Graphic Arts/IPS). Thirty-two scenes ready to color showcase Oregon’s natural beauty, quirky charms and iconic landmarks (including Powell’s Books), covering the state from Crater Lake to the Columbia Gorge, forests to food trucks, salmon to Sasquatch, the Pendelton Roundup to the Painted Hills. Jennifer Reynolds has her own graphic design business in Portland. The high stakes world of casino gambling is the subject of Michael Shou-Yung Shum’s debut novel Queen of Spades (Forest Ave. Press/IPS). Based on a Pushkin story of the same name, Shum’s book also draws inspiration from the genre of Hong Kong gambling movies with quirky characters and a thrilling climax. Appearing at the show with Michael Shum is his wife Jaclyn Watterson, here to promote her own debut book, Ventriloquisms (Willow Springs/ Eastern Wash. University), a collection of stories and self-styled “horrors” that won the 2016 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. Shum and Watterson live in Queens, New York. Oregon winemaking pioneer Susan Sokol Blosser chronicles her 40-year journey in The Vineyard Years (Graphic Arts/IPS), from the founding of one of the first wineries in the Willamette Valley to its position as the internationally recognized label today. As a woman (and mother) in a male-dominated industry, she was instrumental in building a progressive and sustainable family business, now successfully passed to a second generation. And The Vineyard Years never forgets the wine that flows underneath it all, paired with some of Susan’s favorite recipes. Susan Sokol Blosser is the author of several previous books, including At Home in the Vineyard. Vegan meat is no oxymoron in chef Tommy McDonald’s Field Roast: 101 Artisan Vegan Meat Recipes to Cook, Share, and Savor (DaCapo/Hachette), the first cookbook from Seattle’s Field Roast Grain Meat Co. Home cooks can learn to make their own vegan meats using grains, veggies and spices, or prepare these mouth-watering recipes for cutlets, roasts, burgers and sausages using Field Roast’s own products. Tommy McDonald lives in Seattle and is the head chef at Field Roast Grain Meat Co.

Susan Sokol Blosser

Tommy McDonald

Jen Wang

Megan Watzke

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Cartoonist and illustrator Jen Wang has crafted a touching tale of young love, identity and fashion in her new graphic novel The Prince and the Dressmaker (First Second/ Macmillan). Prince Sebastian is supposed to find a wife, but he’s too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. Frances is a brilliant young dressmaker who dreams of fame. These two unlikely allies find friendship and trust as they both seek to realize their fondest dreams. Jen Wang’s work has appeared in Adventure Time comics and she is the illustrator of In Real Life (with Cory Doctorow). Through bold color illustrations and informative graphics, Megan Watzke explores the concept of scale in Magnitude: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond (Black Dog & Leventhal/Hachette), covering the Universe of mass, distance, energy and more. Like her previous book Light (also co-authored with Kimberly Arcand), Magnitude makes complicated concepts understandable to the lay person, but offers new insights to the more scientifically savvy, as well. Megan Watzke is the press officer for NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, specializing in communicating astronomy with the public. She lives in Seattle.

Monday Overview 7:00 am – 9:30 am

Grand Ballroom available for vendor set-up.

7:30 am – 4:30 pm PNBA Registration Desk open in the Prefunction area of the Grand Ballroom 8:00 am – 9:30 am

Book & Author Breakfast (see page 20, tickets required.)

Washington/Clark Rooms

9:30 am – 4:30 pm

EXHIBITS OPEN / BUZZBOOKS CONTEST

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

ABA IndieCommerce and IndieLite Consultation

Hayden Room

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm

Boxed Lunch will be available in the exhibit hall (tickets must be purchased in advance)

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Book Award Committee meeting

Pendleton Room

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Education Committee meeting

White Stag Room

4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

Book Award Preview Presentation

Hayden Room

Sit in on this showcase to see which books your 2017 Book Awards Committee members have their eyes on as odds-on favorites to be on the Shortlist come October. You’ll hear pitches and plugs and have the chance to put your own choices on the Committee’s radar. This could be an Award-changing event! Everyone with a show badge is invited to attend and share suggestions.

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Author Feast (see pages 22–23, tickets required)

8:30 pm – 10:00 pm Sweet & Greet Party (see pages 24–26, show badge required)

Washington/Clark/Clackamas Rooms

JB’s Lounge

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PNBA 2017 Fall Show Exhibitor’s List Note: Exhibitors in BOLD and marked with an asterisk (*) will be exhibiting on both Saturday & Sunday. *2020 Vision *Abrams *American Booksellers Assn *Antique Collectors Club *Anvil Press *Assoc of Bk Pubs of BC *Attic Journals *Baker & Taylor Barron’s Educational Series *BINC Foundation *Blackstone Publishing *Bloomsbury Academic *Blue Manatee Press Bob Rosenbuerg/Wilcher Book Bin Inc *Book Expo Book Publishers Northwest *Book Traveler’s West *Caitlin Press *Candlewick *Capstone Publishers *Career Press/New Page *Chanticleer Book Reviews *Chickman Associates Chin Music Press Chique Lixo Chronicle Books Columbia University Press *Consortium *Cypress House *David R. Godine *Earth Sky + Water *EDC/Usborne *Epicenter Press/Aftershocks *Faherty & Associates *Familius *Firefly Books *Forest Avenue *Fresh Frances Greetings *Galaxy Press *Gibbs Smith *Go Stay Kit & Pet Planner Gorham Printing *Graphic Arts Books *Greystone Books Hachette Book Group Hand Associates *Harbour/Douglas & MacIntyre/ Nightwood HarperCollins Publishers *Heritage House *Holiday House Houghton Mifflin Harcourt *Idyll Arbor *Imprint Group *Independent Pub. Group *Ingram Content Group *Ingram Publisher Services *Ingram Spark Innovation Press 18 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

