Chatwin Books Publishing

07/02/2024

Today we packed up and sent out our largest Chatwin order ever! Putting together these Plant Teaching boxes made for an action-packed and very exciting week at the studio!

06/21/2024

The one year anniversary of the release of A FIELD GUIDE TO FISHES OF THE SALISH SEA is coming up! At last year’s launch party, we chatted about the fish that occupy the Salish Sea and celebrated the publication of this comprehensive guidebook on a beautiful evening in early July. Now that this time is rolling back around, we’ve enjoyed reflecting on how much we’ve loved hearing your stories about how helpful this book has been.

If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to pick up a copy, visit chatwinbooks.com and order online.

06/17/2024

We are pleased to share that our new children’s book imprint, Barnacle Editions, is now accepting submissions for middle-grade books!

One book selected for publication will be awarded the $1,000 Mary Camezon Prize for Books That Inspire Young Readers.

Visit www.chatwinbooks.com/barnacle for more details!

Interested in working with us? Barnacle Editions, an imprint of Chatwin Books, is currently accepting submissions of original works for middle-grade readers. One book selected for publication will be awarded the $1,000 Mary Camezon Prize for Books That Inspire Young Readers. To learn more about thi...

06/14/2024

To celebrate Father’s Day we are highlighting GAELL LINDSTROM, MY FATHER by Braden Lindstrom. In this personal biography, a richly textured portrayal of the artist’s life, work, and family is unveiled through the eyes of his son, Braden Lindstrom. Celebrate the life of Gaell Lindstrom along with fathers around the world and pick up a copy at chatwinbooks.com.

05/30/2024

Calling all H.P. Lovecraft fans! Call of the Dreamlands is the first volume in our Lovecraft series. An introduction by author Matt Ruff coupled with beautiful paperback and signed hardcover editions makes for a book you do not want to miss out on! Purchase a copy at chatwinbooks.com.

05/24/2024

Introducing Perry.
The newest Chatwin team member.
Perry will be managing employee morale–all while maintaining a pawsitive attitude. Sometimes he falls asleep on the job, but we are letting that slide.

Fun FAQ’s about Perry:

His favorite book? Sherlock Bones
His favorite artist? Andy Warhowl
His favorite movie? Jurassic Bark
His go-to breakfast? Woofles

Perry is resourceful and environmentally conscious. Not only does he find a use for everything on the floor, rather than drive himself, he chooses to carpool to work with our Print Studio Manager Dean Kelly.

Perry - we are so happy to have you on our team!

05/02/2024

Did you know that every first Thursday of the month we open our print shop to the public to wander around? Well, today is the first Thursday of May and we have a lot of incredible art and prints on display. Pop by and see for yourself!
323 1st Ave S. Seattle, WA 98104

Photo features our in-house printed journals with art by Morgan Padgett. 

04/22/2024

A quiet moment behind the scenes at our studio. Printing presses, tall windows, and lovely art make for a great workspace ✨

04/09/2024

Plant Teaching Cards in progress!

These cards feature common PNW or Alaska plants with related social-emotional teaching, accompanied by personal reflection questions. With spring in full bloom, there’s no better time to learn about the wildlife that surrounds us than now! They are also waterproof.

Get your own set at www.chatwinbooks.com!

03/29/2024

IN SO MANY WORDS by Mary Lou Sanelli is now available for pre-order!

In this new collection of essays about living in the Northwest, Sanelli gives voice to the exquisite nuances of day-to-day life, as well as larger struggles we face, while always managing to leave us feeling less worried, certainly less alone, and much more hopeful.

With a release date of September 10, 2024, we could not be more excited! Pre-order at www.chatwinbooks.com.

03/15/2024

Today we’re spotlighting INDIGENOUS HOME COOKING: MENUS INSPIRED BY THE ANCESTORS. Have you been feeling uninspired in the kitchen recently? This book is the perfect remedy!

This lively cookbook brings traditional ingredients and a healthful approach into contemporary home kitchens. Originally developed by a Native chef and a Native nutritionist for Pacific Northwest tribal communities and health organizations, this is a cookbook that sparkles with life and wellbeing, and is now expanded to include Southwestern recipes as well.

Pick up a copy at Arundel Books or at our website: www.chatwinbooks.com.

03/01/2024

Happy Women’s History Month ❤️ At Chatwin we are proud to work with and publish fantastic female authors.

