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Reykjavik is Calling; gives Seattle a Taste of Iceland

Chris Burlingame — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:05:45 +0000

Seattle and Reykjavik seem to have a great Sister City relationship. Each year around this time, since about 2007, Reykjavik has been sending some of their most creative people to Seattle. This year, musicians, an author, an arts curator, a chef, and more will braving the long trip across the Atlantic to share their culture … 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 →

Eight off-site AWP events not to miss this week

Chris Burlingame — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:27:31 +0000

Late in our hibernation, a controversy erupted where the bookfair at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference was temporarily excluding the general public from the fair on its final day, Saturday, March 1. It was a break from tradition that AWP said was due to complexities in Seattle’s tax code, which, they say, … Continue reading →

Meyer’s Texas Epic “The Son” Sweeps from Comanches to Oil Barons

Michael van Baker — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:12:54 +0000

Soon enough, Eli's vocabulary expands: "paa, water; tuhuya, horse; tehcaró, eat. Tunetsuka -- keep going." The Comanches enter him into a remedial program where he learns how to prepare a buffalo hide, and make necessary tools from animal sinew. "By comparison," thinks Eli, "we were dumb as steers. They could not understand why they had not defeated us."