PNBA 2018 Fall Show Program by Pacific NW Booksellers Assn

Thank You to Our 2018 Tradeshow Sponsors Baker & Taylor Authors on the Map Exhibits

Ingram Content Group Nightcapper Exhibits

Phaidon

Sweet & Greet

Binc Foundation Bookseller Scholarship

Catapult

Penguin Random House Education Day

HarperCollins Feast of Authors

5th Period

Chronicle Books Show Floor Book Bags

Publishers Weekly Registration

Association of Book Publishers of B.C. 7 Coming-Up

2018 Fall Show Program Contents Fri:

Workshop Times & Locations Sales Representatives’ Pick of the Lists Friday Event/Workshop Descriptions Authors On The Map PNBA Code of Conduct Dinner at the Kids’ Table Nightcapper

2 3 4–7 8–10 10 11 12-15

Sat: Exhibitor List 16 Exhibit Floor Map 17 Overview 18 Saturday Book & Author Breakfast 19 BuzzBook Candidates 20 Feast of Authors 21-23 Sweet & Greet 24–27 Sun: Sunday Overview 28 Raffle Prizes 28-29 Sunday Book & Author Breakfast 30 7 Coming-Up Author Showcase 31-32

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PNBA Educational Sessions Friday, September 28, 2018 @ Hotel Murano, Tacoma, WA 7:45 am - 4:30 pm

PNBA Registration Desk Open on Hotel Murano Mezzanine, overlooking the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main lobby.

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Gallery Room

Cavallino

Torcello

9:00 - 11:50 am

9:00 - 10:15 am

8:00 - 8:45 am Welcome and Introduction for First-Time Attendees

9:00 - 10:15 am The Future of Digital Audiobooks: Insights From Booksellers & Libro.fm

9:00 - 10:15 am

Our Reps Offer Their 21st Century Apothecary: Librarians and BookFavorite Seasonal Picks sellers Mixing What the Community Needs

10:30 - 11:45 am

The 500 Hats of a Manager or Owner: Best Practices & Effective Habits

Buying Outside Your Comfort Zone

How to Introduce an Community Buy-In: Author Event: Crowdfunding, Subscription Services, Shop And Other Best Practices for In-Store Event Hosts Localâ&#x20AC;Ś and More!

10:30 - 11:45 am

Reading While Disabled: The Curated Bookstore: Specialty and One Trick to Reach 20% Mission-driven Strategies More Customers V

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

Hotel Murano, Venice 3 & 4

lunches must be ordered in advance.

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Bicentennial Pavilion Rotunda

Featured Authors will sign their books

2:30 - 3:45 pm

2:20 - 4:00 pm

Edelweiss Best Practices: Bookseller-to-Bookseller

Kids' Pick of the Lists: Bookseller and Buyer Panel

Rep Picks continued.

2:30 - 3:45 am

ABA Session: Indie Bookstores & Maximizing Pre-Order Indie Authors: Working Campaigns Together Toward Accessibility & Sustainability

4:00 - 5:15 pm Fifth Period

Hotel Murano, Venice 1 & 2 All You Can Ever Know Nicole Chung in Conversation with Karen Maeda Allman

5:30 - 6:30 pm PNBA Membership Meeting Venice 1 & 2

6:45 - 8:15 pm Dinner at the Kids' Table Cascade Ballroom, Courtyard Downtown Tacoma (tickets required) 8:30 - 10:00 pm Nightcapper Autographing Party Venice 1, 2, 3, Hotel Murano 2 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

2:30 - 3:45 pm

PNBA Fall Show 2018 Sales Reps’ Pick of the Lists Friday, September 28 Hotel Murano, Tacoma, WA Gallery 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 Children’s Amanda Barillas, Macmillan Children’s Jenny Abrami, Sasquatch / Little Bigfoot Christine Wetermann, Other Press / Europa Editions Joe Tremblay, Faherty & Assoc. Cynthia Frank, Cypress House Chris Satterlund, Scholastic Derek Lawrence, Imprint Group Robert McCullough, Penguin Random House Canada Seth Marko, Ingram Publisher Services Patrick McNierney, Penguin Kurtis Lowe, Book Travelers West Colleen Conway, Penguin Children’s Deanna Meyerhoff, Random House Children’s Reed Oros, Macmillan David Glenn, 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

Cindy Heidemann, PGW / Two Rivers Christine Foye, S&S Adult Patrick Irving, Baker & Taylor Patricia Nelson, University Press Sales Assoc. Jim Hankey, HarperCollins Andrea Pappenheimer, HarperCollins John Dally, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Dan Christiaens, W.W. Norton Faye Bi, Holiday House Katie Mehan, Random House Fall 2018 Tradeshow - Tacoma, WA 3

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Education Day Schedule

Penguin Random House Friday, September 28, 2018

Hotel Murano, Tacoma, Washington

8:00 – 8:45 am

Venice 1/2

Welcome and Intro for First-Time Attendees 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: Kim Hooyboer, Third Place Books, Seattle, WA; Cynthia Frank, Cypress House & Lost Coast Press, Fort Bragg, CA; Colin Rea, Fern Ridge Library District, Veneta, OR; Tegan Tigani, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA.

9:00 – 10:15 am

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Future of Digital Audiobooks Join Nick and Stephanie of Libro.fm, the digital audiobook platform for indie stores, and booksellers from around the northwest, as they discuss the growth of the audiobook market and share insights learned so far from more than 950 participating bookstore locations. You’ll take away practical tips for reaching new customers with digital audiobooks and learn where the fastest growing segment in publishing is headed. Presenters will be: Nick Johnson, Creative Director, Libro.fm; Stephanie Ballien, Director of Marketing, Libro.fm; Suzanne Droppert, Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo, WA; Chuck Robinson, founder of Village Books, Bellingham, WA.

9:00 – 10:15 am 21st Century Apothecary: Librarians and Booksellers Mixing What the Community Needs Libraries and bookstores are on the precipice of exciting change. We are no longer just retrievers of information; we are the experts who can both obtain information and aide patrons in achieving new skills and knowledge. This panel will discuss how to serve the public by recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Customers need to be reached one relationship at a time. As each reader is different, our approaches must be too - such as programming beyond the library and bookstore walls, using reference conversations, and reaching out to users via a variety of marketing methods. Presenters will be: Michelle Massero, Adult Services Librarian, Tacoma Public Library; Lisa Bitney, Branch Manager, Tacoma Public Library; JoLyn Reisdorf, Library Associate, Tacoma Public Library; Kenny Cole, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA

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Education Day Schedule

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Penguin Random House

9:00 – 10:15 am

Cavallino Room

Communtiy Buy-In: Crowdfunding, Subscription Services, Shop Local, Delivery Services There are many ways to finance bookstore growth, and many ways to engage with customers outside of traditional retail space. Come learn and share ideas for financing growth and serving customers in a variety of ways. This session will combine ideas from the panelists with time to share with each other in smaller groups. We’ll wrap up with a punch list of great ideas to take home with you! Panelists will be: Tegan Tigani, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA; Melissa DeMotte, Well-Read Moose, Coeur d’Alene, ID; Bruce Delaney, Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID; David Hartz, Book n’ Brush, Chehalis, WA.

9:00 – 10:45 am

Torcello Room

How to Introduce an Author Event: And Other Best Practices for In-Store Event Hosts A touring author is coming to your store tonight, and you’re scheduled to host their event. Is your introduction too long? Too Short? What if you mispronounce their name? Whether your bookstore is large or small, hosting author events is likely an integral part of your business - and it’s easy to create a memorable, professional, and profitable night-of experience for visiting authors, audience members, and staff. In this session, we’ll discuss best practices for frontline booksellers hosting author events, from setup to teardown. Panelists will include: Sam Kaas, Author Events Manager, Third Place Books, Seattle, WA; Claire McElroy-Chesson, Events Coordinator, Village Books & Paper Dreams, Bellingham & Lynden, WA

9:00 – 11:50 am

Sales Reps’ Pick of the Lists

Gallery Room

(See page 3 for complete schedule)

10:30 – 11:45 am

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The 500 Hats of a Manager or Owner: Best Practices and Effective Habits Owning or managing a bookstore is a never-ending series of tasks large and small - financial dashboards, inventory management, human resources, and email of course! How can we create systems that guide our store and guide our decisions while not working 24 hours a day? Panelists will include: Sarah Hutton, Co-Owner, Village Books & Paper Dreams, Bellingham & Lynden, WA; Carol Price, Owner, Book People of Moscow, Moscow, ID

10:30 – 11:45 am

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Buying Outside Your Comfort Zone Are you comfortable buying children’s books, but not too sure what kind of romance books to buy? Have you thought about carrying graphic novels or comic books, but are not sure where to start? Have you heard about remainders, but are not sure what exactly they are or how to get them? And how do you go about buying University Press books? Our panel of experts are here to help educate you about buying books from areas that are not quite your “sweet spot.” Moderator will be Billie Bloebaum, Third Street Books, McMinnville, OR. Panelists will include: Emma Nichols, Elliot Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA; Patricia Nelson, University Press Sales Associates; Jeff Hudson, Artemis Book Sales. Fall 2018 Tradeshow - Tacoma, WA 5

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Education Day Schedule

10:30 – 11:45 am

Cavallino Room

Reading While Disabled: This One Weird Trick Could Gain You 20% More Customers! Twenty percent of the US population is disabled—but how many disabled readers do you see in your stores? On your lists? How many books with disabled characters are on your shelves? Nearly 20% of your potential readers are not being served. This panel will discuss practical tips for fixing that. Panelists will include: Annie Carl, Owner, The Neverending Bookshop, Perrinville, WA; Nicola Griffith, Seattle-based Award-Winning Author; Kate Ristau, Author and Folklorist.

