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Posted Wed, Feb 1, 2 a.m.
Sushi legend, Shiro Kashiba, and seafood buff, John Howie, have published new books about life, good eating, and the philosphy of food and hospitality.
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Posted Fri, Jan 27, 2 a.m.
Marcellus Turner, Seattle's new City Librarian, talks about why Seattleites love their libraries and how he plans to keep things that way. Even in the midst of budget cuts.
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Posted Thu, Jan 26, 2 a.m.
The writer of evocative Northwest tales has turned from the region's natural beauty toward urban life, which he caricatures even as he brings us the news of what Seattle has become.
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Posted Thu, Jan 19, 2 a.m.
A bookseller casts his eye about for clues to our times, based on the year's taste in calendars and books and decades and Steve Jobs.
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Posted Wed, Jan 18, 2 a.m.
Amazon makes an ambitious move into publishing, print as well as digital. It's snagging both obscure and bestselling authors. This means more alternatives for readers and scribblers -- for now, anyway.
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Posted Wed, Jan 18, 2 a.m.
After the initial joy of real winter, there is a snowy lull. Your cheeks are chapped, your yard dotted with angels and snowmen, and all you want is to curl up by the window with a warm cup and a few good thoughts. With that, we bring you five winter quotes and film reccommendations for Washington's first big snow of the year.
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Posted Wed, Jan 11, 2 a.m.
Former Brasa frontwoman Tamara Murphy breaks new ground with her cookbook and new restaurant.
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Posted Tue, Jan 10, 6:33 a.m.
Author Paul Bannick talks about the birds that have made an unusual winter appearance -- an irruption -- into the Northwest, their significance as an indicator species, and the power that owls have in the human mind.
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Posted Mon, Jan 2, 2 a.m.
A look at a few of the books that can help understand the politics of this election year.
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Posted Sat, Dec 31, 2 a.m.
A Seattle writer-attorney restores the heroic legacy of Nisqually Chief Leschi in an historical novel about the 1850s wars in Puget Sound. The book also conveys a sense of the amazing culture that was in place when the white man blundered in.
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Posted Sat, Dec 31, 2 a.m.
The eccentric West through the eyes of Seattle's British expat author is a landscape of strange customs, forlorn towns, and back roads. His mantra: "To be alone is to be safe."
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Posted Fri, Dec 30, 2 a.m.
A refugee reports on her year-long effort to escape the relentless sunshine of South California, snuggling into our damp and bookish town.
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Posted Fri, Dec 30, 2 a.m.
Daniel was not like other kids. But he taught his mother to drop her expectations about what life and parenting are all about.
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Posted Tue, Dec 27, 2 a.m.
Most imported oil is adulterated, and what you pay doesn't guarantee quality.
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Posted Sun, Dec 25, 2 a.m.
"Idea Man" is more nuanced than its publicity would have you think, revealing an intense but eclectic thinker who attacks his passions, admits his failures, and hopes to change the future.
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Posted Wed, Dec 21, 2 a.m.
Seattle historian Lorraine McConaghy has written a new book that is not only a treasure trove of state history, but a tribute to the gold that can be mined in our archives.
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Posted Wed, Dec 21, 2 a.m.
Crosscut reached out to literary junkies at Elliott Bay Book Co., Richard Hugo House, and Powell's Books to compile a list of the best local books of 2011 for all the readers on your holiday shopping list.
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Posted Wed, Dec 7, 12:35 p.m.
A new app makes it possible for you to buy ebooks from your local independent book sellers. The owner of the Seattle Mystery Bookshop offers his thoughts.
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Posted Wed, Dec 7, 2 a.m.
A Bellingham paramedic's off-hours obsession has resulted in a new book about a region that holds a world record for snowfall.
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Posted Thu, Nov 10, 2 a.m.
Many of us don't even bother to cast a ballot even under a mail-voting system. And we give candidates a pass on a lack of basic knowledge, like the fact that China has nuclear weapons.
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Pity the state government. But your real worry should be about municipalities, who are going to be stuck with their own excesses and the problems of the states.
MOREPosted Tue, Oct 25, 8 p.m. 2011
A new book by Seattle-based writer John de Graaf takes an unconventional look at how we tie ourselves into knots of anxiety over concepts that add little value to our lives. A series of opportunities to hear ideas from the book begins with an Edmonds Community College appearance Wednesday (Oct. 26).
MOREPosted Mon, Oct 17, 11 a.m. 2011
Do Westlakers protest too much? Oregon's new growth industry, communications specialists; what's killing killer whales in Alaska? Initiative 1163 stirs up the budget wars in Olympia; and a Snohomish politician pens a good local novel.
MOREPosted Sat, Oct 15, 2 a.m. 2011
Seattle native Kathleen Flinn got into good food and cooking. Then, at a QFC on Capitol Hill, she realized how many people here felt no confidence in the kitchen.
MOREPosted Mon, Oct 10, 9:44 p.m. 2011
Harvard professor Bruce Western (Punishment and Inequality in America) and a panel of local speakers discuss the impact of the "prison boom" that has placed 2 million Americans behind bars and 5 million more under correctional supervision.
MOREPosted Fri, Oct 7, 2 a.m. 2011
Books about Italian food run on Tuscan experiences, historic echoes, and Vespa rides.
MOREPosted Thu, Sep 29, 2 a.m. 2011
Musical sounds that come naturally, like a wild bird's song, give form to Seattle poet and bookstore owner Christine Deavel's first book. She has several local readings starting Oct. 1.
MOREPosted Fri, Sep 23, 6 a.m. 2011
The book was terrific, but I found myself wondering if other viewers were enjoying the movie the way I was.
MOREPosted Sat, Sep 17, 2 a.m. 2011
Amazon's rumored efforts to start an "all you can eat" monthly subscription service for ebooks may be another weapon in the Seattle-based company's ongoing battles with traditional bookselling and book publishing.
MOREPosted Fri, Sep 30, 2 a.m. 2011
A new autobiography takes readers through the life of environmental power-activist Tzeporah Berman, from the inside of a jail cell to the Hollywood red carpet, and highlights lessons learned in the world of negotiating.
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