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Monday Book & Author Breakfast

8:00 – 9:30am

Book & Author Breakfast

Washington / Clark Rooms

Our featured speakers will be:

Sara Blaedel

Sara Blaedel, The Undertaker’s Daughter, GCP/Hachette William Gibson, Agency, Berkley/Penguin Random House Jane Kirkpatrick, All She Left Behind, Revell/Baker Pub. Brian Castner, Disappointment River, Doubleday Authors will pre-sign books which will be given to attending booksellers and librarians. Tickets required. Internationally bestselling author Sara Blaedel debuts a new mystery series with The Undertaker’s Daughter (Grand Central/Hachette), introducing Ilka Jensen and set in the U.S. Middle-aged Ilka’s simple life in Denmark is rocked when she discovers that her father, long estranged, has died and left her his business in Wisconsin – a funeral home. An unsolved murder gets in the way of Ilka’s plans to quickly sell the mortuary, and she soon finds herself wrapped up in matters as mysterious as they are dangerous. Author Michael Connelly describes Sara Blaedel as “One of the best I’ve come across.” Blaedel is the author of seven bestselling mysteries featuring Detective Louise Rick, including The Forgotten Girls.

William Gibson

Jane Kirkpatrick

Brian Castner

Visionary writer William Gibson’s forthcoming novel, Agency (Berkley/PRH) is both a sequel and a prequel to his earlier novel The Peripheral, set in the same world, but on a different timeline. One part of Agency follows a near-future alternative reality where Hillary Clinton won the 2016 election, another takes place in the 22nd Century. Gibson is a prolific writer, widely regarded as one of the most influential voices in science fiction and speculative fiction in the past several decades. His novel Neuromancer won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, among others, and his work has regularly topped the best seller lists here and abroad. William Gibson is a longtime resident of Vancouver, British Columbia. Agency is scheduled for publication in 2018. Author Jane Kirkpatrick has been a perennial favorite at PNBA shows, and on the PNBA bestseller lists. Her newest novel, All She Left Behind (Revell/Baker), takes place in Oregon in the 1870s, based on a true story. Jennie Pickett is a natural healer, but her dream is to become a doctor, a path denied to her by medical schools open only to men. Kirkpatrick offers a tender portrait of a woman who finds herself caught up in an unlikely romance even as she struggles to realize her dreams. Jane Kirkpatrick is the New York Times and CBA bestselling author of over 30 novels, and has won many awards, including the Oregon Book Award, for her historical fiction. She lives in Central Oregon. In 1789 Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie crossed the North American continent in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, traveling the length of the river that now bears his name, only to be turned back by impassable pack ice. Mackenzie dubbed this river “Disappointment” because he felt he had failed his mission to find a clear passage to the Far East. More than two centuries later, writer Brian Castner retraced Mackenzie’s journey, traveling the 1,125 mile long route by canoe. Disappointment River (Doubleday/PRH) is Castner’s fascinating travel memoir recounting his journey through the modern landscape, so changed since the epic age of North American exploration. Brian Castner, a decorated Iraq War veteran, is the author of two previous books, The Long Walk and All the Ways We Kill and Die, and is a frequent contributor to a variety of magazines and journals. Disappointment River will be published in March 2018.

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Fall 2017 BuzzBook Candidates Portland Then & Now Dan Haneckow

Pavilion Books Group/IPG

The Weiser Book of Occult Detectives: 13 Stories of Supernatural Sleuthing edited by Judika Illes Red Wheel/Weiser

Emily Patterson:

The Heroic Life of a Milltown Nurse Lisa Anne Smith Ronsdale Press

We All Have Souls And I Think We Can Prove It Tom Blaschko Idyll Arbor, Inc.

Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation Monique Gray Smith Orca Book Publishers

Klee Wyck Journal:

The Making of a Wilderness Retreat Lou Mckee

Epicenter Press

Love of Finished Years Gregory Erich Phillips

Sillan Pace Brown Publishing

Twisted Threads Kaylin McFarren

Chanticleer Collections

How it works: Stop by the BuzzBooks table at registration and get a card. Then visit the rep for each participating title, listen to the pitch and receive your punch. When your card is full, flip it over and vote for the book you feel is most qualified to become the buzz of the show. Once you’ve cast your vote, you’re in the running for one of three cash prizes!

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Monday Evening Feast of Authors

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The Feast of Authors

Washington/Clark/Clackamas Rooms

Booksellers and Librarians at the Feast will receive a bag with at least twelve signed books. Tickets required. BuzzBooks winners will be announced!