10:30 – 11:45 am

Torcello Room

The Curated Bookstore: Specialty and Mission-driven Strategies With over 4,000 books being published every day, the role of bookseller is more and more focused around curation. We’ll talk about Morioka Shoten, a bookstore in Tokyo, Japan that carries only a single title at a time! But Morioka is on to something. Book sales are booming at specialized bookstores, gift shops, and specialty stores who are mission-driven and involve their community. We’ve watched as dozens of new and old independent stores put forward strong political messaging, latch on to clear audiences and identity politics, and sell either a single subject or books across all subjects with a clear mission. Panelists will talk about data-driven practices to make sure your curation strategies are penciling out. Presenters will include: Elly Blue, Marketing Director, Microcosm Publishing, Portland, OR and author of Biketopia; Joe Biel, Publisher, Microcosm Publishing and author of A People’s Guide to Publishing; Billie Swift, Owner, Open Books, A Poetry Emporium, Seattle, WA.

2:30 – 3:45 pm

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Best Practices for Edelweiss Plus: Bookseller-to-Bookseller How can frontline booksellers make the most of Edelweiss Plus to learn about new titles, engage with publishers, and connect with booksellers across the country? Are your buyers missing out on easy tricks to stay informed and efficient? Join us for this bookseller-led session, where we’ll explore ways for you to get the most out of Edelweiss, no matter your job description. Panelists will be: Emma Nichols, Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA; Muir Cohen, Waucoma Bookstore, Hood River, OR ; Suzanne Droppert, Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo & Bremerton, WA.

2:30 – 3:45 pm Kids’ Pick of the Lists: Bookseller and Buyer Panel Come join us for this popular session highlighting the best in kids’ books! A panel of enthusiastic booksellers will share their favorite titles from 2018, plus give ideas for the holiday rush, books for book clubs and family reads, and a few other surprises. Colleen Conway of Penguin Young Readers will be the moderator. Panelists will be: Tegan Tigani, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA; Rene Holderman, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA; Hana Boxberger, Village Books, Bellingham, WA; Tina Ontiveros, Klindt’s Booksellers, The Dalles, OR; Jessica Hahl, The Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT. 6 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

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Education Day Schedule 2:30 – 3:45 pm

Penguin Random House

Cavallino Room

Maximizing Pre-Order Campaigns Pre-orders are becoming an increasingly important way in which books are sold and marketed, and indie bookstores can and should take part in this growing business. Heavily influenced by television and social media, the months before a title’s publication are critical. By working with publishers to take full advantage of pre-order opportunities, indie bookstores can avoid lost sales, lost PR, and lost market share. In this session, ABA will discuss ways that stores can successfully promote and sell pre-orders to become an integral partner to publishers and authors. Learn about new methods developed and tested by a task force of indie stores—including processes and protocols for stores using various POS systems—that all stores can use to maximize pre-orders through marketing, tracking, and reporting. The session will include bookseller participation from the pre-order task force. Presenters will include: Orin Teicher, CEO, American Booksellers Association; Robert Sindelar, Managing Partner, Third Place Books, Seattle, WA and President of ABA.

2:30 – 3:45 pm

Torcello Room

Indie Bookstores and Indie Authors: Working Together Toward Accessibility and Sustainability

How do the economics of carrying an independently published book work for indie booksellers? What should indie booksellers know about the distribution and logistics hurdles that independently published and small press authors face when bringing their books into the world? How can booksellers help to make their shelves more accessible to indie authors, especially those from often-marginalized communities? How can we all work together to make readers happy, and to make a living while we’re at it? Panelists will include: Kim Hooyboer, Third Place Books, Seattle, WA; Vlad Verano, VertVolta Press, Seattle, WA; Laura Stanfill, Forest Avenue Press, Portland, OR; Cynthis Frank, Cypress House, Fort Bragg, CA; Anastacia-Renee´, Seattle Civic Poet and author of (v,), Forget It, and Answer(Me).

4:00 – 5:15 pm

Fifth Period

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All You Can Ever Know: Nicole Chung in Conversation with Karen Maeda Allman

Sponsored by our good friends at Catapult. “An urgent, incandescent exploration of what it can mean to love, and of who gets to belong, in an increasingly divided country. Nicole Chung’s powerful All You Can Ever Know is necessary reading, a dazzling light to help lead the way during these times.” —R. O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries Nicole Chung has written for publications ranging from GQ and The New York Times to BuzzFeed and Shondaland. She is currently editor in chief of Catapult magazine and is the former managing editor of The Toast. Karen Maeda Allman is a bookseller and author events coordinator at Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle. A reception and book signing will accompany the on-stage interview to conclude the Fifth Period.

5:30 – 6:30 pm

PNBA General Membership Meeting

Venice 1 & 2

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 8:30 – 10:00 pm

Dinner at the Kid’s Table Cascade Ballroom, Courtyard Downtown Tacoma (Tickets Required) Nightcapper Autographing Party

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Authors On The Map

Baker & Taylor Noon – 1:00 pm

Friday, September 28

Hotel Murano – Venice 3 & 4

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. See Baker & Taylor about a package deal for Authors On The Map titles. Lunch tickets must be pre-purchased. Taylor Adams / No Exit / HarperCollins/Morrow In Washington author Taylor Adams’ edgy new thriller No Exit (Morrow/HarperCollins), a young college student is caught in a blizzard and takes refuge at a highway rest stop. Inside, Darcy Thorne finds a few vending machines, a coffee maker, and four complete strangers. Outside, she finds a little girl locked in a cage in the back of the van parked next to her car. With roads impassable and no phone reception, Darcy must decide which of the strangers she can trust, and which is a dangerous kidnapper. Two lives, her own and that of the little girl, depend on Darcy making the right choice. Taylor Adams, a graduate of Eastern Washington University, has published two previous novels, Eyeshot and Our Last Night.

Stevan Allred / Alehouse at the End of the World / Forest Avenue Press The Alehouse at the End of the World (Forest Avenue Press/PGW) is Stevan Allred’s rollicking comedy set in the 16th century; a juicy fable full of epic journeys, bawdy love triangles, drunken revelry, shape-shifting demigods and one narcissistic and bullying crow – the self-appointed leader of the gods who rule the Isle of the Dead. Illustrated by Reid Psaltis, Alehouse has received enthusiastic early reviews, including this from fellow Oregonian Robin Cody, author of Ricochet River: “Trust me, people. This is the wildly inventive and lovingly hilarious work of a master craftsman.” Stevan Allred has been a writing teacher in the Portland area for more than twenty years; he is also the author of the linked short story collection A Simplified Map of the Real World.

Leah Dieterich / Vanishing Twins: A Marriage / Soft Skull Press “It’s like we’re the same person. We finish each other’s sentences. This is what we’ve been taught to desire and expect of love. But there’s a question underneath that’s never addressed: once you find someone to finish your sentences, do you stop finishing them for yourself?” Leah Dieterich delves into love and desire, selfhood and artistic ambition in her new memoir Vanishing Twins: A Marriage (Soft Skull Press/PGW). Her lifelong feeling that she was missing a twin, a true partner, followed her through her life, leading her to question the shape of her sexuality, the nature of marriage and the very definition of commitment. Leah Dieterich lives in Portland and Los Angeles. Her essay, “What Does Being A Couple Mean When You’re In An Open Marriage?” was featured on Buzzfeed.

Connie King Leonard / Sleeping In My Jeans / Ooligan Press Connie King Leonard’s years of teaching both elementary and middle school students provided the inspiration for her debut novel for young adults, Sleeping in My Jeans (Ooligan Press/IPS). Sixteen-year old Mattie has big plans for the future, but her dreams begin to crumble when her family becomes homeless and ends up living in their car on the streets of Eugene. Things go from bad to worse when her mother mysteriously disappears and Mattie is left with her younger sister and very few options. Showing just how close to the edge so many families are, Sleeping in My Jeans tells a great story while also giving voice to the thousands of homeless school children found in every state. Connie Leonard lives in Oregon.

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Tehlor Kay Mejia / We Set the Dark on Fire / Katherine Tegan Books Tehlor Kay Mejia’s debut novel, We Set the Dark on Fire (Katherine Tegan/HarperCollins) is a romantic young adult fantasy set in an alternative version of Mexico. Dani Vargas is a student at the prestigious Medio School for Girls, where girls from the best families are polished and readied for marriage or childrearing, but not both. Dani is destined for marriage, if she can just keep the truth of her real origins secret until graduation. And then there are the resistance fighters hoping to use her as a spy, leaving her to choose between safety and love, security and justice. Tehlor Kay Mejia lives in Oregon. Her short fiction has appeared in the All Out and Toil & Trouble anthologies from Harlequin Teen. We Set the Dark on Fire will be published in February 2019.

Candice Montgomery / Home and Away / Page St. Publishing Seattle writer Candice Montgomery makes her debut with Home and Away (Page St. Publishing/Macmillan), a thought-provoking coming-of-age story about family, identity, and forgiveness. High school senior Tasia Quirk is smart, talented and self-assured, until a secret her mother has kept from her challenges what she thought to be true about her very identity. “With honesty and grace, Home and Away tackles the complexity of growing up: family, identity, old friends, new loves, and what it means to be you in this world. Through every laugh and wiped-away tear, you’ll wish you were friends with Tasia Quirk.”– Emery Lord, award-winning author of When We Collided. When not writing, Candice Montgomery teaches dance and works in early childhood Deaf education.

Susan Purvis / Go Find / Blackstone Publishing Wilderness medicine expert Susan Purvis tells the story of finding her life’s purpose, and the dog to share it with, in Go Find: My Journey to Find the Lost – and Myself (Blackstone Publishing). At a crossroad in her life, Purvis moves to a Colorado ski town, starts working on the local ski patrol and adopts a five-week old lab puppy. As Purvis learns more about the deadly danger of avalanches, she is determined to train that pup, Tasha, to find, recover and rescue those lost. The tale of how Susan and Tasha became a team is told with suspense, humor and plenty of grit. An explorer by passion, Susan Purvis combines wilderness medicine, desert survival, exploration geology, and K-9 search and rescue to land jobs on all seven continents. She lives in Whitefish, Montana.

