U.S. Book Show 2023: Edmonds Bookshop

At Edmonds Bookshop in the historic town center of Edmonds, Wash., Michelle Bear refers to herself not as the owner but as 'the most recent and hon...

May 15, 2023
7:54 AM

At Edmonds Bookshop in the historic town center of Edmonds, Wash., Michelle Bear refers to herself not as the owner but as 'the most recent and honored caretaker.' The cozy 1,200 sq. ft. shop has been a community fixture for 51 years, with four previous sets of owners presiding: original owners Kathy and John Chapman, followed by Betty and Jim Morrow, Susan and Barry Hildebrandt, and Mary Kay Sneeringer and David Brewster, who handed the baton to Bear in January 2021. The inviting shop carries something for everyone, with an assortment of literary fiction and nonfiction, colorful faceouts on centrally located children's shelves, and nature books for outdoor-loving Pacific Northwesterners.

Nathalie Op De Beeck