Richard Baker

David Biespiel

Richard Baker starts an exciting new chapter with Valiant Dust (Tor/Macmillan), the first book in a new military science fiction series featuring hero Sikander Singh North. As a gunner on the starship Hector, and the crew’s only Kashmiri, Sikander finds himself dodging more than rebel bullets on the Hector’s latest mission. In addition to his career as a writer, Richard Baker is a well-known game designer. He is the author of thirteen novels, including the NYT bestselling Condemnation. The Education of a Young Poet (Counterpoint/IPS) is David Biespiel’s moving and wideranging account of his awakening to writing and how language can shape a life. This slim but powerful book received a starred PW review, and was cited by Kirkus as “Lyrical, affectionate…Graceful reflections on creativity.” David Biespiel won the 2016 Oregon Book award for A Long, High Whistle, and has published several books of poetry. He lives in Portland. Young Adult readers who like their fiction emotionally packed will find much to love in Peter Bognanni’s Things I’m Seeing Without You (Penguin/PRH), a tale at turns heartbreaking, humorous and life-affirming. Tess Fowler drops out of high school after the death of her internet boyfriend Jonah, then ends up finding some unexpected comfort in her father’s alternative-style funeral home. Peter Bognanni teaches creative writing at Macalester College, and is the author of the award-winning The House of Tomorrow.

Peter Bognanni

Traci Chee

Fantasy writer Traci Chee follows her NYT bestselling debut The Reader with The Speaker (Penguin/PRH), book two of the Ink and Gold trilogy. Sefia, heroine of The Reader, is still on the run from the Guard, still trying to understand the secrets of the book left to her by her murdered father. This is young adult fantasy with a strong adult crossover appeal. A self-described word freak, Traci Chee lives in San Francisco with her “fast-fast dog.” Portland writer and professional investigator Rene Denfeld hits the Indie Next list with the Child Finder (HarperCollins), a haunting and suspenseful novel about the search for a missing girl. With their child now missing for three years, desperate parents turn to their last hope, the investigator known as “the Child Finder.” Says Nicholas Butler, author of Shotgun Lovesongs, “My lord—what a book. The Child Finder is nothing short of a literary miracle.” Rene Denfeld is also the author of several books of nonfiction, and the novel The Enchanted.

Rene Denfeld

Janet Fitch

The cultural upheaval of the Russian Revolution is the backdrop for Janet Fitch’s new novel The Revolution of Marina M (Little, Brown/HGB). Fitch portrays a privileged young woman swept up in momentous events, opening to new passions and suffering devastating losses. Janet Fitch has published three previous books, including the #1 bestselling and Oprah Pick novel White Oleander. A graduate of Reed College, she currently lives in Los Angeles. Successful fifth-grade entrepreneurs Cleo and her best friend Caylee are at it again, ready to build their business empire with their Quick and Painless Tooth Removal Service in Sundee Frazier’s Cleo Edison Oliver in Persuasion Power (Scholastic). But can their friendship survive the pressures of a growing business? Young readers will have fun finding out. Sundee Frazier is the author of both fiction and nonfiction works for children, including the award-winning Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It.

Sundee Frazier

Dan Gemeinhart

Dan Gemeinhart explores the themes of hardship, courage and redemption in Scar Island (Scholastic), the story of Jonathan Grisby, newly arrived at the Slabhenge Reformatory for Troubled Boys. The place is dismal and dank, but things really go wrong when the “troubled” boys of Slabhenge are left without any adult supervision. Gemeinhart is the author of several other young adult novels, including an Indie Next pick, The Honest Truth. He lives in Cashmere, Washington. Quirky characters and climate science come together for some great storytelling in Nancy Lord’s pH: A Novel (Westwinds Press/IPS). Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth, says: “Very few novelists remember that we live on an ocean planet, and none, as far as I know, have tracked the emerging science of ocean acidification, a threat of almost unparalleled dimension. That Nancy Lord does all that and still provides a superb story is testament to her great powers as a writer.” Writer and naturalist Nancy Lord lives in Homer, Alaska; pH is her first novel.

Nancy Lord

Terese Maillhot

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Terese Maillhot’s debut memoir Heart Berries (Counterpoint/IPS) is a refreshingly honest look at both the beauty and the brutality of growing up on Seabird Island, a First Nation reserve on Canada’s western edge. Mailhot’s memoir began as a diary she kept to work through the ghosts of her childhood when she was diagnosed with PTSD and Bipolar II disorder. Terese Mailhot is a frequent contributor to numerous journals and is a columnist for Indian Country Today.

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A tiny narwhal dreams of a life beyond the view from her tabletop fishbowl in Lisa Mantchev’s charming new picturebook Someday, Narwhal (Simon & Schuster). Even as her dreams of the wide blue sky and a big city seem impossible to reach, she learns that sometimes the comfort of friends is worth more than adventure. Lisa Mantchev is the author of several young adult novels, as well as books for younger readers. Her 2015 picture book Strictly No Elephants garnered several awards and rave reviews. Five generations of Orchiere women share the common trait of magic in Louisa Morgan’s sweeping tale A Secret History Of Witches (Orbit/Hachette). Passed from mother to daughter, their inherited magical powers bring both joys and dangers, as each woman strives to master her gift while keeping it hidden from the world. Louisa Morgan is the penname of Louise Marley. As Marley, she has published several science fiction novels, including the recently reissued Endeavor-winning The Child Goddess.

Lisa Mantchev

Louisa Morgan

At age 51, Eric O’Grey was 150 pounds overweight and facing the onset of diabetes. Fortunately for him, a new doctor gave him an unusual prescription: adopt a shelter dog. In Walking With Peety (GCP/Hachette), O’Grey chronicles the incredible story of how his life was changed with the adoption of Peety, an overweight, middle-aged and abandoned dog. Now healthy and happy, Spokane writer Eric O’Grey has appeared on The Rachel Ray Show, traveling the country as an inspirational speaker. Longtime friend of PNBA and Northwest Indies Robert Michael Pyle returns to the show for the reissue of Where Bigfoot Walks (Counterpoint/IPS), more than 20 years after it was first published. Pyle examines the story of Bigfoot with the eye of a naturalist, trekking the wilderness in search of tracks, interviewing loggers and Forest Service workers for accounts of personal encounters, and hearing from Indians about the Seeahtiks, a lost tribe of not-quite humans. Robert Pyle is the author of more than a dozen books, including the PNBA Award-winning Wintergreen.