Anna Quinn / Night Child / Blackstone Publishing Port Townsend bookseller Anna Quinn debuts as a novelist with Night Child (Blackstone Publishing), an emotionally charged story of the lasting effects of childhood trauma. Nora Brown’s quiet life as a Seattle schoolteacher is shattered one November day when the image of a young girl’s face appears above the desks of her classroom. One day later, the vision appears again, leaving Nora shaken and feeling insecure. The face in the vision seems to be tied to a long-buried secret, one whose revelation threatens to tip Nora into a complete emotional breakdown. Novelist Garth Stein says of Night Child: “‘Must Read’ is not a phrase I use often; I am using it now: you must read this book!” Anna Quinn, whose writing studio is a tug boat, co-owns The Writers’ Workshoppe and Imprint Bookstore with her husband Peter.

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Authors On The Map

Elliot Reed / Key to Treehouse Living / Tin House Books Spokane writer Elliot Reed’s debut novel A Key to Treehouse Living (Tin House Books/Norton) is the perfect read for fans of Mark Haddon and Jonathan Safran Foer, a coming-of-age story told with a unique new voice. Young William Tyce, his mother dead and his father disappeared, lives with his uncle in the rural Midwest. He navigates his life and all the questions of adolescence by way of his Key –a glossary-style list ranging from ABSENCE to BOATING IN BASEMENTS to YONDER, THE WILD BLUE. William’s alphabetical guide helps him impose some order on his otherwise disorderly life, and his definitions, when taken together, build an unforgettable portrait of a boy earnestly stretching to understand all the complexities of life. “Crisp and lyrical, emotionally assured, delightfully inventive—Reed has made a marvelous debut.” —Kirkus

Paul Souders / Arctic Solitaire: A Boat, a Bay, and the Quest for the Perfect Bear / Mountaineers How far would you go for the perfect photograph? For professional photographer Paul Souders with a dream of capturing the perfect shot of a polar bear, the answer was thousands of miles, four Arctic summers, and more adventure than he bargained for. In Arctic Solitaire: A Boat, a Bay, and the Quest for the Perfect Bear (Mountaineers), Souders recounts his experiences alone on a 22-foot boat, searching the vastness of Hudson Bay for conditions just right to bring ice, prey and polar bears together. The accompanying images of the landscape, people, and wildlife of the remote Hudson Bay region are, in a word, stunning. Paul Souders is an award-winning photographer whose images have appeared in National Geographic, Geo, Time, and Life. He lives in Seattle.

PNBA Event Code of Conduct The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association is an organization inclusive of all peoples, regardless of age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity. As such, we take safety and anti-harassment policies very seriously. All participants at PNBA events are required to adhere to PNBA’s code of conduct, as described below. This includes booksellers, librarians, exhibitors, guests, sponsors, volunteers, and all affiliated attendees.

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PNBA is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, or religion (or lack thereof ). We do not tolerate harassing behavior. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled at the discretion of PNBA organizers.

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PNBA expects all participants to follow established rules throughout official event offerings and related social events. Prohibited behavior includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, and religion; deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, sustained disruption of talks or other events; unwelcome photography or recording, physical contact, or sexual attention. Vendors, presenters, sponsors, and related guests are all subject to the anti-harassment policy. While PNBA is committed to freedom of speech and expression, including open discussion of sexuality, prurient sexual imagery or language should not be a primary emphasis during presentations or when promoting products for distribution or sale. Similarly, the use of discriminatory language may be permissible, but only in the context of respectful discussion about associated topics. Participants asked to cease any of the above described harassing behaviors are expected to comply immediately and may be expelled from a PNBA event, without refund, at the discretion of the organizers. Offenders also risk having PNBA membership and future participation privileges revoked. If you are being harassed, observe someone else being harassed, or have concerns, please notify PNBA event organizers immediately. We will be happy to assist with immediate intervention or escort and, when necessary, by contacting venue security or local law enforcement. We value your attendance and your well-being.

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Dinner at the Kids’ Table 6:45 – 8:15 pm

Friday, September 28 Tickets required.

Cascade Ballroom of the Courtyard Downtown Tacoma

Marie Lu / Wildcard (Warcross 2) / Penguin Young Readers Fans of Marie Lu’s Warcross will be thrilled this fall with Wildcard (Penguin Young Readers/PRH), the

second and final volume in the duology. Wildcard picks up teenage hacker Emika Chen after she has barely survived the Warcross Championships. Now that she knows the truth behind the algorithm controlling the Warcross game, she teams up with a ruthless band of misfits to put a stop to the grim plans the game’s creator has in mind. With a bounty on her head, Emika must decide who she can trust, and who she can love, if she’s going to survive. Before she became a full-time writer, Marie Lu worked in the video game industry for Disney Interactive Studios as an artist. She is the bestselling author of both The Young Elites and Legend series for young adults. Marie Lu lives in Los Angeles.

Brad Meltzer & Chris Eliopoulos / I Am Sonia Sotomoyor and I Am Neil Armstrong / Penguin Young Readers This fall writer Brad Meltzer and illustrator Chris Eliopoulos bring two new additions to their Ordinary People Change the World series for young readers with I Am Sonia Sotomayor and I Am Neil Armstrong (Penguin Young Readers/ PRH). Each book in this series is a fun and friendly biography of a real hero, written for the youngest nonfiction readers, and includes photos and a helpful timeline; each book is designed not just to educate, but also to inspire. Brad Meltzer is the bestselling author of numerous books, from the inspirational Heroes for My Son to his recent thriller The Escape Artist. Chris Eliopoulos, who began his illustration career with Marvel Comics, has written and illustrated many comics and graphic novels, the latest of which is Monster Mayhem.

Yuyi Morales / Dreamers / Neal Porter Books Award-winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales brings a very personal story to Dreamers (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House), a gorgeous picture book about making a home in a new place. In 1994, Morales moved with her infant son from their home in Mexico to the Bay Area, where she discovered the magic of a public library. There, book by book, mother and son learned to decipher their new language and found their place in a new country. Dreamers tells that story, and reminds us that, regardless of what they have left behind, all immigrants bring their own gifts and dreams with them to their new home. Yuyi Morales’ previous books include Niño Wrestles the World and the Caldecott Honor winner Viva Frida. She is a five-time winner of the Pura Belpré Award for illustration.

Suzanne Selfors / Wish Upon a Sleepover / Imprint In Wish Upon a Sleepover (Imprint/Macmillan), the new middle grade novel from Suzanne Selfors, a young girl named Leilani hopes that invitations to her sleepover will help her make friends with the popular girls in her class. Too late, she finds out that her grandmother has accidentally mailed those invitations to the DO NOT INVITE list instead. Even worse, Leilani finds that instead of stocking in food for the party, grandmother has left a recipe for “Sleepover Soup”— requiring each guest to find and collect one ingredient with special meaning to them. That “soup” might prove to be just the right recipe for the girls to find acceptance and friendship. Suzanne Selfors is the best-selling author of numerous books for young readers of all ages, including Smells Like Dog, The Sasquatch Escape and the Ever After High series. She lives on Bainbridge Island. Fall 2018 Tradeshow - Tacoma, WA 11

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Nightcapper

Ingram Content Group 8:30 – 10:00 pm

Friday, September 28

Hotel Murano – Venice Rooms

Our good friends at Ingram Content Group are sponsoring the Nightcapper again and will feature two dozen authors as well as a selection of desserts, coffees, teas and wine for attendees. The Nightcapper is open to anyone with a show badge.

Alexander Barrett / This is Portland (2nd ed. ) / Microcosm Publishing

Get to know the city behind the hype in Alexander Barrett’s This is Portland: The City You’ve Heard You Should Like (Microcosm Publishing). Now in its second, expanded edition, this not-your-normal guidebook takes you past the foodie Meccas and trendy bars and introduces you to the soul and personality of Portland, all playfully illustrated with Barrett’s own simple drawings. Writer and artist Alexander Barrett is also the author of This is Shanghai.

Joe Biel / A People’s Guide to Publishing / Microcosm Publishing

For nascent publishers or writers who want to understand how the publishing world works comes A People’s Guide to Publishing (Microcosm Publishing). Author Joe Biel draws on his 23 years of experience in all aspects of operating a small publishing house, from the practical nuts-and-bolts stuff to the big picture of why publishing still matters. In addition to authoring dozens of books and zines, Joe Biel is a designer, filmmaker, teacher, activist and founder of Portland’s Microcosm Publishing.

Jessica Brody / Geography of Lost Things / Simon Pulse

Jessica Brody’s The Geography of Lost Things (Simon Pulse/S&S) is a romantic road trip novel perfect for teen fans of Sarah Dessen. The 1968 Firebird Ali inherits from her father will bring big money from a buyer up north – except Ali doesn’t know how to drive a stick. But her ex-boyfriend does – and all they have to do is get along long enough to deliver the car. Jessica Brody is the author of a number of novels for teens and tweens, including 52 Reasons to Hate My Father and the Unremembered trilogy.

Katrina Carrasco / The Best Bad Things / Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Katrina Carrasco’s barn-burner of a novel, The Best Bad Things (FSG/Macmillan), introduces Alma Rosales, a cross-dressing former Pinkerton agent turned smuggler on the track of some missing opium in Washington Territory. Lindsay Faye, author of The Gods of Gotham calls The Best Bad Things “(a) brazen, brawny, sexy standout of a historical thrill ride, … full of unforgettable characters and insatiable appetites.” Katrina Carrasco’s work has appeared in various magazines and journals including Witness and quaint; this is her first novel.

