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NYT Bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and The Many Daughters of Afong Moy.

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THE HOTCOBAS BAND in Seattle @avastrecording

▪️HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET, THE MUSICAL based on New York Times Bestseller @jamieford
▪️Book & Direction @lainiesaka
▪️Music & Lyrics @paulfujimotonyc
▪️Dance Arrangements Sam Davis

▪️Music Supervisor/MD @brianwaltersmusic
▪️Music Contractor/Piano @kennetharamaki
▪️Bass @jarrett.mason.39
▪️Drums Merwin Kari
▪️Saxophone @kellqwhite
▪️Trumpet: Paul Fujimoto
▪️Violin: @jonarlz

▪️Singers: @keitakawahara_ @isanorikosanchez Nathaniel Tenenbaum @aramaki.rei @moj_crawford Jana Kumasaka

▪️Photography @cocotakemyfoto

▪️ Deeply grateful to the extraordinary artists that fill our rooms with talent, love, and generosity. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!✨

▪️Please follow and support Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, The Musical on our epic 10 year journey a full musical!

Producer: Lainie Sakakura, SAKACHEZ® @sakachezofficial

#musical #seattle #broadway #theater #representationmatters

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You send your debut to a writer you’ve admired for years and hope for the best. Here’s what @jamiefordofficial sent back about The Farther Shore.

A naturalist vanishes into a South African forest in 1905. Thirty years later the son he abandoned finds his father’s research twisted to justify race science, and has to journey home to stop it.

Out October 20. Link’s in bio. #debutnovel #thefarthershore #literaryfiction #historicalfictionbooks #bookstagram

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We begin our 2026 Elk River Writer’s workshop next week! Will you be joining us? Daily readings and our end of the workshop Gathering are open to the public! The Gathering will feature cocktails, good times, and one of a kind auction items. Tickets are still available! It’s time join us down at Elk River!

#writer #writersworkshop #montana #naturewriting #poetry

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🎉📚 4 Under 400 Challenge 📚🎉

Here are 4 books under 400 pages, which I gave 5 stars to:

🍁 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (290 pgs)
🍁 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (320 pgs)
🍁 Know My Name by Chanel Miller (357 pgs)
🍁 Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (344 pgs)

Have you read any of these? Did you enjoy them?

#bookstagram #4under400 #bookrecs #bookchallenges #booklife

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📚📚📚October 4 📚📚📚

There are some great ebooks deals over at Bookshop.org US . Whether you buy an ebook or physical book, a book on sale or regular price, with every purchase you can designate a bookstore of your choice to get a percentage. Some of these will only be at this price for the day and some will be on sale all month long. Get them while they're 🔥!

All these books have been recommended by us, by a guest, or was selected as a 5⭐️ read by a fellow book lover on the podcast over the last 6 years. It may be part of a series we love, a book written by a guest, or maybe a book we are talking about in an upcoming episode.

📚 EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER by Linda Holmes @lindaholmes97

📚 ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY by David Sedaris

📚 ELEANOR AND PARK by Rainbow Rowell

📚 WHEN THE RECKONING COMES by LaTanya McQueen @latanya.mcqueen

📚 THE BOOK WITCH by Meg Shaffer @meg_shaffer

📚 THE BOYS IN THE BOAT by Daniel James Brown

📚 THE UNMOTHERS by Leslie J. Anderson @lesliejandersonwriter

📚 IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY by Bill Bryson

📚 DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP by Paul Tremblay @paulgtremblay

📚HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford @jamieford

📚HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi

📚 THE DOORMAN by Chris Pavone @chris.pavone

#bookstagram #bookdeals booklover bookloversofinstagram perksofbeingabooklover perksofbeingabookloverpod Bookshop.org

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Reading setup Sunday.

This is what most of today has looked like; between being awake from 10 to 2 last night and a lovely antihistamine dose, I've just been hanging out (and admittedly scrolling), just trying to keep my eyes open long enough for actual bedtime to arrive!

What and where did you read today?

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✨ Backlist Favorites Part 3✨

These are all backlist favorites that I rated 5⭐'s and continue to think about.