Eric O’Grey

Robert Michael Pyle

Sarah Schmidt

Suzanne Selfors

Charlie Sheldon

Dashka Slater

Chris Struyk-Bonn

Cat Winters

Australian writer Sarah Schmidt’s debut novel See What I Have Done (Grove/IPS) is a vivid reimagining of the infamous true story of the murderess Lizzie Borden, digging below the commonly known facts of the case to examine a deeply troubled family. In a starred review, PW says: “Equally compelling as a whodunit, “whydunit,” and historical novel, the book honors known facts yet fearlessly claims its own striking vision.” Sarah Schmidt is a library reading coordinator in Melbourne. Wedgie (the dog) and Gizmo (the guinea pig) are two pets thrown together when their families blend in Suzanne Selfors’ hilarious new middle grade novel Wedgie and Gizmo (HarperCollins), the first book in a planned trilogy. Selfors is the author of many books for young readers, gathering numerous awards, pick-of- the-lists, and starred reviews. She lives on Bainbridge Island with her husband, a cat, a dog, but so far, no guinea pig. On a stormy May night, a young girl knocks on Tom Olsen’s door and announces she is his granddaughter Sarah. Tom’s plans to head into the wilderness of the Olympic Peninsula with friends the following day are set, and against his better judgment, he decides to let her come along. Strong Heart by Washington writer Charlie Sheldon is a journey through ancient myths and family bonds, set against a uniquely Northwest landscape. Sheldon lives in Ballard, but hikes the Olympics whenever he can. Two teens from widely different backgrounds cross paths for a few minutes each day on an Oakland, California bus. The 57 Bus (FSG/Macmillan) is Dashka Slater’s riveting and timely nonfiction book for teens about those two kids and the one fateful day that would change both lives forever. Slater probes tough issues like race, class, gender, and crime and punishment. “An outstanding book that links the diversity of creed and the impact of impulsive actions to themes of tolerance and forgiveness.” – Kirkus starred review. Slater is also the author of numerous picture books, including The Antlered Ship (S&S), also due this fall. The theme of bullying is central to Chris Struyk-Bonn’s Nice Girls Endure (Switch Press/Capstone), written for middle school-aged teens who so often face this problem. Chelsea Duvay knows she has lots of good qualities, but too many others only notice her weight. A class project leads to an unlikely partnership with one of the popular girls, and Chelsea begins to emerge from the shell she has built for herself. Chris Struyk-Bonn lives in Portland; her debut novel Whisper was published in 2014. Portland writer Cat Winters is at her creepy best in her new novel Odd & True (Abrams) about two sisters haunted by their missing mother and touched by a family curse. The sisters, Odette and Trudchen, must face their personal demons as well as real monsters in a powerful mixture of fantasy and reality, perfect for teens and young adults who love to feel the hair rise on the back of their necks. Cat Winters has published two adult novels and three previous young adult novels, including In the Shadow of Blackbirds.

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The Pie & Whiskey edition of this post-Feast dessert party will introduce attendees to twenty authors who promise good conversation and company at the end of a long day. The relaxing environment will feature a wide variety of authors and styles and a wealth of new books to tantalize your dessert palate. Dessert will be provided and the full JB’s lineup will be accessible at the Lounge bar. The Sweet & Greet is sponsored by our good friends at Sasquatch Books.

Danielle Centoni

Kim Griswell

James Beard Award-winning food writer Danielle Centoni presents 80 recipes from some of Stumptown’s most popular bars and restaurants in Portland Cooks (Figure 1/IPS). From unassuming cafes to late-night cocktail bars, Centoni covers the incredible variety of Portland’s food scene, but always with the home cook in mind. Danielle Centoni’s food writing has been featured in many publications including Fine Cooking and Seattle Magazine; she is the co-author of three cookbooks and contributor to many more. Rufus the pig returns in Kim Griswell’s new picturebook Rufus Blasts Off! (Sterling). Rufus dreams of traveling to the moon and beyond, and just can’t believe that the space center has a “no pigs in space” rule. He may not be perfectly suited for life in a space capsule, but he certainly is perfect for a very special mission on Mars. This is the third Rufus tale from Ashland writer Griswell, who has spent many years developing and editing children’s books for Highlights and Boyds Mills Press.

Elizabeth Haidle

Peter Brown Hoffmeister

The softly surrealistic illustrations of Portland artist Elizabeth Haidle perfectly imagine the tragic-comic story in I, Parrot (Catapult/IPS), a graphic novel written by Deb Olin Unferth. Daphne is a single mother willing to risk everything to regain custody of her son, even if means asking for help from the wayward love of her life. And there is, of course, the matter of the forty-two endangered parrots. Elizabeth Haidle, a freelance artist based in Portland, is also an editor for and regular contributor to Illustoria magazine. A starred PW review calls Peter Brown Hoffmeister’s Too Shattered for Mending (Knopf Young Readers/PRH) “a gritty, complicated drama” with a cast of characters both real and complex. Gavin “Little” McCardell is just trying to keep it all together after his big brother is arrested and his grandfather disappears, until a local sheriff’s deputy threatens to prosecute him if he doesn’t help the cops find his grandfather. Hoffmeister is the author of the critically acclaimed YA novel This Is the Part Where You Laugh, and teaches high school in Eugene, OR.