Sneed B. Collard III / Warblers & Woodpeckers / Mountaineers

In Warblers & Woodpeckers: A Father-Son Big Year of Birding (Mountaineers), Sneed Collard shares the excitement, challenges, perils, and insights that come with crisscrossing the country with his 13-year old son Braden in hopes of racking up a Big Year bird list personal record. They end up finding so much more. Sneed B. Collard III is the author of more than seventy-five books and countless magazine articles for both children and adults. He and his family, including Braden, live in Missoula.

Barbara Davis-Pyles / Grizzly Boy / Little Bigfoot

A little boy wants to live wild and free, just like a grizzly bear, in Washington writer Barbara Davis-Pyles debut picturebook Grizzly Boy (Little Bigfoot/PRH). He growls, he roars, he refuses to wear underwear. He even eats a bowl of lettuce and berries instead of his usual Frosted Monster Bites for breakfast. But being bear-like isn’t so easy when a grizzly boy has to go to school. Maybe he can learn to follow the rules AND still be wild and free.

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Cai Emmons / Weather Woman / Red Hen Press

A television meteorologist whose affinity with the natural world gives her the ability to influence the weather is the unlikely heroine of Cai Emmon’s Weather Woman (Red Hen Press/IPS). Novelist Caroline Leavitt calls Emmons “a brilliant alchemist” and says Weather Woman “(makes) you truly believe that the inexplicable is sometimes the most gloriously possible thing of all.” In addition to her two previous novels, Cai Emmons has written successful plays and screenplays. She teaches in the University of Oregon’s Creative Writing program.

Mark Fearing (illus) / Frightful Ride of Michael McMichael / Candlewick

Oregon artist Mark Fearing teams up with author Bonnie Becker for a great Halloween storytime read-aloud in The Frightful Ride of Michael McMichael (Candlewick). Michael is taking something special to his gran, so he boards the number Thirteen bus even though something about it doesn’t seem quite right. One by one the other passengers disembark, leaving Michael with a driver who gets creepier by the minute. Mark Fearing has written and illustrated several previous picturebooks, including The Great Thanksgiving Escape.

Whitney Gardner / Fake Blood / S&S BFYR

A just-plain-average middle schooler with a serious crush on a vampire-crazy girl makes for a hilarious coming-of-age story in Whitney Gardner’s new graphic novel Fake Blood (Simon & Schuster BFYR). Gardner, an author, illustrator and self-described coffee addict, has published two previous novels for teens. She played her ukulele in an episode of Portlandia and once did the rumba with Bill Nye in a New York swing dance club. She currently lives in Victoria, B.C.

Ben Guterson / The Secrets of Winterhouse / Holt

Mystery, adventure and a winning friendship combine in Ben Guterson’s The Secrets of Winterhouse (Holt/Macmillan), the much-anticipated sequel to his Indie Next pick Winterhouse. Elizabeth Somers and her best friend Freddy are back at the Winterhouse hotel for another holiday season, ready to dig deeper into the mystery surrounding a magical book left behind by one of the hotel’s guests. Ben Guterson has worked as a teacher on the Navajo reservation and as a program manager at Microsoft. He lives near Seattle.

Shawn Harris (illustrator) / What Can a Citizen Do? / Chronicle

Illustrator Shawn Harris presents an empowering and timely story for budding activists of any age in What Can a Citizen Do? (Chronicle). With text by Dave Eggers, Harris’ cut-paper and collage illustrations follow a group of children as they work together to turn a lonely little island into a community for all. Shawn Harris, a musician and artist who lives in southeastern California, also collaborated with Eggers on the bestselling picturebook Her Right Foot.

Deborah Hopkinson / D-Day / Scholastic

Acclaimed children‘s book author Deborah Hopkinson brings two new books to the show this year: D-Day: The World War II Invasion that Changed History (Scholastic) for the middle-grade reader, and Under the Bodhi Tree: A Story of the Buddha (Sounds True) for younger children. Hopkinson is the author of more than fifty books for children, including picturebooks, historical fiction and nonfiction titles, earning her numerous awards. She lives near Portland.

Suzanne Kaufman (illustrator) / All Are Welcome / Knopf

In All Are Welcome (Knopf BFYR/PRH), Suzanne Kaufman’s colorful drawings illustrate a celebration of diversity and inclusion, following a group of children through their day at a school where everyone is welcome. This New York Times bestseller, with text by Alexandra Penfold, is a warm and comforting tale for any youngster nervous about fitting in at school. Suzanne Kaufman is an author, animator and illustrator of a number of books for children, including Naughty Claudine’s Christmas by Patrick Jennings.

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Rob Kinneen / Fresh Alaska Cookbook / U of Alaska Press

Ron Kinneen’s Fresh Alaska Cookbook (Univ. Of Alaska Press) combines the innovative sensibilities of contemporary cuisine with the flavors of Alaska’s native flora and fauna, with easy-to-find substitutions for those not lucky enough to live in the Far North. Kinneen is an Alaska Native chef who has been working in restaurants since he was fifteen years old. He is a chef at The Boot in Durham, North Carolina, and also runs a catering company specializing in Alaska cuisine.

Kim Krans / Wild Unknown Journal / HarperOne

Portland author, artist and illustrator Kim Krans invites readers to unleash their inner creative selves with The Wild Unknown Journal (Harper One/HarperCollins). Filled with beautiful four-color artwork and helpful prompts, this guided journal is the perfect hardcover keepsake record for writers, artists, or those just looking for inspiration. Kim Krans is the author of several children’s books, as well as the creator of the bestselling The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck and The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck.

Heidi Lang / Rules of the Ruff /Amulet

Richmond, Washington author Heidi Lang’s Rules of the Ruff (Amulet/Abrams) follows twelve-year old Jessie as she finds friendship and self-confidence while learning the art of dog walking. The job is harder than she expected, but using her mentor’s Rules of the Ruff she quickly graduates to managing her own pack. But can she compete when a charismatic new dog walker comes to town? Heidi Lang is the coauthor of A Dash of Dragon and A Hint of Hydra as well as a former professional dog walker.

Jennifer Lloyd, Elizabeth Young & Haidee Hart / Seven Seasons at Stowel Lake Farm / Page Two Books

Seven Seasons at Stowel Lake Farm (Page Two/IPS) is a gorgeous tribute to the life of the nearly 40-year old sustainable organic farm located on Canada’s Salt Spring Island. From Early Spring to Deep Winter, Seven Seasons offers a full year’s cycle of tips, tricks, secrets and recipes from this unique Northwest gem. Representing the book and the Stowel farm family are Jennifer Lloyd, Elizabeth Young and Haidee Hart, three of the book’s four co-authors.

Sarah Jane Marsh & Ed Fotheringham / Thomas Paine & the Dangerous Word / Disney-Hyperion

Young readers are treated to a lively and inspiring biography of a true American patriot in Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word (Disney-Hyperion/Hachette), written by Sarah Jane Marsh and illustrated by Ed Fotheringham. Within fourteen months of arriving in America as a penniless immigrant, Paine published Common Sense, and helped inspire his countrymen to revolution. Thomas Paine is Sarah Jane Marsh’s debut book; Silbert Honor winner Ed Fotheringham has illustrated a number of previous books for children.

Seanan McGuire / In An Absent Dream / Tor

Seattle fantasy writer Seanan McGuire returns to the universe of her Wayward Children series with a prequel, In An Absent Dream (Tor/Macmillan). In this series, doorways, staircases and quiet ponds become portals from the world of Reality to a world in which Magic reigns. McGuire is also the author of the October Daye and InCryptid series; her Wayward Children books have garnered Hugo, Alex, Nebula and Locust Awards. In 2013, she was the first person ever to appear five times on the same Hugo ballot.

Morley / Let’s Burn This Moment Down to the Filter / Cameron Books

Los Angeles-based artist Morley brings his unique and recognizable street art to the page in his second print collection Let’s Burn This Moment Down to the Filter (Cameron Books/Abrams). Specializing in bold, typographic posters, Morley’s art is a blend of humor, hope, poetry and wisdom. Frank Warren, of PostSecret fame, says “Morley’s work can feel like love notes, private jokes, public secrets or a last testament.” Morley’s art has been featured in galleries, national publications and on several television networks. 14 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

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Cherie Priest / Agony House / Scholastic

In Agony House (Scholastic), bestselling Seattle writer Cherie Priest’s new young adult graphic fantasy, an old comic book found in an attic leads Denise Farber to clues behind the unexplained noises, creepy voices and dangerous events in her family’s rundown New Orleans home. Cherie Priest has published numerous fantasy novels, including a previous graphic novel for young adults, I Am Princess X, and the PNBA Award-winning Boneshaker, the first book in the Clockwork Century series.

Charlie Sheldon / Adrift / Iron Twine Press

A maritime salvage operation turns deadly in Charlie Sheldon’s Adrift (Iron Twine Press). When a 700-foot container ship bound for Seattle catches fire in the Gulf of Alaska, two storylines are set into motion: one of a tug boat in a dangerous race against time, the other a tale of survival on the jagged shores of Haida Gwaii. Charlie Sheldon has been a commercial fisherman, managed port operations and served on container and naval ships. He is the author of two previous novels.

Crix Sheridan / The Sasquatch and the Lumberjack / Little Bigfoot

An unlikely friendship develops between the two title heroes of Crix Sheridan’s The Sasquatch and the Lumberjack (Little Bigfoot/PRH), as they hike, camp, ski, sled, surf and swim in colorful scenes of the Northwest outdoors. Crix Sheridan is a graphic artist and designer who has illustrated and published several graphic novels, including Motorcycle Samurai and his latest, The Trouble Makers. He lives in Seattle with his wife and their two bicycles.

Amy Subach / Paleo for Unicorns: Eat the Patriarchy / Microcosm Publishing

For those seeking a healthier, low-carb or gluten free diet who DO have a sense of humor, Portlander Amy Subach presents Paleo for Unicorns: Eat the Patriarchy (Microcosm Publishing). Full of recipes, cooking advice and inspiring stories, this paleo guide is perfect for even the very beginningest of cooks. Amy Subach is the co-founder of the organization VisionZeroUSA, a political action committee focused on keeping the streets of America safe for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians.

