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Newsletter #27

February 2, 2015

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3 books featured in this issue

Cover of Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America

Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America

by Jill Leovy

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I know it's early yet, but this is the best book I've read in 2015, and it might remain so. For over a decade Leovy has reported on murder in L.A., especially on the killing of black men (and boys) by... (Tom)

Cover of Ready All!: George Yeoman Pocock and Crew Racing

Ready All!: George Yeoman Pocock and Crew Racing

by Gordon Newell

TRUE

I may be the only person in Seattle who hasn't read The Boys in the Boat (I will, I promise! I know it's great!), but even I know that the British-born boatbuilder George Yeoman Pocock is the philosop... (Tom)

Cover of Soppy: A Love Story

Soppy: A Love Story

by Philippa Rice

Oh, Soppy doesn't even begin to describe it. If you are the kind of person for whom Sad Shop's "I like you and naps" card is the sweetest valentine, then you will swoon for Soppy, Rice's comic-book ce... (Tom)

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