November 2022

  • New Nonfiction Roundup – December 2022

    December’s notable nonfiction focuses on self improvement: from healthy eating and incorporating wellness into your home to physical and financial fitness (and some poetry for good measure), these titles lay the ground for a happier 2023. Seattle-based Tori Dunlop, founder of Her First 100K, teaches readers how to manage debt, invest, and vote with their… Continue reading

  • Explore Seattle from the Margins with historian Megan Asaka

    View Seattle’s history from a new vantage point, that of the migrant workers who built the city with a discussion between Megan Asaka, author of Seattle From the Margins: Migrant labor History in 19th and 20th Centuries, and Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka, at 2:30pm on December 3rd at the Central Library. The eagerly anticipated… Continue reading

  • Something You Haven’t Read: Best Fiction Debuts of 2022

    Do you seem to be reading the same authors, and the same books, over and over and over? We’ve got the antidote: check out our list of stellar debut novels from 2022. Get in on the ground floor of these authors’ promising careers. Here’s a small sample of what you’ll find there: The Ghetto Within… Continue reading

  • Seattle Staff Faves 2022: Fiction

    A New Year approaches which can only mean that it is once again time for us to share our Staff Favorites for another year. Here is some of our favorite recent fiction for grown ups – you’ll find the whole list here. Small Game, by Blair Braverman. “A wild chase up to and beyond the… Continue reading

  • Every Day Is Small Business Saturday at The Seattle Public Library

    Every Day Is Small Business Saturday at The Seattle Public Library

    Coming up just after Thanksgiving on Nov. 26, Small Business Saturday is a day to support local businesses and entrepreneurs and celebrate what they do for communities while (possibly) getting some holiday shopping done. If you’re interested in not just supporting small businesses but starting one of your own, it’s also a good time to… Continue reading

  • Little Chefs, Big Bonding Time

    There is something special about cooking and sharing food. We do it for simple nourishment. We do it to show our love to our friends and family. Sharing a meal can be a great way to get to know people or to spend time with people you love. Do you know how great cooking is… Continue reading

  • It’s Pie Time

    With the shift to colder weather, and Thanksgiving coming right up, now is the time for pie! Find inspiration for sweet and savory pies in these books. Pieometry by Lauren Ko If you’re looking for visually stunning pies, search no further – Seattle author Ko’s geometric pie designs are sure to impress. Creative flavor pairings… Continue reading

  • New fiction to try this Native American Heritage Month

    Each November we create a fresh edition of our list of novels and stories by Native American writers, and this year’s list has some really terrific titles for just about any taste. Here’s a small sample of what you’ll find there: Probably Ruby, the American debut by Saskatchewan Métis and nêhiyaw poet Lisa Bird-Wilson, tells… Continue reading

  • Native American Books for Teens and Young Adults

    In celebration of Native American Heritage month, we’re featuring titles written for teens by Native American and First Nations authors. Some of these are realistic, some are fantasy, and some take the form of memoirs. In Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley, science-oriented Daunis uses her Ojibwe knowledge of plants, medicine, and chemistry to help her… Continue reading

  • New Fiction Roundup, November 2022

    Whether you’re looking for a cozy read or a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat, a thought-provoking read or a humorous tale, November has something new for you. 11/1: Days Come and Go by Hemley Boum; translated by Nchanji Njamnsi This chronicle of a rapidly changing Cameroon follows three generations of… Continue reading

  • New Nonfiction Roundup – November 2022

    November is bountiful with outstanding nonfiction! Celebrities, cookbooks, poetry and essays lead the pack. Bono, the lead singer of the legendary band U2, reflects on his remarkable life through 40 chapters named after U2 songs in Surrender; Matthew Perry takes readers behind the scenes of “Friends” and talks candidly about his struggle with addiction in… Continue reading

  • Let’s Read! The 8 Great Books of the 2023 Global Reading Challenge

    Let’s Read! The 8 Great Books of the 2023 Global Reading Challenge

    Hey fourth and fifth graders, are you ready to read, learn and win? The 2023 Global Reading Challenge launches today, with the unveiling of this year’s books. Now in its 28th year, the Global Reading Challenge is a reading incentive program between the Library and Seattle Public Schools (SPS). Fourth and fifth graders enrolled in… Continue reading