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February 7, 2012
Don't Tell Jonathan Franzen, but Amazon Looks to Open Real Stores Here and Nationwide
You may recall a recent post on Jonathan Franzen, one of America's most important essayists and novelists, who thinks Amazon is ruining the world. The much-acclaimed author of Freedom and The Corrections is most alarmed by e-books like Amazon's Kindle, which he says are creating a world where instan ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Arts
February 16, 2011
The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events
"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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November 18, 2010
Upton Sinclair, Thomas Pynchon, Adam Hochschild: This Time of Year Brings Out the Book Discusser In Me
Duff McKagan is the founder of Seattle band Loaded, and the former bassist in Guns N' Roses. His Reverb column runs every Monday and Thursday. Fall is suddenly upon us, and in the Northwest, all seemingly at once. I am a year-round, every-night reader, but this time of year seems to bring out ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Breaking: People Like Smut, Even on E-Readers
Slate reports on the "strange" rise of e-reader pornography. A rise that's only strange if you're a Quaker. (And even then not so much.) Why the sudden scrutiny of e-smut? Because the most downloaded Kindle title right now is a little-known book by unknown Jenna Bayley-Burke called Compromisi ... More >>
Arts
September 8, 2010
The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events
Slate reports on the "strange" rise of e-reader pornography. A rise that's only strange if you're a Quaker. (And even then not so much.) Why the sudden scrutiny of e-smut? Because the most downloaded Kindle title right now is a little-known book by unknown Jenna Bayley-Burke called Compromisi ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Jonathan Franzen
Slate reports on the "strange" rise of e-reader pornography. A rise that's only strange if you're a Quaker. (And even then not so much.) Why the sudden scrutiny of e-smut? Because the most downloaded Kindle title right now is a little-known book by unknown Jenna Bayley-Burke called Compromisi ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2007
New Yorker establishes satellite office in Capitol Hill!
Slate reports on the "strange" rise of e-reader pornography. A rise that's only strange if you're a Quaker. (And even then not so much.) Why the sudden scrutiny of e-smut? Because the most downloaded Kindle title right now is a little-known book by unknown Jenna Bayley-Burke called Compromisi ... More >>
News
March 22, 2006
Courtney's Family Curse
Kurt Cobain's wild widow comes from a long line of misbehaving mamas.
Arts
November 9, 2005
Prelude to a Museum
Kurt Cobain's wild widow comes from a long line of misbehaving mamas.
Arts
August 25, 2004
This Week's Reads
Adam Langer and David Brock.
Arts
June 30, 2004
This Week's Reads
David Bezmozgis, Erin McGraw, and Ben Macintyre.
Arts
June 9, 2004
This Week's Reads
Davy Rothbart and Tom Perrotta.
Arts
January 14, 2004
This Week's Reads
Kevin Phillips, Timothy Egan, Dale Peck, and Andy Greenwald.
Arts
September 17, 2003
This Week's Reads
Monica Ali, Adam Haslett, Jonathan Lethem, and Cathleen Schine.
Diversions
August 6, 2003
A Walk Around the Lake
A solo adventurer treks 76 miles in five days around Lake Washington, looking for a chance to rediscover nature in the city and the nature of the city itself.
Arts
May 21, 2003
Summer Reads and Beyond
A solo adventurer treks 76 miles in five days around Lake Washington, looking for a chance to rediscover nature in the city and the nature of the city itself.
News
December 18, 2002
The Can't-Miss List
No time to think: Get this season's fail-safe gifts.
Arts
October 23, 2002
Mighty Hermaphrodite
Eugenides' sprawling family saga bends gender and much more.
Arts
October 16, 2002
Very Briefly Noted
Short reviews of books of shorts.
Film
October 9, 2002
This Girl's Life
Teen survivor transmutes hardship into art in this Oprah-approved chick flick.
News
December 5, 2001
Love, the Stepchild
Gifts for your not-quite-kin.
Arts
October 31, 2001
Oprah's outcasts
What does it take to get booted off her couch?
Arts
October 3, 2001
Believe the hype
One Oprah pick we'd consider buying.

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