• James Tata takes you on a tour of the Seattle Public Library.
Mr. Tingle and I stayed at a hotel across the street from the library on a trip to Seattle last year. It wasn’t yet open so I mostly just mooned around the sidewalk, standing in a slow drizzle while trying to get a glimpse of what was inside (“I see administrative offices!”), so it’s fun to see Jim’s pictures of the interior as well as read his smart, skeptical notes.
• Also, it feels strange to welcome someone to the lit blogosphere who is already such a fixture of the scene, but in case you didn’t know already, Dan Wickett of the Emerging Writers Network has taken the plunge and opened up shop. Huzzah!

It’s about time! We’ve all been waiting for Dan.
Plus, if you like sleeping across the street from the Seattle Library, you’d love to spend a night at The Library Hotel in New York.
Comment by Michelle — 6/28/2005 @ 1:51 pm
That’s http://www.libraryhotel.com/index.shtml (The Library Hotel). I got to stay in the Asian History section.
Comment by Michelle — 6/28/2005 @ 1:52 pm