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Jun

21

2022

BINGO! Summer Fun and Challenges

Seattle Public Library’s Summer Book Bingo is in full swing, and other communities are doing similar BINGO-inspired challenges. Hundreds of booksellers from around the country are gathered in Phoenix, AZ this week for the American Booksellers Association Children’s Institute conference, and yesterday we picked up an Indie Week BINGO card from Local First Arizona at …

Jul

31

2019

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Beast Rider by Maria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads and Tony Johnston

I feel this book should be an instant classic for all ages! A youth from Oaxaca leaves his family farm to brave the infamous La Bestia– a train travelling north to the México-US border– to cross into the United States and live with his older brother in Los Angeles. Lyrical prose, heartbreaking trauma handled sensitively, …

Jul

25

2019

Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, translated by Karen Van Dyck

A classic of European literature unavailable in English for decades, Three Summers is perfectly timeless and perfectly seasonal. Set in the countryside of prewar Greece, it traces the doings and developing identities of a trio of sisters growing into adulthood, each of whom finds a different way to balance her desires for love and freedom. …

Jul

2

2019

Seattle Public Library Adult Book bingo logo 2019

Summer Book Bingo in Seattle

Seattle Public Library and Seattle Arts and Lectures put together another fun summer reading challenge this year– Book Bingo for adults and teens! Again this year, one of the squares is “recommended by a librarian or independent bookseller.” Many Seattle area stores have even printed out copies of the bingo cards for customers who want …

Jul

20

2018

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Summer Reading Programs in the PNW

Kids and adults can find summer reading programs throughout the region. Goals range from increasing reading time to reading more diversely. Below is just a sample. Tacoma Library, Seattle Public Library/ Seattle Arts and Lectures, and Whatcom County: Book Bingo (SPL has a different bingo card for teens). Seattle’s cards in past years have included “recommended …

Jun

1

2017

Seattle Public Library Summer Book Bingo 2017

Seattle Public Library Announces Summer Book Bingo

We always look forward to summer reading challenges. Have you done Book Bingo? The Seattle Public Library’s Summer Book Bingo includes a “recommended by an independent bookseller” square. We highly recommend you visit your local indie to get a personalized recommendation, but if your schedule isn’t meshing with your neighborhood bookstores’, don’t give up! Browse our …

Jul

1

2016

Holiday Weekend= SUMMER READING

Happy Independence Day, readers! The holiday weekend is almost upon us, which means you may be planning your long weekend summer reading (or your pilgrimages to independent bookstores during your days off). Independent bookstores around the country have put together unique and tantalizing summer reading recommendations for your reading pleasure. Check out this photo of …

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