In 2013, Queen Anne Book Company teamed up with author Sherman Alexie for the inaurgural Indies First, an event that celebrates independent bookstores that is now in its 3rd year.
This Saturday, stop by Queen Anne Book Company between 10am and 4pm to support our local bookstore and meet the local authors that will be guest booksellers for the day.
Saturday is also Small Business Saturday, so two reasons to shop locally at Queen Anne Book Company and other local Queen Anne shops. Local Seattle and Pacific Northwest authors will at Queen Anne Book Company to not only help sell books, but also to celebrate independent bookstores and recommend your next read.
Here are the authors slated to be at QABC:
– 10am: Sanae Ishida, author of the children’s book Little Kunoichi
– 11am: Allison Stieger, Queen Anne resident, author, and first person to reverse showroom Amazon Books
– 12pm: Sarah Adler, author of the health and lifestyle cookbook Simply Real Health
– 1pm: Lala Rukh, author of the cookbook Ooh Lala, a Pakistani-American cookbook
– 1pm: Children’s authors/illustrators Elizabeth Rose Stanton, author of Henny, and Toni Yuly, author of Night Owl
– 2pm: Sherman Alexie, author of many prize-winning books
– 3pm: Erin Malone, Queen Anne resident and author of Hover, a poetry collection
– 3pm: Jessixa Bagley, author/illustrator of children’s book Boats for Papa
Remember to shop small and locally all year round, and stop by Queen Anne Book Company at 1811 Queen Anne Ave N on Saturday to celebrate independent bookstores. Happy reading!