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Nov

11

2014

12 Steps to Understanding
Chuck Palahniuk

“There hasn’t been an edgy book, like American Psycho, for decades. People don’t want to be associated with something politically incorrect because the backlash is so immediate online. They play safer because of that.” —Chuck Palahniuk This set of a dozen selfie statements from theguardian.com is probably the best encapsulation of the man and the …

Jun

13

2012

Brit Poll Says 2/3 Parents Don’t Read to Babies

Yes, it is a British poll, but, still, it probably is pretty true here in the U.S. as well. Do we read to our babies?

Mar

4

2010

Love for Willy Vlautin

  One of our favorite unsung Northwest authors was honored in a big way this week in the UK’s The Guardian. Famous authors were asked to select their favorite book from the last ten years. George Pelacanos chose Northline by Scappoose, Oregon author Willy Vlautin.  Michael Gruber has described Vlautin as the “secret love child …