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 The Bookshop; A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2024 Provenance:   Village Bo...

 Freak the Mighty -  Book and Lyrics by Anthony Drewe, Music by Ryan Fielding Garrett, based on the novel by Rodman Philbrick, Directed by M...

 So, why are you taking so long to report this?  Well, a big part of it is our mail-in ballot system. While we have strict limitations (the ...

 The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, directed by Susan Weingarten, Shakespeare Northwest, Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre , Throug...

 What, that's it? Yep, this year's primary is kinda quiet. The biggest ticket is US Rep for us up in the Panther Lake area, and we...

 This, surprisingly, is the big ticket item for this election. Washington State Supreme Court judges are elected as opposed to appointed, an...

 A single county position is up this year, and with it comes scandal. The King County Assessor's office is responsible for setting the t...

 After the single Federal-level position on my ballot, we slip quickly down to the list to the State Legislature. We're in the 11th Legi...

The biggest prize on my ballot is the US Representative, 9th District. The 9th runs from Bellevue and Mercer Island down to Federal Way and ...

 All right, he says, rolling up his sleeves. Let's do this. This time of year, I descend into madness and talk about upcoming elections,...

 Three Moments of an Explosion by China Miéville, Del Rey Books, an imprint of Random House, 2016 Provenance : I picked this up at the Page...

 The Benson Murder Case by S.S. Van Dyne, Charles Scribener's Sons, 1926 The Benson Murder Case , Directed by Frank Tuttle, Paramount P...

You know, I don't talk a lot about my personal life around here, but this one was an adventure, so I'll share. Last Saturday, the Lo...

 Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties by Marion Meade, Harcourt Books, 2004 Provenance: Unsure, but from the ...

 The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press (Simon & Schuster), 2024 Provenance: World Con was in Seattle last year, a...

  Strange Houses  by Uketsu, translated by Jim Rion, HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025, original Japanese 2021. Proven...

 Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi, Directed by Nagmeh Samini, a co-production with Seda Iranian Theatre Company, Arts West, through 5 Jul...

 We are awash in scams these days. Mysterious Docusign demands. Emails claiming to be from the Geek Squad or PayPal announcing that someone ...

 What, already? Yes, I promised to go onto a game-buying fast until I bull through some of the games I have already purchased. But a large b...

 Sunward by William Alexander, Saga Press (Simon & Schuster), 2025 Provenance: I sat with the author on a panel at NorWesCon, and was i...