Arts & Life

Can't get enough 'Heated Rivalry'? This Seattle bookseller can help keep the romance alive

From hockey hookups to Bigfoot bonds, love is in the air — and on the page.

Winter author series kicks off with Coll Thrush's 'Wrecked'

The KUOW Book Club is embarking on a winter series of book talks in partnership with The Seattle Public Library this month. Our first pick is Coll Thrush's "Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific." Thrush will join us for a live interview at the Seattle Central Library on Feb. 26. Register for free here.

Cozy reader winter: Join KUOW Book Club, Seattle Public Library for live author talks

The KUOW Book Club is partnering once again with The Seattle Public Library to present a series of live author talks at the Central Library.

It took a community to get this Seattle library built. Now it's celebrating 50 years of service

The Seattle Public Library's Broadview Branch should've been able to celebrate its 50th anniversary back in 2017, or thereabouts. After all, the City of Seattle bought the land to build it on back in 1967. But a diversion of that funding delayed its construction — and rallied a community that fought for years to get its promised library.

Books we loved in 2025, plus what's already on our TBR for 2026

It's a new year, which means there are new books to read — hundreds of them.

Superhero flicks in '26. Comic-book movies to be excited about

A primer on comic-book movies, and superhero shows, coming from Marvel and DC in 2026, and which ones are worth your attention.

Seattle Children's Theater will 'assess' upcoming production at Kennedy Center

The Seattle Children’s Theater is discussing the "path forward" for a planned production at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., as artists continue to cancel performances in protest of the Trump administration.

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."

Naked gardeners, backyard fighters, and butterflies: KUOW's good news in 2025