Books Egan's 'The Good Rain' is still a prescient exploration of the PNW more than 30 years later This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Timothy Egan's "The Good Rain." Katie Campbell
Books What do women and female orcas have in common? A lot in midlife Seattle author Angela Garbes has found a distinctly Pacific Northwest way to talk about female middle-age: a conversation about orcas. Katie Campbell
Books Seattle is a UNESCO City of Literature. Advocates want you to read all about it Seattle has been part of the global network of Cities of Literature since 2017. This month, they're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the City of Literature designation in Edinburgh, the first city to receive the title. Katie Campbell
Books What's the KUOW Book Club reading in October? It's time to announce this month's book club pick — and our next live author event! Katie Campbell
Arts & Life 'Fledgling' is Octavia Butler's unfinished but fundamental legacy This is the KUOW Book Club, and we’re wrapping up "Fledgling" by Octavia Butler. Katie Campbell
Books Reporter's Notebook: The Jaipur Literature Festival debuts in Seattle in spectacular fashion JLF Seattle featured dozens of authors and creative speakers to Town Hall Seattle over the weekend; if you missed it, don't worry — the plan is for this literary event to join the city's summer festival pantheon. Katie Campbell
Books Octavia Butler's final novel delivers in every way If "Fledgling" is your introduction to the work of Octavia Butler, reader, all I can say is you're welcome. Katie Campbell
Books 'A match made in literary heaven.' The Jaipur Literature Festival is coming to Seattle Seattle is adding another festival to its summer roster, and it's a big one for the local literary scene: the Jaipur Literature Festival. Katie Campbell
Books What's the KUOW Book Club reading in September? KUOW's book club will read "Fledgling" by Octavia Butler this month. Katie Campbell
Books 'It made him whole.' Why 'The Boys in the Boat' is more than a tale of Olympic triumph This is KUOW's book club, and we’re wrapping up "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown. Katie Campbell
