6/4/2023 0 Comments Tabula Idem by Iris Jay![]() ![]() I met some of the greatest minds in them, learned new ways of thinking and seeing the world, and received book recommendations as unique as each individual. I soon came to find out that these businesses are the vestibules for the spirit of the city. ![]() Over the next three months, I traveled across the city, meeting some of the most intriguing people and coming to understand the culture of Seattle, one bookstore and one neighborhood at a time. Aside from the chance to meet other book lovers, I had no idea what this column was about to entail. In an attempt to give a good pitch at one of our weekly writer's meetings, I suggested starting a project in which I would write about Seattle's independent bookstores, going from one to the next each week. I knew little about the city except where the Woodland Park Zoo was, and that I had just scored a great new job writing with the SGN. I packed up all my belongings, and my little dog, and made the five-hour drive across the state to my new home: Seattle. Fresh out of college, I was leaving my hometown for the first time. ![]()
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