“Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle” to be honored by the PNBA this weekend – way to go, Thor!

Just got the word from Nancy Larsen at Griffin Bay Bookstore – this is a great honor for a great book:

Thor Hanson to Celebrate PNBA Award at Griffin Bay Bookstore

Thor Hanson

Please join Griffin Bay Bookstore for the presentation of a 2012 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) Award to San Juan Island author Thor Hanson on Saturday, February 25^th at 3:00 pm.  Hanson’s book Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle was chosen by a panel of independent booksellers from over 290 titles published by Northwest authors in 2011.  It has been a regional bestseller and also received this year’s AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books.

Thor has chosen his hometown bookstore, Griffin Bay Bookstore, to make the presentation on Saturday afternoon, followed by a reception and book signing.  Thor worked on Feathers while enjoying the atmosphere in the bookstore’s café.

Since 1965, PNBA members, including Griffin Bay Bookstore, have annually recognized excellence in writing from the Pacific Northwest.  Past winners have included such luminary figures in Northwest literature as Ivan Doig, Ursula LeGuin, David James Duncan, David Guterson, Jon Krakauer, Chuck Palahniuk, and Sherman Alexie.

The PNBA is affiliated with the national American Booksellers Association, a non-profit group dedicated to promoting independent bookstores.  The PNBA region includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. More information about current and past winners of PNBA Awards can be found on PNBA’s website (www.pnba.org).

I found Thor's book in a bookstore in Point Reyes Station, California last summer, and I found an actual ornithologist to hold it for you & me so I could take a picture of it....

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