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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
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
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
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
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
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.
- Dyer Oxley
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
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
New biography shows how Octavia Butler deserved better early in her career

The KUOW Book Club is reading "Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler" by Susana M. Morris this month. I'm your reading guide Katie Campbell. Let's get into the first half of the book and Octavia Butler's early career.
- Katie Campbell

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