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January 30, 2012
Jonathan Franzen Says Amazon's Kindle Is Ruining the World
"The Great Gatsby was updated in 1924. You don't need it to be refreshed, do you?" He's got a point there, does Jonathan Franzen, one of America's most important essayists and novelists, whose works include the much acclaimed Freedom and The Corrections. E-books, like Amazon's Kindle, he says, are ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Jennifer Egan
"The Great Gatsby was updated in 1924. You don't need it to be refreshed, do you?" He's got a point there, does Jonathan Franzen, one of America's most important essayists and novelists, whose works include the much acclaimed Freedom and The Corrections. E-books, like Amazon's Kindle, he says, are ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Adam Ross
"The Great Gatsby was updated in 1924. You don't need it to be refreshed, do you?" He's got a point there, does Jonathan Franzen, one of America's most important essayists and novelists, whose works include the much acclaimed Freedom and The Corrections. E-books, like Amazon's Kindle, he says, are ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Karen Russell
"The Great Gatsby was updated in 1924. You don't need it to be refreshed, do you?" He's got a point there, does Jonathan Franzen, one of America's most important essayists and novelists, whose works include the much acclaimed Freedom and The Corrections. E-books, like Amazon's Kindle, he says, are ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2011
Here Are Some History Books That Won't Put You to Sleep, I Promise
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His ESPN.com column runs on Wednesday.It may strike some as odd that I am not this week writing about my beloved Seahawks' huge playoff win last Saturday. If I didn't now also have an actual column solely dedicated to sports on ESPN.com, th ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Yiyun Li
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His ESPN.com column runs on Wednesday.It may strike some as odd that I am not this week writing about my beloved Seahawks' huge playoff win last Saturday. If I didn't now also have an actual column solely dedicated to sports on ESPN.com, th ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2010
Inconceivable! Some Kindle Titles Now Cost More Than Hardcovers
Like a lot of industries these days, book publishing is struggling to deal with the massive change wrought by the internet and new mediums like the Kindle. Unfortunately for people who like to read books, the people who publish them have settled on a strange new strategy going forward: screw ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Aimee Bender
Like a lot of industries these days, book publishing is struggling to deal with the massive change wrought by the internet and new mediums like the Kindle. Unfortunately for people who like to read books, the people who publish them have settled on a strange new strategy going forward: screw ... More >>
News
March 10, 2010
Comics Nerds Raid Amazon
Will the bookselling giant deliver the bargains they ordered?
Calendar
February 24, 2010
Michael Chabon
Will the bookselling giant deliver the bargains they ordered?
News
December 30, 2009
Amazon's Supply Chain
When you’ve got the monopoly, you set the records.
Blogs
December 28, 2009
Why the Amazon Kindle's Christmas Day Record Isn't That Impressive
This is what Christmas morning looked like for millions of new Kindle owners.Tech writers stuck with the unenviable job of working this past holiday weekend were blessed with a last-minute gift from Jeff Bezos: On December 26th, Amazon issued a press release proudly trumpeting the fact that o ... More >>
Music
September 2, 2009
Bumbershoot Q&A: David Cross
Instead of waiting for the Arrested Development movie, David Cross writes a book instead.
Blogs
July 1, 2009
Mid-Summer Slush Pile! Part II
Score! Olympia journalist-turned-novelist Jim Lynch just snagged a New York Times review for his sophomore effort, Border Songs (Knopf, $25.95). Usually that's a privilege reserved for Northwest novelists whose names are Guterson, Alexie, or Raban. Along with the generally favorable NYT review ("amb ... More >>
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August 13, 2008
Amanda Boyden
Score! Olympia journalist-turned-novelist Jim Lynch just snagged a New York Times review for his sophomore effort, Border Songs (Knopf, $25.95). Usually that's a privilege reserved for Northwest novelists whose names are Guterson, Alexie, or Raban. Along with the generally favorable NYT review ("amb ... More >>
Calendar
March 19, 2008
Love to Hate Him
Check out his brilliant first novel, the handsome bastard
News
November 7, 2007
A Billion-Dollar Romance Novel Industry, And Its Lonely Black Author
The Fabio business finds itself short on diversity.