Bruce Holbert

Sanae Ishida

Author Bruce Holbert grew up in the shadow of Grand Coulee, and he returns to that landscape in his new novel Whiskey (FS&G/Macmillan). At the heart of the story are brothers Andre and Smoker whose lives have been shaped by the violence and turmoil of their childhoods, but who remain fiercely loyal to each other. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Bruce Holbert has published fiction, nonfiction and poetry in a number of literary journals, and is the author of two previous novels, including the Washington State Book Award winner The Hour of Lead. Chibi Samurai Wants a Pet (Sasquatch/PRH), Sanae Ishida’s second book in the Little Kunoichi series, follows Chibi on his quest to find the perfect pet. Chibi wants what his friend Kunoichi has – the companionship of her pet ninja bunny – so he tries many, many different creatures, both real and mythological, only to find that the right pet was with him all along. Seattle artist Sanae Ishida’s whimsical watercolor illustrations are the perfect way to introduce very young readers to Japanese culture.

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Dark magic flows through Alex Kahler’s Runebinder (Harlequin Teen/HarperCollins), the first book in a new post-apocalyptic fantasy series. Tenn is one of the Hunters fighting against the Howls, the once-human monsters that have overrun the world, and he must learn to harness his magic against the dark if civilization has any chance of survival. Alex Kahler has taught circus in Amsterdam and Madrid, gotten madly lost in the Scottish wilderness, drummed with Norse shamans, and published several other fantasy novels for young adults. Editors Kate Lebo and Sam Ligon serve up a unique anthology in Pie & Whiskey: Writers Under the Influence of Butter & Booze (Sasquatch/PRH). Drawn from original works of numerous writers at the Spokane and Missoula literary events known as Pie & Whiskey, the pieces collected here are all based on prompts that include the words pie or whiskey or both.The result is a heady mixture of stories, poems and even recipes from the likes of Jess Walter, Kim Barnes and Anthony Doerr. Kate Lebo and Sam Ligon are both authors in their own right; both live in Spokane. Portland is known as one of the best cities on the planet for craft distilleries, and Karen Locke’s new guidebook High Proof PDX (Overcup Press/SCB) is the perfect companion for anyonelooking to tour and taste around the Rose City. From histories to hang-over cures, Locke covers the high proof alcohol scene thoroughly, including tips on enjoying the liquors and how to prepare before you tour, as well as offering recipes for you to make great cocktails at home. Karen Locke’s writings on food and drink have appeared in regional and national publications for over a decade. Being a teenager in a small town is never easy, especially if you really want to experience something more and go somewhere more exciting. In The Ocean in My Ears (Ooligan Press/IPS), the debut young adult novel from Meagan Macvie, high school senior Meri Miller faces that quandary. Should she stay, because that’s expected, or should she go, even if she’s not ready for the world beyond her backyard? Meagan Macvie was born and raised in Alaska, and now lives in Olympia. Christopher Meades is sure to make it onto book club lists this fall with his new novel Hanna Who Fell from the Sky (HarperCollins). Set in a secluded community, Hanna is the story of one girl led to question all she knows of the world, faced with a choice between her fate and her will. Erika Swyler, author of The Book of Speculation, calls Hanna “Beautiful and delicate, … a powerful meditation on how we define ourselves, the gift and cruelty of faith, and the redemtive act of storytelling.” Christopher Meades lives in Delta, British Columbia. Traditional Russian cuisine meets Portland foodie sensibilities in Kachka (Flatiron/Macmillan) by chef Bonnie Frumkin Morales. Drawing on her roots as the daughter of immigrants from Belarus, Morales celebrates traditional Eastern European dishes, while giving them a modern twist to reflect the Northwest emphasis on fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Bonnie and her husband opened Portland’s Kachka restaurant in 2014, instantly earning national acclaim from sources such as Bon Appetit, The New York Times, and Zagat’s. Most people have no idea goblins live in the woods around the small town of Bellwater, Washington—but some are about to find out. Seattle writer Molly Ringle’s young adult novel The Goblins of Bellwater (Central Ave./IPG) tells of four young people tangled up in the snares of the goblins, with ancient obligations, terrifying enchantments, and a very human sense of romance. Molly Ringle is the author of several previous novels, and is proud to have won the grand prize in the 2010 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest with one (intentionally) terrible sentence.

Alex Kahler

Kate Lebo & Sam Ligon

Karen Locke

Meagan Macvie

Christopher Meades

Bonnie Frumkin Morales

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Emily Suvada

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Australia-born Emily Suvada makes her debut as a young adult writer with This Mortal Coil (Simon Pulse/S&S), the gripping story of a devastating plague and the girl who might be humanity’s last hope in stopping it. Seventeen-year old Catarina is a hacker, but in an age when humans carry implants to change their genes, that means more than mainframes and firewalls Cat is going to need all her hacking skills, plenty of courage, and maybe help from someone she is not sure she should trust. Emily Suvada currently lives in Portland. Elizabeth Cotton was only 11-years old when she wrote “Freight Train”, one of the most famous folk songs of the Twentieth century. Laura Veirs introduces young readers to this remarkable musician in Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotton (Chronicle). Accompanied by the lovely illustrations of Tatyana Fazalizadeh, Veirs’ simple and lyrical text makes for a powerful portrait of a folk icon. Portland-based singer songwriter Laura Veirs is a long-time Cotton fan. Libba is her first picture book.

