Courtesy of King5.com: "Insane Killer could be Released to Mother in Lakewood" Reads more like a plot from the latest B slasher movie than a news headline. Not that we're not all for hysteria inducing headlines.........

We couldn't make Alison Bechdel's evening readings Friday at the University Bookstore or Saturday at The Wild Rose, so we laid in wait at Lake Forrest's Third Place Books and nabbed her for a quick word as she did a drive-by signing. Bechdel had that glazed, tired, 'book tour' look in her eyes, and when asked how she liked Seattle, muttered something appeasing. Then we admitted to being 'a big fan' and melted from embarassment.......

Remember If All of Seattle Read the Same Book, the Seattle Public Library-sponsored event wherein, as you might guess, all of Seattle was encouraged to read the same book? (At the same time, no less.) Well, they changed the name, but this year's go-round is just around the corner. Now it's called Seattle Reads Persepolis, because it's snappy and because this year's book is Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel about growing up in the wake......