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What's the KUOW Book Club reading in December?
The KUOW Book Club is reading "Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler" by Susana M. Morris this month.
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With 'No Time to Spare,' Ursula K. Le Guin strikes at the heart of a changing world
The KUOW Book Club has been reading "No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters" by Ursula K. Le Guin this month. We conclude this month's reading with Le Guin's blog posts "About Anger" and "Without Egg."
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Could reading more help men feel less alone? 'The Boys in the Boat' author Daniel James Brown thinks so
Men are, apparently, reading less, at least according to a plethora of headlines over the past few months and years. Despite the questionable nature of this literary crisis, it's enough of a thing to have writers, publishers, and various pontificators wringing their hands over how to get men reading again.
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Susan Orlean shares all in her new memoir. Turns out her 'Joyride' revved up in Portland
When Susan Orlean started her now storied writing career in Portland, she had to clarify: Portland, Oregon, not Maine.
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Ursula K. Le Guin inspires moody musings with pieces from the late author's blog
The KUOW Book Club is reading "No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters" by Ursula K. Le Guin this month. Here, we get into a couple of items from the first half of the book.
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What's the KUOW Book Club reading in November?
The KUOW Book Club is reading "No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters" by Ursula K. Le Guin this month.
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Horror is bigger than Stephen King. These spooky Seattleites help find the right scare for you
Since it's spooky season, and readers of all sorts may be looking for scares, KUOW's Katie Campbell called up a couple of local literary horror experts to talk about how the genre has evolved and who we should be reading.
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Feminine rage takes center stage in the conclusion of Seattle mystery 'Elita'
The KUOW Book Club just finished reading Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum's novel "Elita." I'm your reading guide Katie Campbell, Lunstrum joined me at the KUOW studios recently to talk about her debut novel. Listen to our full conversation by hitting the play button above.
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The darkest thing about this Seattle thriller? Sexism
The KUOW Book Club is reading Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum's novel "Elita" this month. Here, Katie Campbell gets into the first half of the book.
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'We just want to celebrate stories.' Observing Banned Books Week with a Seattle bookseller
Seattle booksellers and librarians are helping people get their hands on banned books.
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What's the KUOW Book Club reading in October?
The KUOW Book Club is reading "Elita" by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum this month.
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Seattle author Daniel Tam-Claiborne on belonging, empathy in the time of Covid-19
This is the KUOW Book Club, and we just finished reading "Transplants" by Daniel Tam-Claiborne. I'm your reading guide Katie Campbell, and Tam-Claiborne joined me at the KUOW studios recently to talk about his debut novel.