WOW! How time flies! Yes  I did read many great books  and  I traveled a bit but obviously  NO blog posts. I've reached out to local authors to help us with a few blog posts this Holiday Season.
 First up is local author Megan Chance, who writes young adult novels but mainly historical fiction. We are having a book launch for her January 3rd for her new novel Drop of Ink.   

 Plan to join us at 6:30pm in our Poulsbo store , 18881  Front St.  Poulsbo.  Here are Megan's favorites for the year... Enjoy and Happy Reading. As always we appreciate you shopping small with us, your Indie Bookstore
 Number one on my list for this year is A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. The book begins during the Bolshevik Revolution, when Count Alexander Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in the hotel Metropol, and tells the story of his life there for the next forty years. In a hotel. Unable to step foot outside. If this sounds boring, let me assure you that, in Towle’s more than capable hands, it is not. I loved this book—it’s a beautifully written, romantic meditation #bookson the resilience of the human spirit, set against a backdrop of Russian history.

Next up—Queen of the Night, by Alexander Chee, which has just come out in paperback. Chee’s story about an opera singer is as melodramatic and full of adventure as opera itself. It’s a fun and exciting tale, and Chee’s exuberance is catching. 

My favorite YA read this year is the conclusion of The Winner’s Trilogy, The Winner’s Kiss, by Marie Rutkoski. I have loved every book in this sometimes dark and always compelling trilogy. Even though it’s a fantasy, Rutkoski’s depiction of the emotional and moral costs of war feels true and heartbreaking, and combined as it is with romance and intrigue, it is irresistible.
The first book in Marie's trilogy is Winner's Curse,  the second book is Winner's Crime.