'The Definitions' novel takes a haunting look at identity, language and control Author Matt Greene on his new dystopian novel 'The Definitions' about life after a virus wipes people's memories. Justine Kenin
Making a resolution to read more this year? Consider 1992's 'Waiting to Exhale' Andrew Limbong and BA Parker from the Books We Love podcast are revisiting Terry McMillan's classic, Waiting to Exhale. Andrew Limbong
What's the KUOW Book Club reading in January? The KUOW Book Club is kicking off the 2026 reading lineup with David Guterson's Pacific Northwest classic "Snow Falling on Cedars." Katie Campbell
KUOW Book Club wrapped: 13 books, more than 3,000 pages read in 2025 Move over Spotify nerds. We're wrapping up the year in reading. Katie Campbell
What being around death taught this hospital chaplain about life J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death. Malaka Gharib
A critic's year-end 'ghost list' wanders from Italian movie sets to 'Demon Hunters' Critic-at-large John Powers gives his due to the movies, TV and books he wasn't able to cover earlier in the year, including La Grazia, Andor, Mississippi Blue 42 and the documentary Mr. Scorsese. John Powers
Just because she won a Nobel doesn't mean Malala didn't break some rules in college In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize. In Finding My Way, she writes about her life at Oxford and beyond. Originally broadcast Oct. 21, 2025. Tonya Mosley
Books We Love: Working with Toni Morrison What was it like to work with Toni Morrison as an editor? One NPR editor looked into it. Tinbete Ermyas
Before passing in Lake Forest Park, Octavia Butler was the 'most eloquent and elegant' voice of a movement The KUOW Book Club read "Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler" by Susana M. Morris this month. Morris joined KUOW's Katie Campbell to talk about her biography of the literary legend. Katie Campbell
Genre fiction and female authors top U.S. libraries' most-borrowed lists in 2025 All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country. Neda Ulaby