Arts
April 20, 2005
Parts to Spare
Kazuo Ishiguro describes why his new novel offers more than just its gruesome sci-fi premise.
Arts
December 17, 2003
The Memoir-of-the-Month Club
A year's worth of addiction, heartbreak, and Sting.
Arts
September 17, 2003
This Week's Reads
Monica Ali, Adam Haslett, Jonathan Lethem, and Cathleen Schine.
Arts
January 22, 2003
Hard Sell
Monica Ali, Adam Haslett, Jonathan Lethem, and Cathleen Schine.
Arts
September 4, 2002
Rant! The Rise of the Critical Critic
Finally, a backlash against lazy literati.
Arts
May 8, 2002
The Nightstand
Book news and gossip.
Arts
May 1, 2002
Me, myself, and I
David Shields' minor work shows major ego.
Arts
January 30, 2002
Book briefs
A novel that should've stayed a short story; a murder that keeps generating print.
Arts
January 16, 2002
Book briefs
A novel that should've stayed a short story; a murder that keeps generating print.
Arts
January 9, 2002
The White album
Edmund White on writing biography, Parisian dining and the sex appeal of Shakespeare.
Film
November 14, 2001
Great expectations
Dickens, Tolkien, and George Lucas are the fathers to this precocious orphan.
News
October 17, 2001
The A-list
Your guide to author-gazing.
Arts
September 5, 2001
Postcoital thoughts
Aldo Alvarez on climax, the literary ghetto, and gay Asian jocks.
Arts
June 27, 2001
Jackie's back!
Valley of the Dolls sequel continues a pop-culture legacy.
Arts
June 20, 2001
Lost in space
Haruki Murakami's new novel strays from the path of past work.
Arts
June 6, 2001
World Wide Word
Web publishing continues to transform frustrated writers into e-authors.
News
May 23, 2001
Book events
Web publishing continues to transform frustrated writers into e-authors.
News
May 2, 2001
18 Seattle books
Web publishing continues to transform frustrated writers into e-authors.
Arts
October 18, 2000
Best of the Fest
Web publishing continues to transform frustrated writers into e-authors.
Arts
August 23, 2000
An invisible sign of my own
Web publishing continues to transform frustrated writers into e-authors.
Diversions
August 16, 2000
Fall booklist
What's new in history.
Arts
December 1, 1999
Look What I Read!
Children's books for all ages and attention spans
Arts
November 10, 1999
Northwest Bookfest 1999 Event Listings
Children's books for all ages and attention spans
Arts
September 8, 1999
Fall Arts Preview
Book picks
Arts
September 1, 1999
In the Eye of the Beholder
A novel chronicles the times of Japanese-American women in Seattle and Japan.
Arts
August 25, 1999
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Arts
July 7, 1999
The thrill Is On
Robert Ferrigno scores with his latest page-turner.
Arts
July 7, 1999
All Booked Up
Local bookstore gurus offer summer reading recommendations.
Food
June 2, 1999
Mirth and bile in Dogpatch
The creator of 'Li'l Abner' was a character straight out of the funny pages.
Arts
April 14, 1999
You're Gonna Make It After All
Why Wendy Lesser is 1999's girl-writer-made-good.
Arts
September 23, 1998
Fine 'tooned'
Does the evolutionary ladder of comic strips inevitably lead to 'Dilbert'?
Arts
September 9, 1998
Fall Arts Preview - Books
Does the evolutionary ladder of comic strips inevitably lead to 'Dilbert'?
Arts
July 29, 1998
The Divine Ascension of Rebecca Wells
Two years after its publication, 'Divine Secrets' finds its audience—in a big way.
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