Thomas Kohnstamm didn’t set out to write a novel about the contemporary fight over school closures in Seattle.
Last year, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) ham-fistedly announced plans to shut down up to 21 schools—only to later reduce that number to four and then table the proposal altogether. For now, at least.
After that emotional roller coaster for parents and students, the only thing that’s actually closing is the current SPS superintendent’s career. He announced his upcoming departure just a month after accepting a contract extension through 2027.
Surprisingly (to me, too), a major plotline in my new novel Supersonic revolves around a fictional Seattle community fighting the
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