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Summer Book Club
Join KUOW and The Seattle Public Library for this three-part Summer Book Club live event series! June through August, 2025, KUOW Book Club host Katie Campbell will sit down with a different local author to discuss their latest works. Learn more and RSVP here!
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The five spice levels of horror, according to KUOW's Katie Campbell
Horror fan and KUOW Book Club curator Katie Campbell recommends horror novels at five levels of spooky spice.
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Summer book club concludes with reflection on irreplaceable old-growth forests
The KUOW Book Club and Seattle Public Library are continuing our summer reading series this month with Lynda V. Mapes' latest work, "The Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests."
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Step into author Kim Fu's 'dream version' of the PNW
This month, the KUOW Book Club read Kim Fu's surreal short story collection "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century." Fu joined KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live conversation at the Seattle Central Library, the second in a three-part summer series in partnership with Seattle Public Library. The full audio from the event is available below.
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Here's what Seattle readers are into so far this year
I'm just about to finish reading my 40th book this year, yet nothing makes me freeze quite like being asked: "Have you read [insert popular book here]?"
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Seattle author Kim Fu sees you and all your anxieties in this story collection
The KUOW Book Club is continuing its summer reading series with Seattle Public Library this month. We're reading Kim Fu's collection of short speculative fiction stories, "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century."
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How the National Enquirer inspired an ambitious work of speculative fiction
Sequoia Nagamatsu's 2022 speculative fiction hit "How High We Go in the Dark" may not be your typical summer read, but hear me out: The sunshine makes it easier to see the intricately woven silver linings throughout.
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Summer book club continues with an imaginative collection of speculative fiction
The KUOW Book Club and Seattle Public Library are continuing our summer reading series this month with "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century" by Kim Fu.
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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.
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Cordyceps, AI, and 'hope punk': Speculative fiction writers envision the future at Clarion West's annual write-a-thon
Seattle is home to Clarion West, a literary non-profit that specializes in speculative fiction. And on July 12, it's launching the annual Clarion West Write-a-thon.
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'F*** it.' This Seattle author’s fiction is unapologetically queer
The KUOW Book Club is reading Corinne Manning's short story collection "We Had No Rules" this month. Catch Manning on a special bonus episode of Meet Me Here.
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Seattle's LGBTQ scene circa 2003 comes to life in author Mike Curato's adult debut
Author Mike Curato's adult debut, "Gaysians," a graphic novel that feels like the natural next step from the semi-autobiographical "Flamer." It's bold and funny and, yes, unabashedly gay.
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Summertime and the readin's easy: KUOW Book Club and Seattle Public Library partner for live author series
The KUOW Book Club has some exciting news to share today: We are kicking off a summer reading series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library.