Stephen Wallenfels / Deadfall / Disney-Hyperion

Richland writer Stephen Wallenfels delivers his third un-put-downable survival thriller for teens in Deadfall (Disney-Hyperion/Hachette). An encounter with a dying deer leads twin brothers Ty and Cory to a wrecked car in a ravine. At first it appears deserted – but then they hear a sound coming from the trunk. What they find there will set them on a perilous course through the Oregon wilderness, caught in the crosshairs of something very dark and dangerous. Stephen Wallenfels’ previous novels are Pod and Bad Call.

Paul Zitarelli / 36 Bottles of Wine / Sasquatch

Wine expert Paul Zitarelli helps readers navigate the seemingly infinite and sometimes intimidating choices of what to drink in 36 Bottles of Wine (Sasquatch/PRH), a friendly guidebook with a curated shortlist of wines, three per month, to meet and appreciate some wonderful varieties of wines from around the world. Zitarelli is a Harvard-educated applied mathematician turned oenophile, lead wine writer for Seattle Magazine, owner of Seattle’s Full Pull Wines, and is well along the path towards becoming a Master of Wine.

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Saturday Overview 7:00 am – 9:30 am

Exhibit Hall available for vendor set-up

7:30 am – 4:30 pm

PNBA Registration Desk open in the Rotunda of the Exhibit Hall

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Book & Author Breakfast (see page 19, tickets required.)

9:30 am – 4:30 pm

EXHIBITS OPEN / BUZZBOOKS CONTEST

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

ABA IndieCommerce One-On-Ones

Venice Room

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Balcony Level of the Exhibit Hall Rotunda These sessions with Ryan Quinn are available for current IndieCommerce users and non-Indie Commerce ABA members who would like to know about the program. If you did not sigup online in advance, you can speak to ABA personnel at the IndieCommerce suite or the ABA exhibit booth to set up a drop-in appointment.

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

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Book Awards Committee meeting

Torcello/Burano Rooms

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Education Committee meeting

Lido Board Room

4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

Book Award Preview Presentation

Torcello/Burano Rooms

Sit in on this showcase to see which books your 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

Feast of Authors (see pages 21–22, tickets required)

8:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Sweet & Greet Party (see pages 24–27, show badge required)

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Saturday Book & Author Breakfast 8:00 – 9:30am

Saturday, September 29

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The authors will pre-sign copies of their new books, which will be distributed to the breakfast attendees after the event is concluded. (Tickets required)

Thor Hanson / Buzz: The Nature & Necessity of Bees / Basic Books Two-time PNBA Book Award winner Thor Hanson (Feathers and The Triumph of Seeds) returns to the show with Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees (Basic Books/Hachette), a lively and enchanting look at the tiny insects so essential to human existence. From honeybees and masons to leaf-cutters and diggers, Hanson explores the characteristics and adaptations of each variety, as well as the dangerous threats they face, imperiling the very food we eat. Thor Hanson’s calling as a conservation biologist has taken him all over the world, working with songbirds in Central America, gorillas in Uganda, and brown bears in Alaska. Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow and a frequent contributor to popular and academic journals including Orion, Audubon and Bioscience. He lives in the San Juan Islands.

Brian Hart / Trouble No Man / Harper Perennial Events in the near-future and the recent-past frame Brian Hart’s new novel, Trouble No Man (Harper Perennial), an epic tale of one man’s struggle to survive in a hostile world. Roy Bingham must make his way through a desolate, militia-controlled American West, his dog his only companion, to reach his children who have taken refuge in Alaska. Along the journey, Bingham reflects back on his life, from his self-destructive youth to the choices that separated him from his family. From Amanda Coplin, author of The Orchardist: “Mesmerizing . . . Hart has conjured a singular, searing world. A wonderful, unique portrait of a particular landscape I now see anew.” Hart, the author of two previous novels, The Bully of Order and Then Came the Evening, lives in McCall, Idaho. Trouble No Man will be published as a paperback original in January 2019.

Greg Miller / All Over the Map / National Geographic Portland-based science and tech journalist Greg Miller is co-author of All Over the Map (NationalGeographic/PRH), a visually stunning look at the history and art of cartography. Maps from a wide variety of cultures, civilizations and time periods are beautifully reproduced with National Geographic’s signature care and artistry, thoughtfully selected with the help of leading cartographers, historians and curators. From ancient maps marked with dragon-filled seas to schematics of the Death Star and a guide to Westeros from The Game of Thrones, this book certainly has something for everyone. Miller and the book’s co-author Betsy Mason also write the National Geographic blog “All Over the Map.” Greg Miller was previously a senior writer at Wired and an award-winning staff writer at Science.

Ransom Riggs / A Map of Days / Penguin Young Readers The peculiar world of bestselling author Ransom Riggs returns in A Map of Days (Penguin Young Readers/PRH), the fourth adventure featuring Jacob Portman, Miss Peregrine, and all their peculiar friends. Now back in America, Jacob uncovers a subterranean bunker built by his grandfather, and, with it, clues to secrets long buried and to a dangerous family legacy. New wonders, and dangers, await readers in this brilliant next chapter for Miss Peregrine’s peculiar children, illustrated throughout with the series’ trademark vintage photographs—this time with the striking addition of full-color. Ransom Riggs is the author of The Sherlock Holmes Handbook as well as the internationally best-selling series that started with Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Fall 2018 BuzzBook Candidates Anna, Like Thunder Peggy Herring

Touchwood Editions/Brindle & Glass

Carleton Watkins: Making the West American Tyler Green

University of California Press

Faces of Recovery Eric Newhouse Idyl Arbor, Inc.

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Railroad of Courage

Dan Rubenstein and Nancy Dyson Ronsdale Press

Up From Freedom Wayne Grady

Doubleday Canada

Women Talking Miriam Toews Bloomsbury

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 youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve cast your vote, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the running for one of three cash prizes!

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Booksellers and Librarians at the Feast will receive a bag with at least twelve signed books. (Tickets required) BuzzBooks winners will be announced! Neal Bascomb / The Escape Artists / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Seattle author Neal Bascomb delivers a spellbinding tale of courage and ingenuity from the Great War in The Escape Artists (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Drawing on memoirs and letters, Bascomb spins a remarkable story of how flying ace David Gray and a group of allied POWs engineered an elaborate plan to escape from one of the German empire’s most notorious prison camps. Neal Bascomb has written a number of best-selling and award-winning books of historical nonfiction, including The Perfect Mile and Hunting Eichmann.

Kate Berube / Mae’s First Day of School / Abrams As the first day of school approaches, a little girl decides that she IS. NOT. GOING. In Mae’s First Day of School (Abrams), Portland writer and illustrator Kate Berube uses gentle language and colorful, childlike art to show how Mae overcomes her fears with the help of a new friend. Berube’s debut picturebook, Hannah and Sugar, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was nominated for the Klaus Flugge prize, which honors the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration.

Deb Caletti / A Heart in a Body in the World / Simon Pulse Bestselling writer Deb Caletti returns to the show with A Heart in a Body in the World (Simon Pulse/S&S), her remarkable new novel about a girl running cross-country from Seattle to Washington, D.C., and already greeted with starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and Booklist. Among her many award-winning novels for young adults is Honey, Baby, Sweetheart, which won a PNBA Award, the Washington State Book Award and was a PEN USA Award finalist. She currently lives in Seattle.

May-Lee Chai / Useful Phrases for Immigrants / Blair Publishing A complex weave of cultures, generations and emotions is illuminated in the eight timely stories that make up May-lee Chai’s Useful Phrases for Immigrants (Blair/ Consortium). Chai’s beautiful prose and sharp-eyed observations about the Chinese-American immigrant experience reveal the pull of the past and the need to reinvent that is shared by all those starting over in a new country. In addition to her widely published short fiction, May-lee Chai is the author of ten books and has won several prestigious international literary prizes.

Yangsze Choo / The Night Tiger / Flatiron Books Colonial Malaysia in the 1930s is the setting for Yangsze Choo’s The Night Tiger (Flatiron Books/Macmillan). Mystery, danger, ancient superstitions and modern ambitions come together in this compelling novel about the intersecting lives of a young dressmaker moonlighting as a dance hall girl and in search of adventure, and a houseboy on a gruesome mission for his former master. Yangsze Choo’s debut novel The Ghost Bride was a New York Times bestseller and an Indie Next pick.

Tara Conklin / The Last Romantics / Morrow Following on the success of The House Girl, Seattle writer Tara Conklin returns with an intimate yet sweeping story of one American family in The Last Romantics (Morrow/HarperCollins). In this novel, poet Fiona Skinner reflects on the arc of her life, the family bonds and betrayals, choices and responsibilities, and the ultimate power of stories that led her to her greatest work. In addition to being a novelist, Tara Conklin was trained as a lawyer, working as a litigator and for a human rights organization. Fall 2018 Tradeshow - Tacoma, WA 21

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Prohibition-era Portland is the setting for Lyndsay Faye’s newest historical thriller The Paragon Hotel (Putnam/PRH). “Nobody” Alice James flees Harlem in 1921 after an illicit drug and liquor deal goes horribly wrong – and heads for the farthest place she can think of - Portland and the Paragon Hotel. Lyndsay Faye’s previous novels include The Gods of Gotham and two other books in the Timothy Wilde trilogy, and the Edgar-nominated Jane Steele. Raised in the Northwest, she now lives in New York.

Seth Fried / The Municipalists / Penguin In writer Seth Fried’s first novel The Municipalists (Penguin/PRH), two lonely outsiders – one a neurotic human bureaucrat, the other a day-drinking and irreverent AI being – form an unlikely partnership to save the great American city of Metropolis from a mysterious terrorist plot. Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, calls The Municipalists “Smart, engaging, poignant and funny (not just book funny—actually funny).” Fried’s short fiction has appeared in McSweeney’s, Tin House and other journals, and in his acclaimed collection titled The Great Frustration.

