Slog - Comments on Reading Tonight http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/reading_tonight_163 There are a lot of readings tonight, including a book about Marco Polo up at Third Place Books and a book at the University Book Store that is described thusly: "New deities fight to join the formal pantheon of the Gods in this new Mazalan book." There is also an open mic. Chuck Klosterman reads at Elliott Bay Book Company tonight. He's written a novel called Downtown Owl. I gave our copy of Downtown Owl to Eric Grandy to read during his recent trip to New York City. During his flight, he got about sixty pages into the book... Copyright 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:13:22 -0800 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:08:17 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by BD "I’m so glad I don’t live in Maine anymore."

If that's your attitude, we're glad too. I happen to love Maine AND Seattle (for many of the same reasons, actually), but to each his own.

]]> BD http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/reading_tonight_163#c1147456 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/reading_tonight_163#c1147456 Books Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:36:36 -0800 Comment by Vlad And aside from the beautiful design work, "The Forever War" is an astounding work of memoir/reporting; If the invasion of Iraq were a car accident, and this book was an account of it-- your eyes would be glued to every page & you'd be shocked and fascinated, mesmerized by the writing and shaking your head at the things Filkins witnesses.

]]> Vlad http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/reading_tonight_163#c1147513 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/reading_tonight_163#c1147513 Books Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:23:24 -0800 Comment by Aislinn @1: Did you bother to read why he said he was glad not to live in Maine anymore? There are many "small" places like that where a French accent automatically angers people, and denying that is silly. I'm from Maine too, and sometimes I miss it like crazy, but I know why I live here.

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/reading_tonight_163#c1147572 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/reading_tonight_163#c1147572 Books Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:08:17 -0800