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What's the KUOW Book Club reading in September?
The KUOW Book Club is reading "Transplants" by Daniel Tam-Claiborne this month.
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Seattle author Lynda Mapes shares her love of old-growth forests, from their quiet to their 'fructifying funk'
This month, the KUOW Book Club read Lynda V. Mapes' new book, "The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests." Mapes joined KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live conversation at the Seattle Central Library, the final in a three-part summer series in partnership with Seattle Public Library. The full audio and video from the event is available below.
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How to get out of a reading rut, according to one of Seattle's most decorated readers
Online reading companions like The StoryGraph and the Libby app have made tracking how many books you read easier than ever. And that might cause some anxiety among the most avid bookworms.
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'Old trees matter.' Seattle author Lynda Mapes is writing to save them in her new book
The KUOW Book Club is continuing its summer reading series with Seattle Public Library this month. We're reading environmental journalist and author Lynda V. Mapes' new book, "The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests."
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The five spice levels of horror, according to KUOW's Katie Campbell
Horror fan and KUOW Book Club curator Katie Campbell recommends horror novels at five levels of spooky spice.
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Summer book club concludes with reflection on irreplaceable old-growth forests
The KUOW Book Club and Seattle Public Library are continuing our summer reading series this month with Lynda V. Mapes' latest work, "The Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests."
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Step into author Kim Fu's 'dream version' of the PNW
This month, the KUOW Book Club read Kim Fu's surreal short story collection "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century." Fu joined KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live conversation at the Seattle Central Library, the second in a three-part summer series in partnership with Seattle Public Library. The full audio from the event is available below.
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Here's what Seattle readers are into so far this year
I'm just about to finish reading my 40th book this year, yet nothing makes me freeze quite like being asked: "Have you read [insert popular book here]?"
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Seattle author Kim Fu sees you and all your anxieties in this story collection
The KUOW Book Club is continuing its summer reading series with Seattle Public Library this month. We're reading Kim Fu's collection of short speculative fiction stories, "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century."
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How the National Enquirer inspired an ambitious work of speculative fiction
Sequoia Nagamatsu's 2022 speculative fiction hit "How High We Go in the Dark" may not be your typical summer read, but hear me out: The sunshine makes it easier to see the intricately woven silver linings throughout.
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Summer book club continues with an imaginative collection of speculative fiction
The KUOW Book Club and Seattle Public Library are continuing our summer reading series this month with "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century" by Kim Fu.
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The revolution is written in the latest book from Ijeoma Oluo, bestselling author of 'So You Want to Talk About Race'
This month, the KUOW Book Club read Ijeoma Oluo's "Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World — and How You Can, Too." Oluo joined KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live conversation at the Seattle Central Library, the first in a three-part summer series in partnership with Seattle Public Library. The full audio and video from the event are available below.