April Henry / Count All Her Bones / Square Fish Oregonian April Henry returns to the show with the paperback release of Count All Her Bones (Square Fish/Macmillan), the sequel to her award-winning teen thriller Girl, Stolen. Henry’s numerous mysteries for adults and young adults have earned her the Oregon Book Award and the Anthony Award, and she has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Edgar. April Henry’s new young adult mystery, The Lonely Dead, will be published by Henry Holt BFYR in January, 2019.

Elise Hooper / Learning to See / Morrow Novelist Elise Hooper recreates the life of iconic photographer Dorothea Lange in Learning to See (Morrow/HarperCollins), a compulsively readable and empathetic portrait of a woman determined to go her own way as a wife, a mother, and as an artist. Lange’s images of the human face of the Depression, and of the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, still stand as powerful witnesses to history. Elise Hooper, whose debut novel The Other Alcott was an Indie Next pick, lives in Seattle.

Pam Houston / Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country / W.W. Norton “How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us.” In Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country (W. W. Norton), writer and teacher Pam Houston meditates on what ties her to the earth in an essay collection exploring the healing qualities of the natural world and our human responsibilities to the earth that nurtures us. Houston is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, from Cowboys Are My Weakness to Contents May Have Shifted.

Mitchell S. Jackson / Survival Math: Notes of an All-American Family / Scribner Illuminating a side of Portland few of us know, Mitchell S. Jackson’s candid new memoir Survival Math: Notes of an All-American Family (Scribner/S&S) tells of the calculations necessary for survival in the poor, drug-ravaged black neighborhood where he grew up. Jackson’s debut novel The Residue Years won the Ernest Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence, and his work has appeared in many journals including The New York Times Book Review, Salon, and Tin House. He teaches at Columbia and New York University.

Pam Jenoff / Lost Girls of Paris / Park Row Books A packet of photographs found in an abandoned suitcase in Grand Central Station in 1946 sets in motion a fascinating story in Pam Jenoff’s new novel The Lost Girls of Paris (Park Row/ HarperCollins). Grace Healy, having found the photos, finds herself drawn to discover the fates of the twelve women pictured—all spies who were sent into occupied Europe and never returned. Jenoff is the author of ten previous novels, including the New York Times bestselling The Orphan’s Tale. She currently teaches law at Rutgers. 22 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

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Stephanie Land / Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive / Hachette Books Journalist Stephanie Land offers a personal exploration of poverty and inequality in America in Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother’s Will to Survive (Hachette). Like millions of Americans, she spent years toiling at low-wage domestic and service jobs, navigating a tangle of assistance programs for survival; writing both sustained her and ultimately offered a way up. As a freelance writer focusing on issues of social and economic justice, Stephanie Land’s work has appeared in numerous outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, the Guardian and Salon.

Diane Les Becquets / The Last Woman in the Forest / Berkeley New Hampshire writer Diane Les Becquets delivers another riveting thriller with The Last Woman in the Forest (Berkeley/PRH), set in the treacherous wilds of northern Alberta. Fiona Barton, author of The Widow, says of The Last Woman, “I raced through this gripping tale in two sittings, only pausing to admire the stunning views of the snowy wilderness. Beautifully paced and twisty.” Diane Les Becquets’ previous novel Breaking Wild was a national bestseller and Indie Next pick.

Corinna Luyken (illus) / Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse / Penguin Young Readers Corinna Luyken’s gorgeous artwork perfectly illustrates a heartwarming story of imagination and empathy in Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse (Dial/PRH). With text by Marcy Campbell, the book’s young readers will discover the value of kindness and understanding, and that friendship can be the sweetest reward of all. Luyken’s debut for young readers, The Book of Mistakes, received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and Booklist. Her forthcoming picturebook My Heart will be published by Dial in January 2019.

Kristina McMorris / Sold on a Monday / Sourcebooks Kristina McMorris’ Sold on a Monday (Sourcebooks) is a heart-wrenching story of Depression-era America, a novel inspired by a real photograph that shocked the nation in 1931. When an ambitious newspaper reporter spots a sign reading “2 children for sale” on a farmhouse porch, he snaps a picture of the sign and the siblings sitting under it. The photo becomes the inspiration for a feature story that will make his career, but with some unforeseen consequences. Portland author Kristina McMorris is the author of four previous novels.

Kent Nerburn / Dancing With the Gods / Canongate Books Sculptor and writer Kent Nerburn offers an open letter of welcome and encouragement to those seeking to make their lives in the world of art and creativity in Dancing With the Gods (Canongate Books/IPS). Sharing his own experiences and earned wisdom, Nerburn covers the artist’s journey from struggling with money and handling rejection to finding authenticity and artistic fulfillment. Kent Nerburn is the author of over a dozen books, including several on Native American history and spirituality. He lives in Portland.

John Straley / Baby’s First Felony / Soho Northwest mystery lovers will rejoice at the return of criminal defense inspector Cecil Younger in Sitka author John Straley’s Baby’s First Felony (Soho/PRH). When Cecil agrees to help an old client find some evidence against her abusive ex, he instead finds a wad of cash – lots of cash. And one of Cecil’s maxims has always been: Nothing good comes of walking around with a lot of someone else’s money. The Woman Who Married a Bear, the first Cecil Younger mystery, received the Shamus Award.

Valerie Trueblood / Terrarium / Counterpoint Terrarium (Counterpoint/PGW), Seattle writer Valerie Trueblood’s new collection of short stories, spans her acclaimed career, drawing from previous collections and presenting her new work.Trueblood’s stories have been praised by the New York Times as “an exercise in literary restraint and extreme empathy;” her work has been honored as a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Terrarium is certain to cement Valerie Trueblood’s standing as one of the finest American short story writers working today.

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8:30 – 10:00 pm

Saturday, September 29

Rotunda of the Exhibit Hall

The Nordic Baking Book 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. This event is sponsored by our good friends at Phaidon.

Annie Barrows / Ivy & Bean: One Big Happy Family / Chronicle Best friends Ivy and Bean return for their 11th adventure in Annie Barrow’s bestselling series for young readers. In Ivy & Bean: One Big Happy Family (Chronicle), Ivy discovers that children without brothers and sisters can get spoiled – and she’s an only child! The only sure way to keep her from becoming a spoiled brat is to get a little sister. Luckily, Ivy and Bean know just where to find one. Annie Barrows is the coauthor of the bestselling adult novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Elly Blue / Bikequity: Money, Class & Bicycling / Microcosm Space Race: Intersectional Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories / Microcosm Portlander Elly Blue brings two new books to the show, both of which center around bicycles, but from very different directions. Bikes Not Rockets (Microcosm Publishing/IPS) is the latest collection of “Intersectional Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories” edited by Blue; Bikequity: Money, Class & Bicycling (Microcosm) is a collection of essays exploring bicycling as a means of social equalization. Elly Blue is a writer and bicycle activist whose work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers and has been featured on Democracy Now!. Dusti Bowling / 24 Hours in Nowhere / Sterling Children’s 24 Hours in Nowhere (Sterling Children’s), Dusti Bowling’s new novel for middle grades, takes place in Nowhere, Arizona, where four friends bond while hunting for treasure, facing up to a bully, and learning that anywhere can be somewhere special, even if it’s Nowhere. Dusti Bowling lives in Arizona with her husband and daughters, one bobcat, a pack of coyotes, a couple of chuckwallas, several rattlesnakes, and herds of javelina. Her first book, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, was an IndieNext pick. Martha Brockenbrough / Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump / Feiwel & Friends Seattle author Martha Brockenbrough adds context to current events with Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump (Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan). Written for older teens and young adults, Unpresidented is an informed, well-researched look at the 45th President from his beginnings to his unlikely rise to the White House. Martha Brockenbrough has written numerous books, both fiction and nonfiction, for young adults, including the PNBA Award winning novel The Game of Love and Death. She is the founder of National Grammar Day and The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar. Nancy Richardson Fischer / When Elephants Fly / Harlequin When Elephants Fly (Harlequin Teen/HarperCollins) is the moving new young adult novel from Hood River writer Nancy Richardson Fischer. Using themes of abandonment, mental illness and animal rights, When Elephants Fly tells a fast-paced yet thoughtful story of teenager T. Lily Decker, grappling with her family’s legacy of schizophrenia, even as she is moved to protect a baby elephant rejected by its mother and sold to a one-ring circus. Nancy Richardson Fischer, a former traveling writer for Ringling Bros., has published an array of books for children and young adults. 24 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

