Authors and bookstore owners worry a big publishing merger will affect diversity The proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will likely change things for authors and readers - for better or worse Chloe Veltman
What was life was like after the Great Spokane Fire of 1889? In her novel Fire Season, Leyna Krow weaves together three fictional accounts of life after the Spokane Fire of 1889 - following the grifters, con artists, and incompetent leaders trying to build their reputation and make a quick buck in Spokane. Libby Denkmann
New owners, same local feel: Elliott Bay Book Co. changes hands Seattle's beloved Elliott Bay Bookstore is changing ownership for only the second time in its 49 year history. Paige Browning
A wild literary ride from rural Vancouver Island to Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility ‘All anybody wanted to talk about was the pandemic, which I resisted for about a week, and then I realized we all need to talk about the pandemic. It's not even like it was the elephant in the room. It's like it was the room. It was unavoidable.’ John O'Brien
‘What will I carry forward?’ A journey through wilderness, dementia, and memory ‘It took her some time to find her voice, but when she did she said three careful words, it’s so beautiful.’ John O'Brien
One man’s story of the scourge of child sexual abuse ‘In the equation of institutional sexual abuse, the constant is the abuser. There's always going to be a certain percentage of child sex abusers in the population.’ John O'Brien
In honor of women: poetry and music of struggle and joy One poet asks, ‘Will you not open this door for me? My hand is exhausted from knocking at your door.’ John O'Brien
Adulting 101: Tap into your inner child Throughout this pandemic many of us have dipped into nostalgia and tapped into childhood to cope. Borrowing from the past can be helpful, but it can also be really hard to go back there. That’s where inner child work comes in. Libby Denkmann
DEI ’R’ US: Setbacks and progress on the road to belonging at work ‘It’s not going to happen in my lifetime. We are working to a future that we will not live to see. That’s what this work is about, and the healing is knowing that we’re doing it together.’ John O'Brien
More than books and mortar: Seattle Public Library's next chapter Seattle Public Library's new Chief Librarian Tom Fay shares his vision for the future of the institution. Libby Denkmann
