June 2018
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#BookBingoNW2018: Graphic novels for a blackout!
One solid Summer Book Bingo blackout strategy is to stockpile quickly-read comic books that could be applied to one of a number of different squares. This strategy gives you multiple choices of where to place a title when you need to fill a certain area of bingo card real estate. Plus you’ve got options if… Continue reading
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Australian mysteries
Australia has long produced some great mystery writers: Peter Temple, writing the Jack Irish series about a lawyer and gambler turned PI, as well as a number of standalone crime novels; Kerry Greenwood’s post-World War I series featuring private detective Phryne Fisher, to name just two. But in just the last year, authors from Down Under… Continue reading
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#BookBingoNW2018: History — and historical fiction
Still trying to fill that “history” square on your Book Bingo card? If you are like me, you learn a lot of your history from historical fiction. So the historical details and events that provide such a rich background for these novels had better be accurate! Following are some of my favorite titles that incorporate meticulously researched history… Continue reading
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#BookBingoNW2018: Suggested by a young person
Two teen readers from our Northeast Branch have five books to suggest to you for your “Suggested by a young person” Book Bingo square. In addition to their excellent reviews, they’ve translated each piece into Somali. We hope you enjoy their thoughtful suggestions and their translation as much as we have: I’ll Give You the… Continue reading
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#BookBingoNW2018: History
Looking for something to fill in that “history” box on your Summer Book Bingo card? Fortunately, the days of dry history tomes are, well, history. There are currently lots of great authors who are writing fascinating nonfiction history books that have the page-turning quality of a good story. Here are some of my favorites: Nancy… Continue reading
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ACT’s Until the Flood: Beyond the Theatre
policACT (A Contemporary Theatre) presents UNTIL THE FLOOD by Dael Orlandersmith from June 8 to July 8, 2018. UNTIL THE FLOOD focuses on the social unrest following the fatal police shooting of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your… Continue reading
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Read This: The Misfit’s Manifesto, by Lidia Yuknavitch
Quote: “You are not nothing. You are vital to your culture. We misfits are the ones with the ability to enter grief. Death. Trauma. And emerge. But we have to keep telling our stories, giving them to each other, or they will eat us alive. Our suffering is not the Christ story. Our suffering is… Continue reading
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#BookBingoNW2018 : A Mystery or Thriller
If you’re already a mystery or thriller fan, you don’t need our help — this square is a freebie! But what if you don’t usually read crime novels? Not to worry — we have you covered: just find the kind of books you like below, and get reading! Classics: The Shooting Party, by Anton Chekhov.… Continue reading
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Don’t be afraid of the dark: Thrilling Tales just for you!
For several years now, audiences have been flocking to our twice monthly lunch hour program Thrilling Tales: A Storytime for Grownups, and every so often someone tells us they wish there were an evening version of these readings. Well, it’s finally happening! Staring on June 18, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite suspenseful tales in… Continue reading
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Book-It’s THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY: Beyond the Theatre
Book-It Repertory Theatre presents THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Judd Parkin and directed by Victor Pappas, from June 6 to July 1, 2018. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, music and films to enhance your experience of the show. Oscar Wilde shocked Victorian sensibilities with his… Continue reading
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New Nonfiction Roundup: June 2018
What’s new in June? A bevy of biographies and memoirs, travel guides to places near and far, and so much more! 6/5: Alone Time – Stephanie Rosenbloom. Consider the pleasures of traveling solo through the author’s visits to Paris, Istanbul, Florence and New York. 6/5: Bruce Lee: A Life – Matthew Polly. An authoritative biography of the… Continue reading
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New Fiction Roundup – June 2018
6/5: The Book of M by Peng Shepherd – In a near-future world, people’s shadows begin to disappear. Once their shadow is lost, so too are all their memories. Ory and his wife Max have so far escaped the Forgetting, but when Max’s shadow disappears and she runs away, Ory is determined to follow and… Continue reading