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

The Nightingale by @kristinhannahauthor

The Martian by @andyweirofficial

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by @jamieford

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Water for Elephants by @elephantsforwater

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

Home going by @yaa_gyasi

❓QOTD: Have you read any of these? Are they on your tbr? What is 5⭐ backlist book that you would recommend?

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I love fall shopping in Seattle. The leaves are just starting to change color, the summer crowds have cooled down and there is always a cool cafe nearby to grab a matcha or latte. And also have you heard of @Seattlerestored ? It’s a program in Seattle that fills empty spaces in our city with temporary pop-ups like collective shops, food and art spaces to help revitalize neighborhoods and our economy.
The 5 shops in my reel are all part of Seattle Restored and I didn’t know much about them before I was invited by my friend Sydney from @gossip_glamour to go check them out. I thought I would spend an hour or two total driving and popping into each one but I ended up spending a whole day toodling around the city on the loveliest adventure getting lost in nearby stores and museums too.

Beside @noirluxe I found at @jinjinmatcha an adorable and truly almost hidden city gem and @ichigoalley a new @seattlerestored business that just opened as well!

@ohanhoi and @titabunco are walkable to each other and by @panamahotelseattle (have you read @jamieford ‘s book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet?) also I tried @ohanhoi cookies this summer because of @intentionalist_ and I spotted @chroma.rex (and maybe even Irene) while I was at @ohanhoi chatting with Sydney too

@throwbacksnwcollective is near @klondike_nps_seattle in Seattle’s @pioneersquare and @occidentalfinearts a gorgeous free museum I had no idea existed in the area either

@scarabajo_botanical Atenas is so joyfully sparkly in real life and has the most gorgeous natural textile dying shop tucked away on 3rd (I follow her Instagram and I so want to take a class! They’re currently all booked up! Be careful not to drive on 3rd it’s reserved for buses and emergency vehicles)

And there are more @seattlerestored businesses around our city too. Make sure you check opening/closing times before you visit. But did you know we had this in Seattle?

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When I started touring two years ago to bring the stories of trans youth to as many communities as possible, it was out of a recognition that those of us with privilege have a duty to use our platform to speak for those with less power than us, especially vulnerable, marginalized children. For me, that will always include Palestinian children. I want a world where trans kids don’t live in fear because I want a world where no child has to live in fear.

My solidarity and love to the children of Gaza, and to young people everywhere forced to struggle for their literal survival in this cruel world.

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A few moments from the 1st Storyteller Summit, hosted by @southkitsapsd at Marcus Whitman Middle School! ✨

So grateful to connect with educators, students, School District Board Members, and fellow authors—and to share the Pineapple Friends books + the stories behind them. 🍍📚

Thank you @skmatthaver and team for including us in the SK Storyteller Summit! 💛

#goanddo ✨

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So I was able to go to an author event for @luke_larkin!

The Unheld is a story that I have been wanting to read, and then this event popped up and I knew I had to go! I also met @jamieford as well! The discussion was great, and I am grateful I talked myself into going!

Thank you @cassiopeiabooks_mt for putting it together, it was a great time! 😊

#bookstagram #authorevent #horrorreads #bookishcontent #theunheld

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🌿 CRAFT WORKSHOPS

Writing the Wild holds monthly writing workshop for our cohort with our guides and guest teachers. The open-hearted, talented humans who will be joining us this year are:

CMarie Fuhrman @cmariefuhrman
Felicia Zamora @feliciazamorapoet
Jamie Ford @jamieford
Kerri ní Dochartaigh @kerrinidochartaigh

Read the full bios for our Craft Workshop teachers at writingthewild.org/whoweare

@writing.the.wild is an 8-month interactive writing journey guided by Krissy Kludt @krissykludt and J. Drew Lanham @wildandincolor. Blending virtual gatherings and tactile-sensory learning packages sent by mail, the program offers writers a multidimensional experience to deepen creative intimacy with their human and more-than-human communities in response to the urgencies of our time. Applications close September 20.

#naturewriting #naturewritingworkshop #writingworkshop #writingthewild

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