Pressing On

When book distributor Small Press Distribution closed suddenly in March, Seattle's Asterism Books stepped in to help.by Josh FomonSeattle prides itself as a bookish, well-read city with a storied literary heritage of Pulitzer- and National Book Award-winning writers and publishers. Seattle’s literary culture is so vibrant and rich that it earned the city a UNESCO Creative City of Literature designation in 2017. But this April, Seattle’s role in North America’s small press publi