A Miracle Occurs: Seattlest Opens Its Wallet
Seattlest doesn't tend to buy books at reading events, for the excellent reason that if we bought all the books we wanted to, we wouldn't be able to pay the rent (and would be in danger of drowning in our possessions). Why buy when the excellent Seattle Public Library system is crying out to be used?
Thursday night Ryan Boudinot spoke to a small crowd at the University Bookstore. Shame on you, Seattle literati, for not turning out to support 'one of the brightest young literary lights in Seattle' - Boudinot is local and has been published in McSweeney's, the hallmark of the ultra-hip.
We admit, given the hype, we were prepared to be just a teeny bit bored. But Boudinot, who looks like a beefy Clark Kent, was so funny that instead we found ourselves cracking open our wallet and actually buying a copy of The Littlest Hitler. It's a collection of short fiction sure to resonate with all those Gen-Xers whose parents forbade them to eat sugary cereal, just like ours. Go, and do thou likewise.
