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  Thomas Mallon's 'Fellow Travelers' is a must for readers and Seattle Opera fans alike

  Reading Thomas Mallon's 2007 novel, "Fellow Travelers," I couldn't help but think it was always destined to become an opera.

  • Katie Campbell

• Hot tips for Emerald City Comic Con and other events in March

  From geeking out at Seattle's premier pop culture event, to a new take on a local art museum, and a talk with an indigenous punk rock author - check out these upcoming happenings in Western Washington.

  • Dyer Oxley
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  Seattle Public Library intercepts Boston readers after Super Bowl bet

  The real winners of Super Bowl LX are the Boston readers who will now be exposed to some Seattle culture.

  • Katie Campbell
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  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.

  • Katie Campbell

• 30 years later, is "Infinite Jest" the best or the worst?

  We made our hosts read (some of)  Infinite Jest, the thousand-page novel by David Foster Wallace that turns 30 this month, to answer the question once and for all: Do we have to read this book?

  • Jeannie Yandel
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  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.

  • Katie Campbell
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  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.

  • Katie Campbell
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  David Guterson's 'Snow Falling on Cedars' has a message of hope that still resonates

  The KUOW Book Club read David Guterson's Pacific Northwest classic "Snow Falling on Cedars" this month. Guterson joined KUOW's Katie Campbell to talk about the book's impact and enduring message to readers.

  • Katie Campbell
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  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.

  • Katie Campbell
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  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.

  • Katie Campbell

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