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It’s Not You, It’s Me: Today Will Be Different

October 12, 2016

it's not you

  If Herman Koch is the master at writing all the unpleasant things we might think about our fellow man, then Maria Semple is the heart behind the tough things we think about ourselves. In her ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, humor, Little Brown and Company, Pacific Northwest, Seattle

Shelter in Place

September 28, 2016

shelter in place

  Alexander Maksik doesn’t waste any time getting to the meat of his new novel Shelter in Place.  The first chapter is a small paragraph introducing Joe March with three facts: his mother beat a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, Europa Editions, family, literary, mental health, Pacific Northwest

Before the Wind

April 24, 2016

before the wind

  At the most basic level Jim Lynch’s new novel Before the Wind is the story of the Johannssens—a sailing family in Seattle, Washington. Or as Josh Johannssen’s younger sister Ruby liked to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, family, Knopf, Pacific Northwest

Woman with a Gun

December 5, 2014

woman with a gun

  Stacy Adams wants to write a novel but is finding it difficult while stuck in a dead-end job as a receptionist at a NYC law firm. When she comes across a provocative photo of a woman wearing a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Harper, mystery, Pacific Northwest

Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest

April 30, 2014

starvation heights

Claire and Dora Williamson are wealthy British women using their inheritance to travel the world in the early 1900s. Like many people of the time they are convinced that they could be in better health ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: 20th century, history, Pacific Northwest, true crime

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