readings
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Spooky Stories LIVE, all October long!
Turn down the lights. Get yourself a drink and gather round, while we take you on a little trip down a dark and twisted road. This month we have extra spooky story times for grown ups in store, at the library and coming soon to a pub near you as a part of our celebration of… Continue reading
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James Joyce at the Library!
~posted by David W. There are some books that should be heard and not seen. Well, perhaps that’s a little extreme. Let me say instead that there are authors whom you haven’t really experienced until you have read them aloud, or had them read to you. Most poets fit that category, and certainly Shakespeare. And for both myself… Continue reading
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Nightstand Reads: Author Julie Otsuka talks about books
Author Julie Otsuka will read from her new novel, The Buddha in the Attic, on Friday, September 23, at 7 p.m. (doors will open at 6:30) at the Central Library. We’re thrilled to have Ms. Otsuka as a guest blogger today: One of the most emotionally affecting books I’ve read recently is a short novel… Continue reading
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Free author events this month!
Fall is definitely the high season for new book releases and author tours. And what a line up we have at The Seattle Public Library! In fact, there are so many events in the next two months that we’re dividing this blog post into parts, starting here with events for September. The events below are all… Continue reading