Posted inArt and Performance Spring 2020
New Lesbian Fiction
Seattle author Corinne Manning talks about her debut book of short stories, We Had No Rules.
Elliott Bay Book Company
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An Intensely Queer Novel
Garth Greenwell carries on in the tradition of Virginia Woolf—but with a lot more sex.
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Reexamining the “Embarrassing Uncle” of Asian American Lit
Tara Fickle and Shawn Wong discuss the controversy around Aiiieeeee!
Posted inArt and Performance Winter 2019
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Korean Genius
E.J. Koh’s memoir The Magical Language of Others is a moving meditation on inherited trauma.
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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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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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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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Sex and Death and Dead Animals in Central Florida
Novelist Kristen Arnett’s freak flag flies at full mast in Mostly Dead Things.
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A Novel That Reminds Me of the Boring Parts of Porn
King of Joy is full of flowing prose, but it’s also druggy and vague.
