popular fiction
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125th Anniversary Series: What We Were Reading in 1891
2016 marks the 125th anniversary of The Seattle Public Library. After it was adopted as a department of the city in 1890, the Library opened its first reading room in Pioneer Square on April 8, 1891. To honor this milestone, we will be posting a series of articles here about the Library’s history and life in… Continue reading
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Fall books and some author events to get excited about
So while not all of these are technically coming out in the fall (a couple are already out), these are some of the books that will be generating buzz in the months to come. I read Marisha Pessl’s Night Film a couple of months ago and have been telling patrons about it ever since, even though… Continue reading
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Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol: What’s True?
Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that Dan Brown is a publishing phenomenon. His novel The Da Vinci Code held the #1 spot on every major best-seller list in the country, and his books have been translated into more than 50 languages. His current best-seller, The Lost Symbol, again features Robert Langdon, a… Continue reading