PNBA Awards Announced

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association has announced its 2008 honors, to be bestowed down in Portland in late March. (PNBA basically includes Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, plus sometimes Alaska and Montana.) And the envelope, please:

Guernica by Dave Boling A novel about the Spanish Civil War, by a journalist from The Tacoma News Tribune. (Good time to be transitioning out of that field.)

Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge 1867-1957 by John Laursen and Terry Toedtemeier A photo-history book about the mighty (dammed) river.

American Buffalo by Steven Rinella A part-time Alaska resident, he drew local attention previously with his food book The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine (our review). He'll be in Seattle on March 26 to promote American Buffalo at a Words & Wine event.

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein We've written all about the Seattle writer, whose latest novel got the full Starbucks endorsement push and earned a slot on The New York Times bestseller list.

Selected Poems 1970-2005 by Floyd Skloot The Portland poet often comes up to Seattle for readings.

Alexandra Day: Lifetime Achievement Award Real name Sandra Louise Woodward, the Seattle resident has illustrated many children's books including the Good Dog Carl series.