Have you checked out the Marguerite Young book we published last year?

“I am April laughing
Up and down a hill,
I am April wearing
Beauty like a frill.
Oh, for all your sighing,
You must only say, 
‘She was April passing, 
She could never stay.’”
- A Girl’s Song, The Collected Poems by Marguerite Young

02/23/2024

BTS 👀 We have been hard at work putting together a recent order of TEND, GATHER & GROW, an indigenous led K-12 curriculum for cultivating healing relationships with wild plants, local landscapes, and cultural traditions. We are so excited to get these binders into the hands of students!

To learn more, check out the full 2-binder set at www.chatwinbooks.com.

02/08/2024

We moved our old Vandercook SP 20 printing press to her new home in the new print shop. Ain’t she pretty?

FAQ’s

- Her name is Eleanor.
- The 20 stands for the width of the cylinder.
- SP stands for simple precision.
- And back in the day, when Cadillac was the standard for excellence, this was referred to as the Cadillac of letterpress proof presses.

01/30/2024

In January, we celebrate international creativity month! Whether you like to write poetry or prose, draw or doodle, or just scribble your thoughts whenever you have a chance, everyone needs a good journal. At Chatwin books we sell a gorgeous notebook series featuring the artwork of local artist Laura Hamje.

Tap into your creative side and pick up your own notebook from our sister gallery, Chatwin Arts, located at 323 1st Ave S. Seattle, WA, 98104 ✨www.chatwinbooks.com.

01/19/2024

Our vintage 1960 Vandercook letterpress is in the process of being restored.

Here is mad genius Paul Moxon — In town from Alabama, at work on the restoration.

Here at Chatwin we print everything in house. Our Vandercook letterpress will soon be employed on Chatwin publications! 

01/16/2024

Today we're highlighting ACROSS THE WATER & INTO THE FOREST, a series of paintings by Laura Hamje.

The Pacific Northwest has inspired Laura Hamje's oil painting since 2004. She began her career painting bridges, highways, and industrial landscapes, often from the vantage point of a fast-moving vehicle. Hamje's more recent subject matter focuses on slow, ethereal moments influenced by a deep immersion in Pacific Northwest forests and coastlines.

Across the Water & Into the Forest contains Hamje's lovely artwork inspired by the PNW as well as an interview by Dale Cotton to gain insight about the process behind her work.

You can come see her beautiful paintings for yourself at our gallery and pick up a copy in person, or you can order from www.chatwinbooks.com!

01/05/2024

Behind the scenes at Chatwin Printing! We are kicking off 2024 with a bang 💥 A lot of beautiful and exciting projects are currently on our presses. As you can see some are already printed, stacked, and ready for binding!

www.chatwinprinting.com

01/02/2024

Out now! A QUIET PLACE TO LAND by Rex Wilder.

Recently released from the hospital that treated him through a mental collapse, award-winning poet and photographer Rex Wilder began going for daily walks around California’s Venice canals. It was on these walks that he started photographing birds and experimenting with digital overpainting as a tool to reimagine his photographs. This process helped recharge his spiritual battery and pave a path to mental wellness.

A Quiet Place to Land is a collection of these reimagined photographs paired with Rex’s lyrical, earnest reflections.

We hope this book provides you with a moment of solace, to sit and observe beauty. Sometimes a moment is enough.

You can learn more and order your copy from www.chatwinbooks.com

01/02/2024

Out now! A QUIET PLACE TO LAND by Rex Wilder.

Recently released from the hospital that treated him through a mental collapse, award-winning poet and photographer Rex Wilder began going for daily walks around California’s Venice canals. It was on these walks that he started photographing birds and experimenting with digital overpainting as a tool to reimagine his photographs. This process helped recharge his spiritual battery and pave a path to mental wellness.

A Quiet Place to Land is a collection of these reimagined photographs paired with Rex’s lyrical, earnest reflections.

We hope this book provides you with a moment of solace, to sit and observe beauty. Sometimes a moment is enough.

You can learn more and order your copy here:

“A Quiet Place to Land” by Rex Wilder A new book from Chatwin Books. This beautiful publication is a collection of photography and lyrical reflections from award winning poet and photographer, Rex Wilder.

12/19/2023

Announcing the biggest book we have ever published!

