Books

Arts & Life

An expert guide to help deliver that Seattle 'wow' for your summer guests

"Soundside" host Libby Denkmann joins author Harriet Baskas at Kirke Park in Ballard to talk about her new book, "111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss."

Arts & Life

How the retail rivalry between Amazon and Walmart forever changed the way we shop

Arts & Life

Expand your summer reading boundaries with SPL Book Bingo

Tomorrow is the first official day of summer, which means it's beach book season. If you need a little help or you don’t know where to start, the Seattle Public Library’s got you covered with their adult Book Bingo program. Seattle Now producer Clare McGrane explains how the program works and how it's building a community of readers across the city.

Arts & Life

Author Elise Hu on her new book and K-Beauty critique, 'Flawless'

K-beauty is not a niche market. Built around dewy skin with no visible pores, big eyes, a thin body, it’s the “ideal” for pop stars, celebrities, and regular people across the world.

Arts & Life

From Bewitched to Modern Family: Queer representation in TV sitcoms

Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with author & YouTube host Matt Baume to talk about his new book, "Hi Honey, I'm Homo: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture"

Week in Review: drug law, election issues, and A.I.

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.

Arts & Life

Hear it again: When WA was a country music capital — Stephanie Clifford's 'The Farewell Tour'

When you think about country music, places like Texas, Appalachia and Nashville probably come to mind. Maybe you even know about The Bakersfield Sound, a sub-genre of country music that sprang from California. But the Pacific Northwest has a long country tradition, from honky tonks in Tacoma to radio shows in Walla Walla and dances at Whatcom County meeting halls.

Education

Seattle joins effort to give young readers access to banned books

The Seattle Public Library has joined a national effort to make books more accessible to youth readers, even in parts of the country where books have been banned.