Does Seattle Need Its Own Book Reviewing? Ross Reynolds interviews former Stranger writer Paul Constant about why he created Seattle Review of Books. Constant says he intends to reflect the... Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 6 mins
Nancy Pearl's Pick For Your Next Summer Road Trip Marcie Sillman talks with Nancy Pearl about this week's reading recommendation: Rinker Buck's first hand account of recreating in the 21st century the... Marcie Sillman Play AudioListen 6 mins
A Writer Tackled The Oregon Trail (He Did Not Die Of Dysentery) Ross Reynolds interviews Rinker Buck about his new book,“The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey.” Buck and his brother took a mule-drawn wagon more... Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 21 mins
Nancy Pearl's Not Kidding: This Is A Must-Read Special, important, brilliant: That’s the rave review from Nancy Pearl for this week’s reading pick, and she doesn’t use those words lightly. The book... Marcie Sillman Play AudioListen 5 mins
Nancy Pearl's Visual Take On Steve Jobs Marcie Sillman talks with Nancy Pearl about this week's reading pick: a new graphic biography of the famous Apple co-founder called "Steve Jobs:... Marcie Sillman Play AudioListen 5 mins
The People Behind The Rise Of Online Microlending Jessica Jackley was a liberal arts major who stumbled her way into the Stanford MBA program. Philosophy and business came together for her in 2005 when... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
Former Employee: 'I Had A Baby And Cancer When I Worked At Amazon' After a New York Times' expose on exacting worker conditions at Amazon, CEO Jeff Bezos said he was shocked -- and then asked for direct feedback from... KUOW Staff
Nancy Pearl: First-Time Novelist Brings Detroit To Life Nancy Pearl was born in Detroit. She tells KUOW's Marcie Sillman that first-time novelist Angela Flournoy gets the city just right in her book, "The... Marcie Sillman Play AudioListen 4 mins
Nancy Pearl And The Case Of The First-Time Novelist First-time novelist Elisabeth Egan spent most of her career writing about other people's books as a literary editor for magazines and websites. That... Marcie Sillman Play AudioListen 5 mins
Nancy Pearl Recommends A Memoir Without Too Much 'Me' Marcie Sillman gets the week's reading recommendation from librarian Nancy Pearl: "A List of Things That Didn't Kill Me," by Seattleite Jason Schmidt.... Marcie Sillman Play AudioListen 6 mins
