• Seattle author (and former Stranger editor-in-chief) Tricia Romano is writing a biography of the Village Voice. She has encountered a significant amount of tragedy this year and she's looking for some help through a GoFundMe page as she continues to interview people and do research for her book. Consider giving if you can, and if you want to read her book about the storied alternative weekly.

• Reese Witherspoon has a book club, and her October book club pick is Seattle author Laurie Frankel's novel This Is How It Always Is, which is a book that I loved. I guess Reese and I are book twinsies?

Y’all. @RWitherspoon’s October pick for #ReesesBookClub is HERE! #ThisIsHowItAlwaysIs by @Laurie_Frankel is a story about family, parenthood, and the love, heartache, and hope that comes with it. Can’t wait to hear what you think! https://t.co/A0ktYtRjwE pic.twitter.com/ulILwylCiI

— Hello Sunshine (@hellosunshine) October 4, 2018

• Is someone about to buy Barnes & Noble? Seems like it.

• Speaking of Barnes & Noble, here's an infographic they put out that demonstrates political book sales since 2016. I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean anything in particular, but if you're as obsessed with the midterms as I am, you'll probably stare at the map for a few minutes trying to divine understanding from it.

Barnes & Noble says political book sales have skyrocketed and it released a map that shows how polarized the sales are. https://t.co/F9iUWJPxBc pic.twitter.com/shsH5QIuaY

— CNBC (@CNBC) October 9, 2018