22 and as handsome as ever!

Debbie’s Pick: American Gods by Neil Gaiman Date: May 22, 2006, 8 PM Location: The White Horse Trading Company American Gods is available as an electronic download from the Seattle Public Library. You can also read Neil Gaiman’s blog.

Harvey Pekar was at Town Hall earlier tonight promoting his new graphic novel/biography Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story. Paul Constant from The Stranger interviewed Pekar for about an hour. To be perfectly honest, it was a bit strange to see Pekar in person…because he is a real person; not just a character from [...]

As I mentioned in a previous post, Confounded Books is going out of business on April 29th. From now until then, the store is having a sale on almost all graphic novels, comics, zines, and books in stock. Get them while you can! Confounded Books: 315 East Pine Street on Capitol Hill Today I purchased: [...]

And the winner of the 2006 Tournament of Books is…The Accidental by Ali Smith. I’m very happy with the results and am looking forward to reading the winning book. For more information on Ali Smith and The Accidental, check out the following: Ali Smith biography, bibliography, and prizes/awards Ali Smith interview with Jeanette Winterson from [...]

I’m way behind on my posting. The Tournament of Books is coming to a close and I haven’t been keeping up with it. I have several book reviews that I’d like to get up on my blog as well as a few updates on the new family member, Jasper (the cat). Work and life seems [...]

And the winner is…Home Land. Really? This book won in round two? It shouldn’t have gotten past round one! I’m so disappointed that Never Let Me Go will not be moving on to round three. Read the full coverage of round two, match ten at the Tournament of Books via The Morning News.

Yes, another independent bookstore is closing in Seattle. According to The Stranger’s SLOG, Confounded Books will close on April 29th. This is where I purchase The Believer and McSweeney’s Quarterly. This is where I go to check out interesting graphic novels and local zines. This is where I go to chat with the owner about [...]

Christian and I have gone through quite a few names and finally decided on Jasper. That said, we’ve been calling him by many names. Since he’s a 3-year-old cat, I don’t think he will mind. Jasper (his official name) Jazz / Jazzy Mr. Bojangles Jasper Bojangles Rob, but only when I’m half asleep (long story)