In his autobiographical novel
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For decades, Secret Garden Books has provided children with an oasis of reading, and brought visiting literary superstars into the Ballard community, inspiring a love of reading in kids and grown-ups alike.
Mary L. Trump, PhD, a psychologist who was diagnosed with complex PTSD, blames much of her condition on her infamous uncle. In her new book The Reckoning, she says you may have been the victim of trauma. But she also offers a way to work beyond it.
In the historical nonfiction book
But what makes a horse girl? Marginalization, in the stories here. These horse girls often felt shame for not fitting the norm, for being Queer, Black, "chubby," or poor – but they still loved horses.
No more 9-to-5s, no more waiting for that important document or email. No more Mondays, managers, or meetings – because you'll be dead and you won't sweat those things anymore. Everybody dies and so will you.
If you take a stroll down Magnolia's sweet and quiet streets, you might just stumble upon a friendly neighborhood stop, Magnolia's Bookstore.
Local author Zoe Hana Mikuta published her first novel Gearbreakers in which both main characters are women of color and members of the LGBTQ community.
If you're making a trip to the Phinney district and looking for something to do, odds are locals would point you in the direction of Phinney Books.
A preview of a collection of essays by local Black journalist Marcus Harrison Green which launches this September.