Laura Veirs

Willy Vlautin

From Kesey Award-winning novelist Willy Vlautin comes Don’t Skip Out on Me (HarperCollins), a tough but moving story about Horace, a young half-Piute, half-Irish ranch hand determined to make a name for himself as a champion boxer. Horace’s quest takes him far from the quiet mountains of Nevada, first to Tucson, then Mexico, and finally to the seedy side of Las Vegas. Willy Vlautin is the singer songwriter with the band Richmond Fontaine, and author of several acclaimed novels including Lean on Pete. Ex-British secret service agent Lane Winslow returns in Iona Whishaw’s An Old, Cold Grave (Touchwood/IPS) when the skeleton of a small child, buried nearly forty years, turns up in a village root cellar. Police Inspector Darling, already busy with another case, asks Lane to find the identity of this long-forgotten child, and investigate the matter of their death. Whishaw’s mystery series, set in interior British Columbia right after WWII, will appeal to readers of Maisie Dobbs and Maggie Hope. Iona Whishaw lives in Vancouver, B.C.; this is her third Lane Winslow novel.

Iona Whishaw

F. C. Yee

Sixteen-year-old Genie just wants to concentrate on getting into a top-tier college, until she discovers that she is actually a celestial spirit powerful enough to smash the very gates of heaven with her bare fists. That changes everything. Bay Area writer F. C. Yee’s great teen mash-up The Epic Crush of Genie Lo (Abrams) draws from Chinese folklore and mixes teenage angst with plenty of humor as Genie’s best-laid plans for her future come unraveled. The Epic Crush of Genie Lo received starred reviews in PW, Kirkus and School Library Journal. Everything chocolate is covered in Chocolatology (Microcosm/IPS) by Angel York and Darin Wick. Beautifully illustrated and filled with history, lore, science and lots of recipes, Chocolatology offers something for everyone, from the armchair gourmand to the unrepentant chocoholic. Angel and Darin first thought about chocolate together when they visited the chocolate section of their local food co-op and spent several hours pondering ways to make information about the food supply chain more accessible.

Angel York & Darin Wick

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Oregon writer and serial adventuress Diana Kirk offers no apologies and pulls no punches in her laugh-out- loud collection of essays Licking Flames: Tales of a Half-Assed Hussy (Black Bomb Books). Kirk is bold, brassy and possesses a well-developed sense of adventure, and she’s willing to share the details with the world. Sometimes sarcastic, sometimes sentimental, each short piece is like a good, if alcohol influenced, talk with your best girlfriend.

Tuesday Overview

8:00 am – 9:30 am Book and Author Breakfast (tickets required - see page 29)

Clackamas/Multnomah Rooms

9:00 am – 2:00 pm PNBA Registration Desk open in the Prefunction area of the Grand Ballroom 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

EXHIBITS OPEN

9:45 am – 11:15 am

Author Appearances in the Exhibit Hall

11:30 pm – 12:30 pm

Boxed lunches will be available in the Exhibit Hall. MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE. TICKET REQUIRED.

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm 7 Coming-Up author showcase. Exhibit Hall (see page 30-31) 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm RAFFLE WINNERS ANNOUNCED. MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm

The Authors featured at the 7 Coming-Up author showcase will sign ARCs of their new books for booksellers and librarians.

2:00 pm

SHOW CONCLUDES

TUESDAY EXHIBITOR EXCLAMATION RAFFLE PRIZES Booksellers are invited to take part in raffles at seventeen exhibitor’s tables or booths as noted below, from 9:30 - 11:30 am. Raffle buckets will be picked up by PNBA staff at 11:30, when the lunch service begins. The authors at the 7 Coming-Up event will speak from 12 noon until 1pm. Raffle winners will be announced from 1 - 1:15. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. Featured authors will then sign books in the back of the hall, from 1:15 – 2:00.

PNBA will offer two Grand Prizes: Reimbursement from PNBA for expenses for attending this year’s show (up to $700 w/expense documentation) AND a scholarship for reimbursement from PNBA of expenses to attend next year’s show (up to $700 w/expense documentation). -----------BINC (the Book Industry Charitable Foundation) has also provided a $500 scholarship that will be awarded prior to this year’s Tradeshow to an applicant not traditionally able to attend the show, be it a first-timer or long time in-betweener. Scholarship to be announced in August Footnotes and winner to be chosen by a three member committee within the PNBA Board of Directors. -----------Holiday House (Table 70)) will offer their Fall 2017 display copies, including a signed copy of Sheep Won’t Sleep: Counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s by local author Judy Cox. -----------Microcosm Publishing (Table 71) will offer a countertop display with six of their best new titles.

