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  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
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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.

  • Brandi Fullwood
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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.

  • Katie Campbell
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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."

  • Katie Campbell
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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.

  • Katie Campbell
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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.

  • Katie Campbell
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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.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Horror is bigger than Stephen King. These spooky Seattleites help find the right scare for you

  Since it's spooky season, and readers of all sorts may be looking for scares, KUOW's Katie Campbell called up a couple of local literary horror experts to talk about how the genre has evolved and who we should be reading.

  • Katie Campbell
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  'We just want to celebrate stories.' Observing Banned Books Week with a Seattle bookseller

  Seattle booksellers and librarians are helping people get their hands on banned books.

  • Katie Campbell
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  The revolution is written in the latest book from Ijeoma Oluo, bestselling author of 'So You Want to Talk About Race'

  This month, the KUOW Book Club read Ijeoma Oluo's "Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World — and How You Can, Too." Oluo joined KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live conversation at the Seattle Central Library, the first in a three-part summer series in partnership with Seattle Public Library. The full audio and video from the event are available below.

  • Katie Campbell

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