Bullfight
by Yasushi Inoue
Phinney Bullfight An executive at a fledgling newspaper in Japan, just after the end of World War II, decides, perversely, to gamble the future of his enterprise on a bullfighting tournament (a Japane... (Tom)
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell
by W. Kamau Bell
I am learning: a comedian reading their own audiobook is a good way to go. (Eddie Izzard next?) But W. Kamau Bell is not your average comedian, and his Awkward Thoughts is not your average comedian's... (Tom)
The Long Haul
by poets (and fellow Spokanites) Tim Greenup and Ben Cartwright. There's going to be a little summer newsletter hiatus between now and then (more on that in next week's newsletter), which means I won't have quite as many chances to remind you of their visit, so please mark your calendars and join us for some fresh Washington literature.
No publishing professional would expect that early June would be the time when some of the year's biggest books would appear, but it feels a little that way around the store this week. Not only has th... (Finn)
The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road
by Finn Murphy
Maybe you saw that recent map that showed that the most common job in 29 of the 50 states is truck driver, but when was the last time you read a book by one? Finn Murphy is an anomaly: the black sheep... (Tom)