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TUESDAY EXHIBITOR EXCLAMATION RAFFLE PRIZES Ripple Grove Press (Table 65) will offer a copy of their new title Mr. Tanner by Harry Chapin and illustrated by Bryan Langdo, a RGP journal, and a t-shirt. -----------Earth Sky + Water ( Booth 27) will offer Free Freight for a year. -----------Sasquatch Books (Booth 1) will offer a free copy of their books Pie & Whiskey and The Myrtlewood Cookbook. -----------Galaxy Press (Booth 6) will offer 2 flash drives loaded with the Battlefield Earth audiobook. -----------Independent Publishers Group (Booth 9) will offer a Dracula Tote Bag containing a copy of Portland: Then and Now, The Raven Mug, Shakespeare Paperback Journal, Peter Pan T-shirt (Lge) and a vanilla Pluto Candle. -----------Pomegranate Communications (Table 25) will offer a “Library of Pomegranate Art Books & Children’s Books”, a selection of titles ranging from art monographs to board books. -----------Association of Book Publishers of BC (Table 1) will offer a Read Local BC tote bag with a selection of BC books. -----------Baker &amp; Taylor (Booths 3-4) will be giving away all of the items in their booth, which include gifts and sidelines, university press titles, and more. They will also be hosting a raffle for a Children’s Institute scholarship at their booth. -----------Graphic Arts (Booth 11) will offer four sets of books that include: Denni-Jo & Pinto, Grant’s Getaways: Kids, Haunted Inside Passage, Life With 40 Dogs, Oregon Reads Aloud, & Pup the Sea Otter. -----------Shorefast Editions (Table 59) will offer a handbuilt wooden crate featuring John Straley and Sitka, Alaska, including books, cards, and some of John’s favorite things. -----------Taku Graphics (Tables 60-61) will offer a handbuilt wooden crate featuring the raven, including a calendar, art print, cards, Raven’s Brew Coffee, and . . . A handbuilt wooden crate featuring all things Ray Troll. Books, art, CD, magnets, t-shirt; need we say more?

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Tuesday Book & Author Breakfast 8:00 – 9:30 am Book and Author Breakfast

Clackamas/Multnomah Rooms

Our featured speakers will be: Phil Knight, Shoe Dog, Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster Peter Sis, Robinson, Scholastic Amy Stewart, Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions, Houghton Miffiln Harcourt Robin Sloan, Sourdough, Macmillan The authors will pre-sign copies of their new books, which will be given to attending booksellers and librarians at the conclusion of their presentations. Tickets required.

Phil Knight

Nike’s legendary founder Phil Knight brings his inspirational story to a whole new audience with Shoe Dog: Young Reader’s Edition (Paula Wiseman/S&S). Intended for readers ages 10 and up, this is the abridged version of his internationally bestselling adult autobiography, featuring original material, a new introduction, and “A Letter to the Young Reader” with advice from Knight for budding entrepreneurs. From his high school track team to the helm of the iconic brand, Phil Knight’s message has been “You must forget your limits,” a message as important for young readers as it is for adults. Phil Knight currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of Nike, the company he founded in 1964. Hans Christian Andersen Award winner Peter Sís takes readers young and old on a wonderful voyage in Robinson (Scholastic), a dreamy tale of childhood adventure and imagination based on a real incident from Sís’ own life. Told in simple language and illustrated in a soothing palette of blues and greens, Robinson is the story of a boy who learns courage and acceptance through the transporting magic of literature. Czech-born Peter Sís is the author and illustrator of numerous books, including the recent Ice Cream Summer, and has created and produced several films and animated shorts over his career. His work has won book and film honors and awards around the world, including three Caldecott Honor Awards. Amy Stewart’s bestselling nonfiction titles have long been Indie favorites, and the more recent novels have quickly risen to the top of the Indie Best Seller lists. This fall, she returns with the third tale about the Kopp sisters, Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), featuring the historically based heroines of Girl Waits With Gun and Lady Cop Makes Trouble. Constance Kopp has finally gained the recognition she desires and has been made a deputy sheriff, but her sister Fleurette continues to challenge her beliefs about just what a woman’s place is in the world of 1916. Writer (and bookseller) Amy Stewart is also the author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants. She and her husband live in Eureka, California, where they own Eureka Books. Robin Sloan, author of the Indie favorite Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, takes on the world of food and foodies in Sourdough (Macmillan). Lois Clary is the typical software engineer, spending long days in front of a screen and relying on her neighborhood hole-in-the-wall cafe for dinner every night. When the brothers who run the café face visa issues and must flee suddenly, Lois finds herself in possession of their sourdough starter – a living, breathing organism that Lois must feed and care for every day. Soon she’s baking bread, and then she’s trying to break in to the tight-knit community of the local farmer’s market. Robin Sloan grew up in Michigan and now divides his time between San Francisco and the Internet.

Peter Sís

Amy Stewart

Robin Sloan

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7 Coming-Up Author Showcase 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm

Tuesday, October 10

Grand Ballroom

Seven authors, seven minutes—except when it’s eight! All books featured at 7 Coming-Up are worth remembering and anticipating while waiting for their publication in early 2018. Each author will speak for seven minutes while attendees eat lunch. Authors will sign ARCs following presentations. Event sponsorship and the bonus eighth author are courtesy of the Show’s largest group exhibitor, our friends at The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia. Show Badge required.

