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2019 Pacific Northwest Book Awards shortlist

Dec

3

2018

Washington Black

2019 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist: “Washington Black”

Washington Black by Esi Edugyan, Victoria, BC This stunning book kept me guessing at every turn. It begins on a sugar plantation in Barbados, when an 11-year old slave, Wash, is plucked from his unrelenting work by his master’s brother to be his own assistant. Titch is a scientist, and Wash’s life is about to …

Nov

26

2018

A False Report

2019 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist: “A False Report”

A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America by Ken Armstrong, Seattle, WA A False Report follows two parallel rape cases through the criminal justice system: one which was solved and the other which was deemed to be a false report. With a keen eye for sociologically-focused narrative journalism, Armstrong and Miller paint …