9/11

How 9/11 changed the way we read

September 11, 2021

As we mark twenty years since the terrible events of September 11, 2001, this past week has been a time of remembrance and reflection for many of us. While reading a powerful piece in the Washington Post in which people share how that day changed their world views, I reflected on how in the weeks,… Continue reading
Seattle Repertory Theatre’s “Come from Away”: Beyond the Theater

November 10, 2015

– Posted by David W. Most of us can remember where we were and what we were doing on September 11, 2001, but few outside the tragic loci of that day’s events can have as dramatic a memory of them than the residents of the small Newfoundland town of Gander. It was to Gander that 39… Continue reading
Seattle Reads Author Amy Waldman Reflects on Her Recent Experiences at Seattle Public Library Readings

May 23, 2012

Author Amy Waldman recently appeared at several Seattle Public Library locations to talk with audiences about her novel, The Submission, this year’s Seattle Reads selection. The book describes the events following a jury’s blind selection of a ground zero memorial, designed by a Muslim-American architect. Here are her reflections on talking with Seattle readers about the book. One of the primary goals of… Continue reading
Skyscraper Safety Before 9/11

October 15, 2010

The tragic events of September 11, 2001 focused attention on the safety of skyscrapers and their vulnerability to airplane collisions. Yet the issue was by no means a new one: for more than half a century, architects, engineers, politicians, and the general public had been concerned about the possibility of a plane crashing into a… Continue reading

9/11

How 9/11 changed the way we read

Seattle Repertory Theatre’s “Come from Away”: Beyond the Theater

Seattle Reads Author Amy Waldman Reflects on Her Recent Experiences at Seattle Public Library Readings

Skyscraper Safety Before 9/11