Almost fifteen years in the making comes the first comprehensive Charles Bukowski bio-bibliography. This massive volume (projected to be over 700 pages) will be released March 9, 2024, on the 30th anniversary of Charles Bukowski’s death.

You can pre-order your copy directly from www.chatwinbooks.com

11/30/2023

Join photographer and author Philip Blair as he shares stories from his new book, SOLITUDE: SNOW & ICE this Saturday, December 2nd from 10am-12pm at Kenmore Camera. This beautiful book takes readers on the photographic journey that led Blair to transcendence and self improvement. The event is free and open to all!

You can grab you copy of the book at the event or order online from www.chatwinbooks.com

11/29/2023

Preparations are underway at our new gallery space! Chatwin Arts, Pioneer Square’s newest gallery and fine art print shop, will host a grand opening on December 7th from 5pm-8pm. We are so excited to welcome you into this space! It is located at 323 1st Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98104

Chatwin Arts is a gallery and print shop featuring monthly curated exhibitions of original art and prints by emerging and established artists from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, who share in our vision of offering challenging, accessible, and affordable work.

Our grand opening exhibition (pictured here) features the stunning work of artist Laura Hamje!

To learn more visit www.chatwinarts.com

11/09/2023

We are thrilled to announce the release of Philip Blair's, SOLITUDE: SNOW AND ICE. We won’t lie–the limited edition hardcover copies are so beautiful we can’t stop thumbing through them. Tucked carefully inside the front cover is a sleeve that holds a stunning original signed print from Blair.

Order your copy before they are gone✨ www.chatwinbooks.com

A bit more about the book...

In the dead of winter, during a period of extreme personal sadness and loss, photographer Philip Blair embarked on a solo road trip through Washington, Oregon and northern Nevada. This would become not only a tour of surreal beauty and snow-covered landscapes, but an extreme mind-travel expedition. His solitude would allow him the time and space to assess what was important, and what was not. The act of photographing and journaling his experiences led to a personal transformation.

10/31/2023

Last month Chatwin author Rex Wilder was invited to speak at the Adobe MAX conference with NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness). During his session, the award-winning poet & photographer shared his mental health journey and how creativity allowed him to find joy in any moment.

His latest book, A Quiet Place to Land – featuring his stunning photography and lyrical reflections, is now available for pre-sale! Be sure to check it out!

“A Quiet Place to Land” by Rex Wilder A new book from Chatwin Books. This beautiful publication is a collection of photography and lyrical reflections from award winning poet and photographer, Rex Wilder.

10/06/2023

K_úndlaan Double Book Release Sept 29, 2023 on the night ḵúng ḵiiskw (full moon) at Arundel Books. Photo by Molli Cocoran at Chatwin Books Publishing
Get your copies here: https://www.chatwinbooks.com/shop/p/kndlaan-the-wolf-pup-with-moonlight-in-her-eyes-by-sondra-segundo

10/06/2023

Be sure to check out this beautiful piece Elizabeth Shepherd shared in today's Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber about Susan Lynch's new book - INTO THE ALL EMPTY. Now available from ChatwinBooks.com

https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/life/recommended-susan-lynchs-into-the-all-empty/

The volume of poetry is Lynch’s first book and a culmination of a richly creative life.

10/02/2023

We are thrilled to release Susan Lynch’s debut book of poems, INTO THE ALL EMPTY. This book is a macrocosm of breathtaking wisdom for anyone who has endured loss, regret, and loneliness.

Available from www.chatwinbooks.com

During the span of her life, poet Susan Lynch went from high school dropout, to rock star, to 50-something studying English at Oxford. Now, at nearly seventy, she invites us to join in her remarkable odyssey.

09/25/2023

“Lynch hits the poems into outer space…and there’s music all the way back.” –Beatrix Gates

Don't miss this macrocosm of breathtaking wisdom from Susan Lynch! Out October 3rd, 2023. Now available for presale.
https://www.chatwinbooks.com/shop/p/into-the-all-empty

09/19/2023

Meet the author!
Friday, September 29th from 6pm-7pm award winning Indigenous author/illustrator Sondra Segundo will be signing copies of her new children’s book, KÚNDLAAN: THE WOLF PUP WITH MOONLIGHT IN HER EYES at Arundel Books.
Those who pop by will get a special discount on their copy of the book!
 
 
Join us! Arundel Books
322 1st Ave S. Seattle, WA 98104
 
Books can be ordered in advance from www.ChatwinBooks.com