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    Articles by Karla Starr
    He got joint custody. She got the book deal.
    Memoirist Teaches Writers to Uncover Their Own Personal...
    By Karla Starr • June 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Theo Pauline Nestor had a problem—or rather, two of them. First, in 2003, her 11-year marriage “ended pretty much overnight.”…

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    Maybe I shouldn’t complain because I could very well be in this
    Maybe I shouldn’t complain because I could very...
    By Karla Starr • June 8, 2007 12:00 am

    Maybe I shouldn’t complain because I could very well be in this situation some day, but here goes: last night’s…

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    Sun-Phobic’s Summer
    Sun-Phobic’s Summer
    By Karla Starr • June 5, 2007 12:00 am

    Make new friends, find new hobbies, and hide from the that awful, hot orb.

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    The last day of BookExpo, Sunday, I inexplicably made it out of
    The last day of BookExpo, Sunday, I inexplicably...
    By Karla Starr • June 4, 2007 12:00 am

    The last day of BookExpo, Sunday, I inexplicably made it out of bed in time to see Rosie O’Donnell, Alice…

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    10:32 a.m. Though she’s not scheduled to be interviewed for another half-hour,
    10:32 a.m. Though she’s not scheduled to be...
    By Karla Starr • June 2, 2007 12:00 am

    10:32 a.m. Though she’s not scheduled to be interviewed for another half-hour, Nancy Pearl arrives downstairs with Lauren Silverberg from…

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    Tomorrow, BookExpo, the nation’s largest publishing convention, kicks off in New York’s
    Tomorrow, BookExpo, the nation’s largest publishing convention, kicks...
    By Karla Starr • May 31, 2007 12:00 am

    Tomorrow, BookExpo, the nation’s largest publishing convention, kicks off in New York’s Javits Center. This comes soon after the demise…

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    Following the success of his original story that explored ways in which
    Following the success of his original story that...
    By Karla Starr • May 26, 2007 12:00 am

    Following the success of his original story that explored ways in which high schools are cracking down on less modest…

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    The Life and Times of Yva Las Vegass: Seattle Musician Gives Success the Middle Finger
    The Life and Times of Yva Las Vegass:...
    By Karla Starr • May 22, 2007 12:00 am

    Thirteen years ago, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic’s wife threw him a surprise birthday party. For entertainment, she hired Yva…

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    Romance Writers Find Power in Numbers
    Romance Writers Find Power in Numbers
    By Karla Starr • May 15, 2007 12:00 am

    The Web site of the Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America says it all: “As a writer, monthly meetings are…

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    An hour ago, local bookselling outfit Amazon.com announced that pre-orders of the
    An hour ago, local bookselling outfit Amazon.com announced...
    By Karla Starr • May 8, 2007 12:00 am

    An hour ago, local bookselling outfit Amazon.com announced that pre-orders of the final book in the Harry Potter septology, Harry…

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    Griffith: Her hero has neither hesitation nor regrets.
    Bylaws and Ass-Kicking
    By Karla Starr • May 1, 2007 12:00 am

    Nicola Griffith’s third Aud outing is practiced but a little heartless.

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    Nihilism is best done by professionals.
    Iggy, the Stooges, and a Shit-Shoveling Dilemma
    By Karla Starr • April 24, 2007 12:00 am

    The re-formed Stooges: fewer tiger bites, more cat litter.

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    Blogger-turned-novelist Agiewich: no research required.
    Navel-Gazing Lit: Not Just Online Anymore
    By Karla Starr • April 24, 2007 12:00 am

    Checking out the new hard- and softback blogger fiction.

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    Would you tell me, please, which way I oought to go from here?
    Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown Reminds Us That...
    By Karla Starr • April 17, 2007 12:00 am

    Spencer Krug is the peer of Danny Elfman, Tim Burton, and Roald Dahl just as much as he is a…

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    Whitman at large: Don't mind the poverty.
    A Women’s Travel Guide by the Cheerleader for...
    By Karla Starr • April 10, 2007 12:00 am

    For those of us who like to think of life as one long vacation periodically interrupted by work, the idea…

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    i AM Trying to Hear That
    i AM Trying to Hear That
    By Karla Starr • April 3, 2007 12:00 am

    Can a Seattle “music recommendation” startup beat your favorite record store clerk?

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    Taking Book Design to the Streets
    Taking Book Design to the Streets
    By Karla Starr • April 3, 2007 12:00 am

    You want to get me excited about book design? Just say “typography.” Wessel and Lieberman must have heard. Last Tuesday,…

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    Date: March 28, 2007 Venue: Jewel Box / Rendezvous, Belltown Last night, Benjamin Bear
    Date: March 28, 2007 Venue: Jewel Box / Rendezvous,...
    By Karla Starr • March 29, 2007 12:00 am

    Date: March 28, 2007Venue: Jewel Box / Rendezvous, BelltownLast night, Benjamin Bear and Molly Rose played wonderfully coo-eliciting sets at…

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    Tome Raider: Farm Girl Makes Good
    Tome Raider: Farm Girl Makes Good
    By Karla Starr • March 27, 2007 12:00 am

    The impulse to sneak up and spy on Lisa Lutz before her reading at University Bookstore was natural. I mean,…

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    McGuigan (left), toasts literature.
    Tome Raider: Think Clink
    By Karla Starr • March 20, 2007 12:00 am

    W hen I invited the editor of a local literary magazine to join me for “A Night of Cheap Wine…

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