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Now That ‘Intruder’ Is Over, What’s Next for Seattle’s Comics Scene?
This weekend marks the release of the 20th and final issue of the seminal local comics newspaper.
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The Poet Next Door
Three New Books From Seattle Poets Have Absolutely Nothing in Common—or Do They?
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How to Tell a Story Using This Weird Trick
Dorthe Nors’ new book of novellas makes lists and headlines feel raw and alive.
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Between Koon Woon and Margin Shift, Thursday Is Packed With Quality Poets
Which will you choose?
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Where’d You Go, Maria Semple
The Seattle author appears in a rare public outing—this time—interviewing new author Tracy Barone.
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Seattle Author Adam Rakunas Takes the Labor Fight to Space
In ‘Like a Boss,’ a charismatic labor organizer tries to quell an interplanetary strike.
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With ‘Graphic Masters,’ SAM Opens Its Doors to the Comics World
By placing R. Crumb and the local comics community next to Goya, Dürer, Rembrandt, and Picasso, the Seattle…
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Contagious Exchanges Is Queering Out Space For Writing Again
The new lit series begins with Tara Hardy and Anastacia Tolbert.
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Scout.ai Fuses Science Fiction and Journalism
“Mayor Russell Wilson spends dozens of hours in virtual reality trying to envision how his budget cuts might…
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Lindy West, Seattleite by Birth and by Choice
The author of Shrill could live wherever she wants. Why choose here?
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Third Place Books’ New Place: Seward Park
With its vaulted ceiling, copious natural light, and burnished-wood glow, Third Place Books new Seward Park branch is…
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The Co-Founder of Bitch Magazine Claims ‘We Were Feminist Once’
Zeisler has a new book out, and it’s predictably Bitch-y.
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Ms. Marvel—a Real Life Superhero
Created by Seattle author G. Willow Wilson and artist Adrian Alphona in 2013, Ms. Marvel is the continuing…
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Hugo House Celebrates an End and a Beginning
It should be a breathtakingly sloppy evening; partiers will be encouraged to write messages on the walls of…
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Seattle’s Independent Bookstore Day Is Totally Booked
There are a bounty of options for those looking to indulge their lit-lust on this special day.
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David Schmader’s New Weed Book Is Thoroughly Schmader-y
Is dabbing the same as hot knives? And, uh, while we’re at it, what the hell is hot…
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The Hugo House’s Cliché Célèbre Flips Tropes Into Treasure
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled metaphors yearning to breathe free.”
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Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto Picks a Fight With Atheism and Religion Alike
Lesley Hazleton’s latest picks apart the binaries of faith, arguing that atheists and holy rollers should both just…
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Lesley Hazleton’s Full-Throated Defense of Agnosticism
After years of writing about religion and the Middle East and abortion, what’s left for Hazleton to tackle?…
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Bharti Kirchner’s New Novel Saves the Voiceless From the Flames of History
Using her own myths, the author fills in the gaps in the history of her hometown of Kolkata.