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Rachel Fordham / The Hope of Azure Springs / Revell Books Washington author Rachel Fordham debuts with The Hope of Azure Springs (Revell/Baker Pub. Group), a tender historical romance set in a small frontier town. When a young woman’s guardian is shot and killed and she herself is injured, secrets from her past rise up and cause her to seek help from the town’s sheriff—hoping for justice and finding a chance at love. Rachel Fordham describes herself as “a bookworm turned storyteller that loves all things historical…” Peggy Herring / Anna, Like Thunder / TouchWood Editions In Anna, Like Thunder (Brindle & Glass/TouchWood Editions), Canadian writer Peggy Herring blends fact and fiction to explore the early days of contact between Europeans and the indigenous people of the Northwest. In 1808, a Russian fur ship ran aground on the Olympic Peninsula. Although the entire crew made it safely to shore, several were subsequently taken hostage by the Quileute, including Anna, the 18-year old wife of the ship’s captain. Her story forms the basis for Herring’s moving and thoughtful novel. Peggy Herring lives in Victoria, B.C. Barbara Kerley / Tigers and Tea with Toppy / Scholastic Portlander Barbara Kerley introduces young readers to the life of naturalist and wildlife artist Charles R. Knight through the eyes of his granddaughter Rhoda in Tigers and Tea with Toppy (Scholastic). Fun and adventure await the pair as they explore New York City, from visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Central Park Zoo to tea parties at the Plaza Hotel. Kerley is the author of several award-winning biographies for children, including the Caldecott Honor book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. Jane Kirkpatrick / Everything She Didn’t Say / Revell Books Jane Kirkpatrick returns to the show with a new novel, Everything She Didn’t Say (Revell/Baker Pub. Group). Kirkpatrick imagines everything that Carrie Strahorn left out of her 1911 memoir about the years she spent traveling the West with her husband Robert; that adventures sometimes lead to disappointment, and pioneering a new country can make you ache for a sense of home. New York Times and CBA best-selling author Jane Kirkpatrick has published more than thirty books, most based on historical women of the Northwest. She lives in Bend, Oregon. Tom Llewellyn / Bottle Imp of Bright House / Holiday House The Bottle Imp of Bright House (Holiday House) is Tom Llewellyn’s new delightfully dark middle-grade novel. Gabe Silver hates his new life in the run-down Bright House Apartments, until he is given an old glass bottle with a wish-granting imp inside. Sounds wonderful, right? But when Gabe discovers that each wish he is granted means someone else loses something, each score adds a little more weight to his already guilty conscience. Tom Llewellyn lives in Tacoma and is the author of two previous novels. Shannon Messenger / Keeper of the Lost Cities: Flashback 7 / Aladdin Sophie Foster and the Neverseen return in Flashback (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster), the seventh book in Shannon Messenger’s bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series for middle grade readers. Author Michael Buckley describes Messenger’s series as “… a little bit Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a little bit Lord of the Rings, and a little bit Harry Potter. “ Shannon Messenger is also the author of the Sky Fall series for young adults. She lives in Southern California with her husband and an embarrassing number of cats.

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Jack Nisbet / The Dreamer and the Doctor / Sasquatch In The Dreamer and the Doctor (Sasquatch Books/PRH), Spokane writer Jack Nisbet brings to life Carrie and John Leiberg, two historical figures who left lasting impressions on the face of the Northwest. John Leiberg went from Idaho prospector to self-taught plant collector roaming the Northwest; Carrie, a pioneer physician, was intimately involved in social and public health issues of the day. Nisbet is the author of several books that explore the human and natural history of the Northwest, including Visible Bones, Sources of the River, and The Collector, which won a PNBA Award. Darrin Nordahl / Eating the Pacific Northwest / Chicago Review From water, forest, field and orchard, food writer Darrin Nordahl gathers together the flavors and ingredients unique to our region in Eating the Northwest (Chicago Review/IPG). This beautifully illustrated book celebrates our indigenous foods with recipes for each ingredient, tips on where to find food-centered festivals, and looks at some of the larger agricultural, political and ecological issues behind the regional food scene. Nordahl lives in Sacramento; his writings on American and regional food have appeared in the Boston Globe, Huffington Post, and on NPR. Julien Perry / Seattle Cooks / Figure 1 Home cooks can replicate some of the best restaurant food in Seattle with Julien Perry’s new book Seattle Cooks (Figure 1 Publishing/IPS). Eighty signature dishes from 40 of Seattle’s top chefs and bartenders range from starters and salads to cocktails and desserts, accompanied by mouth-watering photographs and easy-to-follow directions. Food and lifestyle writer Julien Perry has worked as a food editor for Seattle Weekly and Seattle Magazine, and is a graduate of the Seattle Art Institute’s baking and pastry program.

Trent Reedy / Gamer Army / Scholastic Ender’s Game meets Ready Player One in Spokane writer Trent Reedy’s Gamer Army (Scholastic). When five video gamers are invited by the creator of Laser Viper to an exclusive tournament, they are ready for the ultimate gaming experience. But the game begins to feel just a little too real, and they realize that only by working together can they stop the terrifying objective built into the game. Trent Reedy has written several novels for older teens, including Words in the Dust, winner of the Christopher Medal.

Elizabeth Rusch / Avalanche Dog Heroes / Sasquatch A lively narrative and sparkling photos make Portland author Elizabeth Rusch’s Avalanche Dog Heroes (Sasquatch/PRH) a compelling nonfiction read for grade schoolers. Readers follow Piper, an adorable border collie, from her beginnings as a timid shelter dog through her year of training, along with her other canine classmates at Crystal Mountain, to become an avalanche rescue hero. Elizabeth Rusch is the author of numerous award-winning books for children on a wide range of nonfiction subjects.

Paul Schmid / Little Bear Dreams / Phaidon With simple colors and gentle lines, Paul Schmid’s new picturebook, Little Bear Dreams (Phaidon), is the perfect ready-to-snuggle bedtime book for the very young. Curled up with her mama, a little polar bear cub dreams of a whole range of polar opposites: bright snowflakes and dark, starry nights, hot chocolate and cold pizza, big love and small friends. Paul Schmid is the author and illustrator of nine critically acclaimed picture books, including A Pet for Petunia. He lives in Seattle.

tammy lynne stoner / Sugar Land / Red Hen Press tammy lynne stoner’s debut novel Sugar Land (Red Hen Press/IPS) is a big-hearted southern story following the long, wondrous life of a mostly closeted Texas lesbian, from teenage years in the kitchen at the men’s prison to old age in a trailer off RR 23, through Prohibition up to the Civil Rights era. Like a cross between Fannie Flagg and Rita Mae Brown, Sugar Land deals with big questions of love, acceptance and identity with a lyrical, at times humorous, voice. tammy lynne stoner lives in Portland. 26 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

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Trudi Trueit / Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret / Under the Stars (National Geographic) The Nebula Secret (Under the Stars/PRH) is the first book in Trudi Trueit’s new Explorer Academy series from National Geographic, a fact-based adventure novel with a talented cast of kids chosen to train with the world’s leading scientists at an elite school for explorers. According to Kirkus, “(t)his series opener … is a fully packed high-tech adventure that offers both cool, educational facts about the planet and a diverse cast of fun characters.” Trudi Trueit, who lives in Everett, Washington, has written more than 100 books for young readers.

Karma Wilson / Bear Can’t Sleep / McElderry

Karma Wilson’s perennially endearing Bear and his friends return in Bear Can’t Sleep (M. McElderry/Simon & Schuster), a new companion picture book to the award-winning Bear Snores On. It’s winter, and Bear should be fast asleep. But when his friends come to check on him, they find him wide awake. With hot tea and soothing lullabies, they try to help Bear fall asleep, or he just might miss hibernation time completely. Montana writer Karma Wilson has published numerous books for children, including more than ten previous Bear books.

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Sunday Overview 8:00 am – 9:30 am

Sunday Book & Author Breakfast (tickets required - see page 30)

Venice Rooms

9:00 am – 2:00 pm

PNBA Registration Desk open in the Rotunda of the Exhibit Hall

9:30 am – 2:00 pm

EXHIBITS OPEN / EXHIBITOR EXCLAMATION RAFFLE

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 31–32) 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.

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SHOW CONCLUDES

SUNDAY EXHIBITOR EXCLAMATION RAFFLE PRIZES Booksellers are invited to take part in raffles at these 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. -----------Abrams ( Table 54) will offer an OBVIOUS STATE STARTER KIT: Two Totebags, Two Mugs, Two Prints, Two Postcard Sets & Two Bookmark Sets. ---------Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (Table 40) will offer a bag of BC books and treats. ---------Blue Cactus Press (Table 77) will offer two sets of signed copies of their upcoming short story collection, There Is No Other Way to Worship Them by Samuel Snoek-Brown and their first book, a poetry collection called Still Clutching Maps by Christina Butcher. ---------Cypress House (Booth 2) will give away a 6-pack of Lost Coast Brewery beer. ----------Dekel Press (Booth 27) will give away 1 signed copy of each of their five newly published books by Chaim Bezalel & Yonnah Ben Levy: American Scrolls, Touching of Place, Public Works, Objects of Veneration, and The Twelve Tribes. ---------28 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association

Holiday House (Booth 32) will offer 5 Autographed Limited Edition Art Prints for Music for Mister Moon Written by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead. Ingram Content Group (Booth 5) will offer: a full set of Build it! LEGO model books for young makers AND a set of great reads by Sam Keith: One Man’s Wilderness and First Wilderness. ---------Ingram Publisher Services (Booth 6) will be offering: 1 Applewood Editions display, which includes 6 copies each of: • Constitution of the United States • George Washington’s Rules of Civility • Universal Declaration of Human Rights • Quotations of Martin Luther King Jr. • Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience • Wind Storm in the Forest by John Muir 1 Rough Guides spinner rack with 16 Rough Guides included. 1 Poisoned Pen British Crime Library Classics display with 12 books included. 1 Short Stack Editions display with 10 books included. ---------Lone Pine Publishing (Table 76) will offer a beautiful birdhouse, copies of Birds of WA and OR, and a large bag of bird seed. And that’s not all… Because Pat Sorensen loves squirrels so much we will also offer a copy of Squirrels of North America and a bag of squirrel food!!! ---------MIT Press (Table 29) will offer an Essential Knowledge starter pack of 4 titles in an MIT tote bag. ---------Oni Press (Table 66) will offer 1 copy of The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill (MSRP 17.99) AND 1 copy of The Tea Dragon Society Card Game, based on the book by Katie O’Neill (MSRP 20.00). ---------Pomegranate Communications (Table 57) will offer a full display of Pomegranate board books. ---------Princeton University Press (Table 29) will offer a Nature Books Group – The Bee, The Chicken, & Butterfly Gardening in a Princeton tote bag. ---------Ronsdale Press (Tables 34-35) will offer a bottle of wine, some chocolate and a selection of Ronsdale books. ---------Shorefast Editions (Tables 23-26) will offer a handbuilt wooden crate which includes one copy of each of their titles (The Way Winter Comes, The Flying North, Still Points North & the 4-book set of John Straley’s poetry titles), plus some smoked salmon from Juneau and a glass Japanese fishing float. ---------Soho Press (Table 8) will offer a set of John Straley’s Cecil Younger book series, all signed by the author (who will be present at PNBA). ---------Sugar B Sales (Booths 28-29) will offer: • Barefoot Books - Bears 20th Anniversary complete Library of Bear Books and plush set - $100 (retail value). • Douglas - XL Rainbow Unicorn $50 (retail value). • eeBoo - 1000pc Bountiful Garden Puzzle $20 (retail value). ---------Taku Graphics (Tables 23-26) will offer a handbuilt wooden crate which celebrates Ketchikan author & artist Ray Troll. It includes a fossil map of the Pacific Northwest state of your choosing, a 2019 calendar, a magnet, some cards, a hat, a CD from Ray Troll & The Ratfish Wranglers, and a package of Raven’s Brew Double Dead coffee. ---------University of Calgary Press (Table 27) will offer a book bag and t-shirt. ---------WSU Press (Table 22) will offer a basket with autographed books and Cougar Gold cheese. ---------Yale University Press (Table 29) will offer copies of Miyazaki World, Little History of Archaeology, & Pasta for Nightingales in a Yale tote bag. Fall 2018 Tradeshow - Tacoma, WA 29

Sunday Book & Author Breakfast 8:00 – 9:30am Sunday, September 30 Hotel Murano – Venice Rooms The authors will pre-sign copies of their new books, which will be distributed to the breakfast attendees after the event is concluded. (Tickets required.)

