Erica Bauermeister: The mixology of a great book
The Port Townsend-based bestselling author on writing, reading, cooking and eating.
Valerie Easton
Valerie Easton started her career as a librarian shelving books at Lake City Library when she was in high school. Now she writes full time, and has authored five books, includingThe New Low Maint
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Book City: Greg Atkinson's great cookbook loves
The chef and writer on which of his books are tattered beyond recognition -- and which never made it off his bedside table.
Book City: What you eat is an act of belonging
Whidbey Island author Vicki Robin on living, eating and reading in community.
Book CIty: The key to posing as a memoirist
Seattle author (and Crosscut contributor) Claire Dederer turned a snow day and her yoga obsession into a career as a memoirist. What she reads for inspiration.
Book City: A Seattle University dean's search for meaning
The Seattle University dean and book lover founded the school's Search for Meaning literary festival. What he's found along the way.