Here is Chuck Klosterman’s Football, a book about the singular force that shapes American life. That’s Chuck’s phrase, not ours, but it doesn’t take long to get swept up in his worldview. This is a book for both folks who like football—who will find much to agree with here—and those who don’t understand what the …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller list is published. Every week, we love to see what has been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. If we ignore subtitles, there are many titles on this week’s list that are …
Reading this is like taking part in the best possible late-night dorm room bull session. Klosterman not only questions the assumptions we rely on, he explains why it’s important to do so. Hidebound critics who can’t stand hypotheticals, alternative histories, or possible futures will probably say he’s wasting their time with stoner logic, but the …
