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WHAT'S FOR DINNER: If you haven't heard already, Dine Around Seattle is once again happening--but only until November 30th. The deal is that you can go to any restaurant listed Sunday-Thursday for a three-course dinner for only $30. It makes our mouth water just thinking about it.... Earth & Ocean on a Tuesday night for a three-course meal at thirty bucks?! Ahhhhh, happiness. Besides Earth & Ocean, the list includes many greats--such as Spring Hill, Nell's, Campagne, and Chez Shea, along with a handful of Tom Douglas' restaurants. Too bad Lark isn't on the list, but we're sure we'll find a way to manage. Also keep in mind--many of the restaurants listed are additionally offering $15 lunch specials, so take advantage of it while you can! And as a courteous reminder--don't forget to tip!

Could it be any more obvious? We love Nick Hornby.

"You could say that this book is about what happens when you give your rites of passage a body-swerve."

For anyone reading this who is in-the-know when it comes to music, there are plenty of draws on real-life artists for you to think about. We found ourselves wondering if the title of the album and the book was a play on The Beatles "Let it Be, Naked" album. You will also love the detail that Hornby put into Tucker Crowe's presence on the internet, such as the fake Wikipedia page and Duncan's website for the Croweologists that is named after one of Crowe's songs. The book is so true to the times we live in--an era where everyone looks to the internet for their gossip, facts, and autobiographical information.

Spin writer Chuck Klosterman is to Nick Hornby as Augusten Burroughs is to David Sedaris.

Just like the Nick Hornby event a couple weeks ago, the UW bookstore is sponsoring another author reading at the Neptune tonight. This time it's beloved B-movie actor Bruce Campbell, who will be reading from his latest book (his first novel) Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way. He'll be signing copies of the book if and only if you buy it from the bookstore---this gets you a numbered ticket, which confers upon you a place in the author signing line. Buying a book is a small price to pay to spend some quality time with Mr. Campbell, especially since the last time he was in town for a UW book reading, he threw candy at the crowd and stayed late to sign a lotta books. He's a real peach. A lantern-jawed peach.

Seattlest likes Nick Hornby, we really do. We like his witty, casual style of writing, we like that he's big enough of a music geek to write essays on specific songs, and we certainly like his McSweeney's connection. Most of all, though, we enjoy the movies made from his books. High Fidelity ranks among our favorites, due to its eminently quotable dialogue, great soundtrack, smart use of lists, and John Cusack's lovesick moping coupled with Jack Black's voracious scene-stealing. In fact, this is one of the rare cases where the film is better than the book, with a seamless setting shift from London to Chicago (especially endearing to Seattlest). About a Boy is another good one, in which the Weitzes first displayed a light touch and emotional maturity, and frankly, it's the only Hugh Grant performance we can stomach. As to Fever Pitch...well, we purposely avoided the recent Farrelly Brothers/Jimmy Fallon/Drew Barrymore crime against humanity---which ended up being a box office disappointment anyways---but we hear that the original version of the film, about football and starring Colin Firth, was more than decent.