National Book Award

  • Welcome to Awards Season

    Can you feel it in the air? Have you seen the announcements? Literary awards season* is upon us again! On September 9th, the shortlist for the Man Booker prize was announced. On September 15th, the National Book Foundation finished announcing the 40 longlisted titles for the National Book Award in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people’s… Continue reading

  • Congratulations National Book Award Winners!

    Congratulations to the winners of the 66th National Book Awards! FICTION: Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson. You can also listen to an SPL podcast of the author reading from this very book! NONFICTION: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. POETRY: Voyage of the Sable Venus by Robin Coste Lewis. YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE: Challenger Deep by… Continue reading

  • Veterans Day: Informational resources and recommended reading

              While the Library will be closed in observance of Veterans Day this Wednesday (November 11), we would like to highlight some materials and upcoming events that may be of interest to Seattle’s veteran community. On Thursday, November 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., we will host a Drop-In for Veteran Services event… Continue reading