by Paul Constant for The Seattle Times (originally posted Jan. 21, 2020) Nourishing “long roots”: In a year, Madison Books has forged an essential role in one of Seattle’s oldest communities Decades before Seattle Center was built, Madison Park was where Seattle came to have fun. Early settlers in Pioneer Square would escape the hustle …
“I didn’t read these growing up; in fact, I only started them in the past few years. And I can’t decide if reading them as an adult or as a child is best . . . perhaps both. But I love these more and more with each one I read.* The stories are filled with …
“From the wonderful mind that brought us the Moomin series, The Summer Book is a novel that is more mature than the Moomins but no less of a treat. A six-year-old girl, Sophia, and her grandmother, spend the summer together on a remote island in Finland. As the summer weather prompts Sophia to discover the …
