From Shelf Awareness for Readers October 20, 2020 Jordan Scott: I Talk Like a River When I was a boy, my dad would sometimes pick me up from school on “bad speech days” and take me down to the river. On those days, my mouth would just stop working. Every word was painful, the laughter …
On Saturday, October 12, 2019, booklovers gathered at the Seattle Public Library Central Library to celebrate books at the 2019 Washington State Book Awards ceremony and reception. The event was recorded for a podcast; as of this posting, it was not yet live on the website, but we will continue to check back here. The …
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 …
Washington State Book Awards winners were announced on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Seattle Public Library. The Washington State Book Awards honor works of outstanding literary merit by Washington authors. An award is given based on the strength of the publication’s literary merit, lasting importance and overall quality to an author who was born in …
Riveting and difficult to put down narrative from the point of view of a cult survivor. I’m not sure if this spoke to me so powerfully because I was a child in Texas when the Branch Davidian massacre took place, or if it’s just really great writing, but if you are looking for a page-turner …
You’re Invited! Celebrate Seattle’s designation as a UNESCO City of Literature Please join us to celebrate! Seattle has been designated a UNESCO City of Literature. The folks behind the bid for Seattle City of Literature invite you to celebrate the designation with other local literature lovers. Public gathering and celebration at 7pm Tuesday, May 22, …
Heart Berries achieves that most elusive and sacred goal of literature, to make us feel less alone in the world. With a beautiful and original voice, Mailhot applies the precision of the poet to her prose. Each sentence feels necessary, each paragraph vital, as she grapples with daughterhood, motherhood, sisterhood, wifehood, and finally, selfhood. Mailhot has …
Let the joyous news be spread: Seattle is officially the second U.S. City (after Iowa City) to be declared a UNESCO City of Literature– one of 28 internationally recognized cities. Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city to get the designation in 2004. The UNESCO designation of literary cities is part of a wider network of …
The finalists for the 2017 Washington State Book Awards were announced on August 7. 2017 WSBA FINALISTS: BOOKS FOR ADULTS CATEGORIES Fiction The Solace of Monsters by Laurie Blauner, of Seattle (Leapfrog Press) Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, of Bellevue (Vintage Books; reissued 2016; original publication date 2002) Barkskins by Annie …
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 …
