
Michael O’Leary / The Herald |
Everett girl dreams of a career in dance, and Nutcracker brings...

Heres how much Catherine Lawton loves to dance. She chose to be home-schooled this year to better work her education around her dancing. [More]

By Theresa Goffredo
Herald Writer | December 6


Puddle of Mudd album is one big, grungy mess

On Tuesday, multiplatinum rock band Puddle of Mudd releases its new album, Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love and Hate. [More]

December 6


Bellevue author to appear at Mill Creek book store

Bellevue author Christina Dudley will read from and sign her novel, “Mourning Becomes Cassandra” ($15.95), at 7 p.m. Monday at University Book Store at Mill Creek. [More]

December 6



Bill O’Leary / Washington Post |
White House party crashers epitomize crazed reality-TV personality

Anyone spot a pattern here? A family that has appeared twice on a reality-TV series and had aspirations for another concocts a story about a runaway balloon that has allegedly carried off their 6-year-old son. International infamy ensues. [More]

By Paul Farhi
The Washington Post | December 6


Nearing the end of the alphabet, Graftons still got her A-game

Can it really be 27 years since Kinsey Millhone sifted through clues in A Is for Alibi? And can Sue Grafton really be approaching the end of the alphabet? [More]

By Mary Foster
Associated Press | December 6


After a slump, King returns to top form in massive new novel

I tried to write a book that would keep the pedal consistently to the metal, Stephen King writes in an afterword to Under the Dome ($35), his massive new novel his 48th! an explanation for why you will carry... [More]

By Rene Rodriguez
McClatchy Newspapers | December 6


Julie & Julia blogger turns sights to meat, marriage

From the title to the last page, former blogger Julie Powells startling second memoir, Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession ($24.99), is smart and compelling but frequently coy: Does she mean cleaving together? Or... [More]

By Laura Impellizzeri
Associated Press | December 6


Best-sellers

Fiction 1. The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver, $26.99 2. Half Broke Horses, Jeannette Walls, $26 3. The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown, $29.95 4. The Help, Kathryn Stockett, $24.95 [More]

December 6


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