Born in New England, a graduate of Williams College and Harvard Graduate School of Education.Moved to Seattle in November, 1970, when you could rent a home from a nearby phone booth - " the key is under the mat, I will come meet you this week."Opened a bookshop in Wallingford in 1975 - our first lecture series included Tom Robbins and Alan Furst.Opened an architecture bookshop in Pioneer Square in 1980 and moved it to the market in 1983. Moved again 30 years later to Belltown, in association with George Suyama Architects. The shop is now in Pioneer Square, 304 Alaskan Way, in the alley between First Avenue and the water.Member of the Seattle Design Commission in 1998-2001. Lives on Whidbey Island, in Langley with his wife Colleen - takes the Sounder train each morning to work. We have two children - Nina, who lives in Stockholm with her husband and their two young boys And Joe, who works in Seattle for DOW Construction, as a superintendent and flyfishes for sea run cutthroat trout out by the water in Normandy Park.Has written two cookbooks, Lunch at the Shop and Five Ways to Cook Asparagus, both published by Abrams Books. Then a third book, How to Wash the Dishes. and in May 2024, Shopkeeping: Stories Advice and Observations, with Princeton Architectural Press..Travels each morning to Pioneer Square to open the bookshop, Peter Miller Books.Read more about this authorRead less about this author