Left Bank is the first thing in Seattle that made my head turn once I got over the beautiful mountains and that weird space-needle thingy. Imagine being surrounded by people who are down with terms like "FTM" and "anti-oppression." Imagine a place where a dialogue can go on behind the counter about what can be done to end genocide in darfur, or how the oil industry has caused wars in central asia, or how great that show lastnight was....
And don't be surprised by the toy box right next to the multi-cultural kids books. Then check out the books on queer parenting. Or all the knitting and gardening books. The books on punk rock and french hip-hop. All the zines. The "how-to-build-an-eco-house" section. The race and culture section. World history (divided up by part of the world) and an entire wall of politics and labor and economics books.
There's just so much to see....
LEFT BANK BOOKS COLLECTIVE, I LOVE YOU!
(no wonder I started working here!)
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