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The Seattle Man Who Is Memorizing an Unreadable Novel
Neal Kosaly-Meyer continues his project to recite all of Finnegans Wake off the top of his head.
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The Troubling Rise of the Man-Baby
Ben Lerner’s genius third novel, The Topeka School, tackles toxic masculinity.
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A Seafood Cookbook for Dummies and Geniuses
The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook features foolproof recipes as well as more challenging ones.
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Hillbilly Activism Is Alive and Well
Madeline ffitch’s debut novel, Stay and
Fight, is fantastic.
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Spare Me the Boomer Mysticism of Patti Smith’s Latest Memoir
Year of the Monkey is fine, I guess. If you’re into combing through the output of a mediocre oracle.
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What’s the Difference Between You and a School Shooter?
In Bloomland, Seattle novelist John Englehardt examines the impacts of a shooting.
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Meghan Daum’s Problem with Everything
A liberal feminist writer grapples with the new culture wars and a bizarre new label.
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Seattle Stripped of Its Tech-Money Illusions
Variations of Labor is a book of poetry and prose about the minimum-wage class.
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Looking Back on 100 Instances of Sexual Assault, Harassment, and Rape
Chavisa Woods’s memoir presents a horrific and at-times-hilarious queer woman’s journey through the swamps of sexism.
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Seattle Isn’t Dying, and My Proof Is Seattle Walk Report
Our streets are filled with treasures. Suck it, Tucker Carlson.
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Sex and Death and Dead Animals in Central Florida
Novelist Kristen Arnett’s freak flag flies at full mast in Mostly Dead Things.