Upcoming events
- Off-site: Farmers Market(7 days)
- Monthly Book Club: The Bolter(11 days)
- Monthly Book Club: The Bolter(13 days)
- Off-site: Farmers Market with Bunny Henderson(14 days)
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Staff Books Reviews
New reviews, new reviews, new reviews, and the old ones too. We've collected up the staff book reviews that run in our monthly flyer - newest first. We've also organized them by staff member in case there's a particular person whose picks you love. Enjoy.
Click here to see our Top Ten lists from the past years.
For Younger Readers
Welcome to our section devoted to books for ages 1 to, well, whenever you outgrow reading kids books (100?) where we'll post the reviews from our bi-monthly Kid's Flyer, our Summer Reads lists, and our Top Picks of the Year.
Looking for books for Teens? We keep those with our adult reviews and top picks.
Our Store Book Clubs
Up next for the in-store book clubs: The Bolter by Frances Osborne and The City & the City by China Mieville.All are welcome to join. The book clubs are both "Drop-in, No-Guilt." That means you don't need to sign up (or even buy the book here, although that would be nice). See you soon.
Queen Anne Books Selections
Queen Anne Books Monthly Selection brings specially-selected books to members on a regular schedule throughout the year. The price includes the books at a 15% discount and shipping. You have your choice of three different plans. Click on the images below to learn about each one.
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Softcover Selection |
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Great Summer Reads
It doesn't matter if the Seattle weather never realizes it's Summer, we still need our season for books that are light, fun, engrossing, beachy, can't-put-it-down, heart-warming, fascinating...
Need more options? Browse some other recommendation-rich sections like Top Picks of the Year or New Staff Book Reviews.
Map of the (oft) Pedestrian Stairs of Queen Anne
Thomas Horton's beautiful map of the stairs of Queen Anne Hill is available in both a folded, pocket-size version and a large poster. The folded map is printed on coated paper to make it water-resistant. The poster is 18 x 24 inches and is suitable for framing.
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1811 Queen Anne Ave North
Seattle, WA 98109
Tel: 206-283-5624
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Weekends 10 - 5:30.
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The Lotus Eatersby Tatjana Soli
An amazing debut novel that is so captivating from the first chapter you feel compelled to keep reading. The scene that many of us witnessed in 1975 in Saigon as the last helicopter is lifting off from the roof of the American Embassy is the beginning of the story. The author describes this scene so realistically you can feel the panic and experience the chaos of those trying to get out of Saigon as the city falls to the North Vietnamese... read the rest of Cindy's review.
Blind Descent
by James M. Tabor
Last year I surprised myself by reading a book about ultramarathoning (Born to Run by
Christopher MacDougall) and now I find I am equally surprised to have
read a book which gives me shivers to even think about, Blind Descent by James M. Tabor.
Apparently, for the last couple of decades there has been a race to discover the deepest place on our planet.... read the rest of Patti's review.