Laurie Halse Anderson / Shout / Penguin Young Readers New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson has won numerous honors and gained countless loyal fans for her young adult novels, including Speak, Wintergirls, Fever, 1793 and Chains. Now comes Shout (Penguin Young Readers/PRH), Halse Anderson’s timely and poetic memoir sure to appeal to young adult and adult readers alike. Written in free verse, Shout combines deeply personal stories Anderson has never written about before with calls to action for the #metoo age. Anderson’s previous books have sold over 8 million copies combined, tackling difficult issues from slavery to eating disorders. She is the winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for historical fiction, a two-time finalist for the National Book Award, and has been recognized by the ALA with the Margaret A. Edwards Award “for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.”

Leif Enger / Virgil Wander / Grove Atlantic Virgil Wander (Grove Atlantic/PGW), the first new novel from beloved author Leif Enger in ten years, is sure to be an Indie favorite this fall. The eponymous Virgil runs an old-fashioned movie house in a small Midwestern town, a quiet backwater in need of some hope and revival. When Virgil’s car flies off the road and into the icy waters of Lake Superior, he survives, but with language and memory no longer intact. Relying on the help of a colorful cast of local characters, Virgil must reconstruct the pieces of his own past even as he relearns the history and lore of his struggling community. Before the success of his first book, Enger worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio. His debut novel, Peace Like a River, won the Independent Publisher Book Award and remains a handsell favorite at many Indie bookstores.

Ross Gay / The Book of Delights: Essays / Algonquin Award-winning poet Ross Gay makes his nonfiction debut with The Book of Delights (Algonquin/Workman), a spirited collection of essays chronicling the small joys and often overlooked delights encountered over the course of one year, from birthday to birthday. Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage, says “Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights reminds us of the wisdom of old songs: What a difference a day makes. This is a glimpse into a year of an artist’s life, dazzling with wit, wisdom and heart.” Gay is the author of three previous books of poetry, including Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and finalist for the National Book Award. He is a founding board member of a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice project, and is a Guggenheim Fellow.

Marlon James / Black Leopard, Red Wolf / Riverhead Myth, fantasy and history come together in Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Riverhead/PRH), the first volume in Marlon James’ epic new Dark Star trilogy. The tale follows a mercenary named Tracker, hired to find a boy who has been missing for three years. Used to working alone, Tracker finds himself in the middle of an eclectic group also on the trail of the boy, traveling through a hostile environment ripe with danger. Neil Gaiman describes Black Leopard, Red Wolf as “… a fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made.” Marlon James is the author of several previous novels, including A Brief History of Seven Killings, winner of the Man Booker and American Book Awards. Originally from Jamaica, James now lives in Minnesota, where he teaches literature at Macalester College.

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

Sunday, September 30

Hotel Murano – Exhibit Hall

Seven authors, seven minutes. All books featured at 7 Coming-Up are worth remembering and anticipating while waiting for their publication in early 2019. Each author will speak for seven minutes while attendees eat lunch. Authors will sign ARCs following presentations. Event sponsorship courtesy of the Show’s largest group exhibitor, our friends at The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia.

Lillian Clark / Immoral Code / Knopf Young Reader Former bookseller-turned-author Lillian Clark asks the question “is doing the wrong thing for the right reasons still right?” in her debut novel for teens titled Immoral Code (Knopf Young Readers/PRH). Five friends, each one smart and talented, are all headed for bright futures, post high school. Nothing can get in their way, except for one estranged billionaire dad, whose wealth puts a halt to physics genius Bellamy’s plans for MIT. All they need to do is steal just enough from deadbeat dad to make Bellamy’s dreams come true – really, what could go wrong? Lillian Clark makes her home in Idaho’s Teton Valley. Immoral Code will be published in February 2019.

Faith Erin Hicks / Comics Will Break Your Heart / Roaring Brook Graphic artist Faith Erin Hicks tells a modern-day Romeo-and-Juliet story in her debut novel Comics Will Break Your Heart (Roaring Brook/MPS). Miriam’s family should be rich, except that her famous grandfather long ago sold off his rights to the smash-hit comics series The TomorrowMen to his co-creator for practically nothing. Things are hard enough, but when a cute new boy shows up in town, Miriam’s growing attraction hits a snag. Turns out, he’s the one who will inherit all that comic wealth, instead of Miriam. Faith Erin Hicks previous graphic novels include Friends With Boys, The Nameless City trilogy, and the award-winning Adventures of Superhero Girl. She lives in Vancouver, B.C. Comics Will Break Your Heart will be published in February 2019.

Dahr Jamail / The End of Ice / The New Press In The End of Ice (New Press/Two Rivers) journalist Dahr Jamail posts first-hand dispatches from the climate change front, visiting “hot spots” around the world on a quest to discover how we will cope with our changing planet. Jamail, winner of the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, covered the wars of the Middle East for a decade, but the crisis he confronts in The End of Ice is even more dangerous, more frightening and more immediate. From the slopes of Denali to the Amazon rainforest to the Great Barrier Reef, he examines the consequences of the loss of ice to both the natural and human worlds. Washington resident Dahr Jamail is a staff reporter for Truthout and the author of Beyond the Green Zone. The End of Ice will be published in January 2019.

Meredith May / The Honey Bus: A Memoir of a Girl Saved by Bees / Park Row Books Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm, when she was just five years old. Her parents’ recent divorce had left her in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper living on the coast of Big Sur. In The Honey Bus (Park Row/HarperCollins), May recounts her life and the lessons learned about finding family, peace and salvation in the secret life of bees. Meredith May spent sixteen years at the San Francisco Chronicle, where her narrative reporting won the PEN USA Literary Award for Journalism and was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize. She is a fifth-generation beekeeper and lives in San Francisco, where she keeps several hives in a community garden. The Honey Bus will be published in April 2019.

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Sophia Shalmiyev / Mother Winter / Simon & Schuster On the first page of her memoir Mother Winter (Simon & Schuster), writer and feminist Sophia Shalmiyev tells us that Russian sentences begin backwards; to understand the end of her story, you must work your way back to the beginning. From her childhood in 1980s Leningrad to her father’s decision to abandon her mother and take Sophia to a new life in the West, Shalmiyev’s personal story takes her from the Soviet Union to Italy, New York, the Pacific Northwest and ultimately, back to Russia. Mother Winter tells of the physical, emotional and metaphorical journey that shaped Shalmiyev as an artist, a mother, and a feminist. Sophia Shalmiyev lives in Portland. Mother Winter will be published in February 2019.

Wendy Willis / These Are Strange Times, My Dear: Field Notes from the Republic / Counterpoint Poet, essayist and activist Wendy Willis covers a wide range of topics in her collection of pointed and timely essays titled These Are Strange Times, My Dear: Field Notes from the Republic (Counterpoint/ PGW). From her personal resistance to political podcasts to the public outrage at the opioid crisis, Willis brings to each essay a poet’s gift of finding the sacred in the mundane; as a lawyer and activist, she also knows the value of standing up for what is right. In addition to publishing two books of poetry, Wendy Willis’ poems and essays have appeared in various journals, including Poetry Northwest and ZYZZYVA. She lives in Portland with her husband and fellow poet David Biespiel. These Are Strange Times will be published in February 2019.

Reema Zaman / I Am Yours / Amberjack Publishing Reema Zaman’s courageous memoir, I Am Yours (Amberjack Publishing) is told through gorgeous prose as beautiful as it is biting, poetic and political, healing as well as haunting. It is the story of Zaman’s fight to protect and free her voice from those who have sought to silence her, and a call to others to find their voices, too. Born in Bangladesh and raised in Thailand, Reema Zaman currently lives in Portland. She was selected as the 2018 Oregon Literary Arts’ Writer of Color Fellow and serves as ambassador and mentor with the Pacific Northwest chapter of Girls, Inc. I Am Yours will be published in January 2019.

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 couldn’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, Show Program & Sign Designer Kristine Kaufman, Show Program Writer Karen West, Registration Colin Rea, Rural Library Program Coordinator Julie Bollermann, Melissa Chadwick, Merrill Chertok, Adie Cheyne, Cristy Cheyne, Langhan Dee, Alice Gerfen, Patti Haack, Wendy Hessel, Aspen James, Kelly Jones, Charles Juenemann, Jules Kelley, Lana Luke, Jane Mathewson, Diane Melvin, Alicia Robinson, Morgan Robinson, Kira Wilson, Claudia Wohlfeil 32 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association