Scott Freeman

Apricot Irving

Chelsey Johnson

Leslie Patricelli

One family’s decision to restore a damaged creek is chronicled in Scott Freeman’s Saving Tarboo Creek (Timber Press/Workman). Tarboo, located on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, had become little more than a drainage ditch, but the Freeman family had the vision to see it as a free-flowing stream nurturing salmon once again. Inspired by the ideals of Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac and Susan Freeman’s grandfather, the family worked together to heal this one small corner of the world, a powerful message about the choices we all make and the impact we can have. Scott Freeman’s background is in biology, Susan’s in fine art, giving their formidable project the necessary blend of science and artistry. Saving Tarboo Creek will be published in January, 2018. Growing up in a Haitian missionary family is the subject of Apricot Irving’s compelling new memoir The Gospel of Trees (Simon & Schuster). While Apricot and her mother and sisters spent most of their days in the missionary enclave that was their home, her father walked the hills, distributing seeds and preaching his gospel of trees in a deforested land. The inevitable failures and disappointments her father faced threatened to tear the family apart. Apricot Irving lived in Haiti from age six to fifteen, and currently lives near Portland. She returned to Haiti to cover the 2010 earthquake for This American Life. The Gospel of Trees is her first book, and will be published in February, 2018. In Chelsey Johnson’s highly anticipated debut novel Stray City (HarperCollins), the question of what makes a family is deftly handled with a perfect balance of hipster charm and literary acumen. Andrea Morales long ago escaped her Midwestern Catholic upbringing – and the closet – creating a new life for herself among Portland’s lesbian community. One night’s drunken lapse leads to a baby, and now a decade on she finds herself trying to explain the choices of her past to her precocious daughter. Johnson is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a former Stegner Fellow. Her stories and essays have appeared in Ploughshares and on NPR’s Selected Shorts. She currently lives in Richmond, Virginia, and is an assistant professor at the College of William & Mary. Stray City will be published in March, 2018. Leslie Patricelli, well-known for her bright, bold board books starring a beloved (nearly) bald baby, makes her middle grade fiction debut with The Rizzlerunk Club: Best Buds Under Frogs (Candlewick). The first day of school is always tough, especially if you’re the new kid, even more especially if the first thing you do is throw up on

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someone’s shoes. For Lily, it’s the worst, until quirky Darby comes to the rescue. The two quickly become BFFs, forming the Rizzlerunk Club to celebrate their friendship. Patricelli uses a gentle and humorous touch to tell this universal tale of friendship, acceptance and generosity. Leslie Patricelli lives in Idaho. The Rizzlerunk Club will be published in February, 2018. Matt Young’s memoir Eat the Apple (Bloomsbury/Macmillan) is a daring and darkly humorous recounting of his coming-of- age during his three tours of duty as a U. S. Marine in Iraq. Young’s gripping narrative is told using a variety of forms, from interior dialogues to infographics, reflecting the kaleidoscopic nature of his experiences. Brutally honesty, at times tender, Eat the Apple is a modern war classic in the making and a powerful coming-of- age story in an era of continuous warfare. Matt Young’s work has been published in Tin House, Word Riot, the Rumpus and elsewhere. He lives in Olympia, where

Matt Young

he teaches writing. Eat the Apple will be published in February, 2018.

Three activist roommates invite a charming young Irish photographer to share their household in Parts Per Million (Forest Ave. Press), Portland artist and writer Julia Stoops’ debut novel. Set in 2002 against the backdrop of anti-war and anti-establishment activities in Portland, Parts Per Million is a love story with a social conscience, a timeless tale of the struggle between high ideals and everyday life. Stevan Allred, author of A Simplified Map of the World, says of Stoops’ novel “ Her characters may wear their political hearts on their sleeves, but it’s their internal struggles that capture our attention, and make this story such a rich and timely read.” Parts Per Million is a finalist for the PEN/ Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, to be published in April, 2018. Readers already hooked on Canadian Iona Whishaw’s Lane Winslow historical mysteries will eagerly anticipate It Begins in Betrayal (Touchwood/IPS), the fourth book in the series. Lane is a former British intelligence officer who leaves London after WWII for a new life in a small town in the interior of British Columbia. Although she would like to put the turbulence of the war behind her, she soon finds that even the tranquility of provincial life is occasionally shattered by murder. Local police inspector Darling comes to rely professionally on Lane’s intelligence experience, even as their personal relationship grows more complicated. Whishaw’s series is perfect for readers looking for clever female sleuths and great historical detail. It Begins in Betrayal is scheduled for publication in Spring, 2018. Seattle writer Jennifer Haupt follows the intertwining lives of three women in her debut novel In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills (Central Ave. IPS). Set mostly in Rwanda’s Rift Valley, Haupt’s story is a riveting family saga, spanning the decades from the Civil Rights Movement in America to the struggle for reconciliation in post-war Rwanda. Bestselling author Wally Lamb calls In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills “…both an evocative page-turner and an eye-opening meditation on the ways we survive profoundly painful memories and negotiate the complexities of love.” Jennifer Haupt is a journalist and frequent contributor to magazines including Psychology Today and O. She has traveled extensively, including to Rwanda. In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills will be published in April, 2018.

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Recognizing Your PNBA Fall Show Staff and Volunteers No aspect of the Tradeshow could be carried out without these dedicated, book-loving individuals. So when you see them, be ready with a thank you and maybe a pat on the back. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it without them!

Greg Holmes Tradeshow Director & Coordinator of Volunteers Ali Shaw Meal Event Coordinator Ben Sargeant Autographing Manager Amber James Special Events Coordinator George Miller Drayage Manager Brad Sargeant A/V Coordinator Amelia Reising Sign Designer Karen West Registration Colin Rea Rural Library Program Coordinator Keirney Barham

Charles Juenemann

Julie Bollermann

Luanne Kreutzer

Melissa Chadwick

Lana Luke

Langhan Dee

Jane Mathewson

Peter Field

Diane Melvin

Patti Haack

Morgan Robinson

Cyndi Harrison

Kristin Thiel

Krystin Hawkins

Chris Vietmeier

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