My Body is a Book of Rules: Elissa Washuta’s frank, unforgettable memoir

Chris Burlingame — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:20:36 +0000

Reading My Body is a Book of Rules (Red Hen Press, $16.96) is an experience unlike reading any other memoir that I can think of. The new memoir from Seattle author Elissa Washuta turns the format on its head. She’s unconcerned with (re)telling her life story in any narrative structure, and instead has chapters that annotate … Continue reading →

Notes from the Seattle: City of Literature Town Hall

Chris Burlingame — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:49:51 +0000

A few hundred people turned out Wednesday night to Town Hall to hear some of the stars of Seattle’s literature scene make the case for the city’s bid to become a UNESCO City of Literature. Seattlish called them “the literal literati.” The speakers were (not in any particular order) Mayor Ed Murray and Deputy Mayor … Continue reading →

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My Body is a Book of Rules: Elissa Washuta’s frank, unforgettable memoir

Notes from the Seattle: City of Literature Town Hall