Brooks Kolb
Brooks Kolb is a Seattle writer, artist, and a landscape architect.
Recent Post
Book Review: “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
“Atmosphere” is a masterpiece. There, I said it. Nothing more needs to be added, but I will say more because perhaps you have not yet
What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan: Book Review
Brooks with Mark Twain at Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham on June 26, 2026 The Chuckanut Writers Conference in Bellingham, Washington, has been
Landscape in Lavender: Q & A with Deborah Kalb
Jen McCormick interviews Brooks at Barnes & Noble University of Washington Bookstore on Saturday, June 27, 2026 The following conversation was published on June 23,
Parting the Curtains
When I was writing Landscape in Lavender, I felt an urgent need to release my story into the world—even before I fully understood what it
Landscape in Lavender is Coming Soon!
Pre-Order on Amazon Brooks’s Substack – Landscape in Lavender is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free
A “Landscape in Lavender” Playlist
When I was writing, revising, and later editing “Landscape in Lavender,” I felt as if I were simultaneously living in two distinct time periods—our current