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Friday, February 10, 2012 - Page updated at 07:00 a.m.

32 of the year's best books

Read short reviews of Seattle Times reviewers' favorite books of 2011.

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'The Good News Club': proselytizing in the public schools | Book review

Katherine Stewart's new book "The Good News Club" documents the Christian right's program for spreading Christian beliefs to schoolchildren at legally sanctioned meetings in public schools, including Loyal Heights Elementary in Seattle. Stewart discusses her book Sunday at Town Hall Seattle.

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Monday, February 6

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'The Mirage': Matt Ruff's novel of 9/11 role reversal | Book review

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Local Books: the rhythms of Eastern Washington farm life

Monday, January 30

A book festival that means something at Seattle University | Lit Life

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