Katie Campbell
Online Editor/Reporter
About
Katie joined KUOW's online team as an editor and reporter in 2024, after serving three years as senior producer of the local Morning Edition program. She has covered a variety of local topics, including the Seattle City Council, elections, and breaking news. She also brings readers some levity with a weekly news quiz.
In 2024, Katie created the KUOW Book Club, featuring stories and authors from the Pacific Northwest. Katie picks monthly titles and provides analysis along the way. She ends each reading with an author interview, giving readers a look behind the scenes from some of the most talented writers in the region. Join the KUOW Book Club by signing up for our newsletter!
She is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism, a P-Patch gardener, and an auntie.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Professional Affiliations: Union Steward, SAG-AFTRA
Podcasts
Stories
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Ditch the gift cards and gimmicks. These Seattle readers say books are the best gifts this holiday season
Seattleites are readers, and if you have one on your holiday shopping list, this is what other Seattle readers recommend.
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The Official Seattle Holiday Book Gift Guide
Books are the best gift you can give. And this holiday season, Seattle book club leaders, local authors, and sci-fi experts give you book recommendations you'll want to get and gift this holiday season.
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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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The Books Men Actually Want To Read
Men are reading less. Reading less than women, not reading as much as before. Author Daniel James Brown weighs in on the discourse and gives recommendations for books about men worth giving a chance.
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BONUS: Writer Susan Orlean's 'Joyride' revved up in the PNW
Writer Susan Orlean talks with Katie Campbell about her new memoir Joyride and her writing roots in the PNW.
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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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Break the spell of the Big Dark with these PNW events
How can you defeat the Big Dark? More arts and culture! The Meet Me Here co-hosts give recommendations for events that make the Big Dark more palatable - maybe even fun..