Book News Roundup: Two novelists enter the Matrix

  • If you're a writer who works in collaboration with visual artists,the Office of Arts and Culture has a unique opportunity for you in the International District:
    The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR), is seeking an artist or artist/artist team* to design, fabricate and install site-integrated outdoor artwork for the park in the Little Saigon neighborhood. The selected artist/artist team will be asked to create a permanent artwork that honors the history, cultures, and current experience of the communities that live nearby. The artist/artist team will work with ARTS, SPR, and community engagement partners that include: The Little Saigon Park Advisory Committee led by Friends of Little Saigon and Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDPDA), that consists of about 18 representatives from the community, plus additional organizations.

  • The above opportunity is only open to one artist or teams of two. The artists should have a connection to the International District. The budget for the project is one hundred thousand dollars.

  • You have likely heard that there will be a fourth Matrix movie starring Keanu Reeve and Carrie-Ann Moss, directed by Lana Wachowski. You may not have heard that the film was co-written by David Mitchell and Aleksander Hemon, which is a fascinating pairing. Mitchell is great at sci-fi concepts, while Hemon excels at trauma and the consequences of war.

  • Meanwhile, in Canada: