Barnes & Noble in Columbia Center Mall, Kennewick

Barnes & Noble may be a “big box” bookstore, but for local Wordherders, the service and support they provide makes it seems like a small town bookshop. B&N has hosted Wordherder book signings, release parties, marketing seminars, and they sell Wordherder books! Of course we love them! Check them out! Address: 1321 N. Columbia Center Boulevard, Kennewick, Washington 99336 Phone: (509) 736-3116

Adventures Underground

Adventures Underground is one of our favorite local bookstores. Not only do they sell Wordherder books and sponsor readings and book signings, they’ve hosted book sales at our local writers’ conference, Rivers of Ink. In addition to books, this small-town, independent store is filled with games, comics, models and hobby supplies, vinyl records, Japanese treats, and toys. Insider Tip: it is a great place to shop for nieces and nephews at Christmas! Check them… Read More

Community Godfather

Author C. Mark Smith has written Community Godfather: How Sam Volpentest shaped the history of Hanford and the Tri-Cities. From Amazon… He was known as Mr. Tri-Cities, Mr. Sam, the Man from Hanford, the Godfather of the Tri-Cities, and, occasionally, by far less flattering terms. For more than 60 years, just about everyone at Hanford and in the Tri-Cities knew who Sam Volpentest was, even if they didn’t fully understand the ways in which… Read More