Strength from community, a portrait of Portland, with Forest Avenue Press publisher Laura Stanfill

The city of Portland, Oregon, is one of the centers of Pacific Northwest publishing. Laura Stanfill of Forest Avenue Press discusses her own journey and describes how the special bond among Portland publishers, readers, and booksellers leads to the small victories that can get us through these tough times.Topics Coveredthe story of Forest Avenue PressNAB (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association)engaging with local booksellers for advice, events, advance orders and buzzfocusing on regional authorsthe role of Powell’s bookstore as a sales powerhouse and community gathering spacethe Espresso Book Machine (no longer but a great tool for local events and galleys!)the challenge of launching books when no bookstores are open or ordering booksgetting by with online orders and curbside deliveryare books an “essential” business?publishers connecting with readers the story of The Royal Abduls and its online launch (the virus hit just when the book was headed for an important pre-release launch!)will NY publishers win all the eyeballs with their big money and big noisemakers?now is the time for publishers, booksellers, and readers to all rally together!refocus on truly good, truly essential titles that can cut through the noise and garner attentionsavor even the small victories: they’re why we do what we do!LinksForest Avenue Presshttp://www.forestavenuepress.com/NW Book Lovers Reviews campaign for The Royal Abduls by Ramiza Shamounhttps://nwbooklovers.org/2020/03/10/face-out-extravaganza-the-royal-abduls-by-ramiza-shamoun-koya/Radio interview with Forest Avenue author Julia Stoops on KBOOhttps://shar.es/aHtwuGPacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)http://www.pnba.org/ParticipantsLaura Stanfill is the publisher of Forest Avenue Press, which she founded in 2012. She earned a certificate from the Yale Publishing Course in 2018 thanks to an IBPA scholarship. She believes in indie bookstores and wishes on them like stars.Peter Goodman (host) is publisher of Stone Bridge Press (www.stonebridge.com) in Berkeley, California. He began his publishing career in Tokyo, Japan, in 1976. A longtime member of IBPA, he has served on the IBPA board and as IBPA board chair.For more information, go to IBPA at https://www.ibpa-online.org/.