The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Tradeshow is underway at the Holiday Inn on the River in Portland, Ore. Booksellers from around the region are gathered for three days of networking, education sessions, author appearances, publisher and vendor exhibits, and lots of bookish love.
Booksellers eagerly awaiting the opening of the show floor.
At the Fall Tradeshow, PNBA revealed the 12-title shortlist for the 2026 Pacific Northwest Book Awards. (See the list here.) With a display of the chosen titles are members of the PNBA Awards Committee (from left): Chasina Klein, Elliott Bay Book Co., Seattle, Wash.; Christopher Densmore, Fact & Fiction, Missoula, Mont.; Julie Graham, Yakima Valley Libraries, Wash.; Beckey Locken, A Good Book, Sumner, Wash.; and Bonnie Ingersoll, Spoke & Word Books, Milwaukie, Ore.
From Grass Roots Books, Corvallis, Ore.: Rosiee Thor, A.B. Daniels-Annachi, and Ciara Banker.
Lunch break = more time for reading! From Black Bird Tea & Tales, Madras, Ore., booksellers Nova Papasodora, Holli Papasodora, and Cedar Crane checked out some new titles.