• 

  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.

  • Katie Campbell
• 

  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."

  • Katie Campbell
• 

  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.

  • Katie Campbell

  Listen 2 hours
• 

  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]?"

  • Katie Campbell
• 

  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."

  • Katie Campbell
• 

  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.

  • Katie Campbell
• 

  This Bothell Santa spends his offseason keeping rose bushes in tip-top shape

  Summertime is high season for Seattle’s rose growers and lovers. They’re a passionate bunch. John Harmeling is one of the best-known among them.

  • Ruby de Luna

  Listen 5 mins
• 

  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.

  • Katie Campbell
• 

  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

  Listen 56 mins
• 

  For these Northwest artists, this Juneteenth takes on a deeper 'urgency'

  Thursday is Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Across the Northwest, local artists are using their craft to celebrate the history and stories of African Americans.

  • Noel Gasca

1 of 55

Next