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  • Upcoming Author Events for February

    Check out these upcoming events with Livewire’s hosts Hameister and Burbank, open mic readings at the Columbia and Ballard Branches, Phillip H. Hoffman, Director of the Alki History Project, discusses the story of the Town of Alki at the Southwest Library, and Ginger Gaffney discusses their memoir. The free programs listed below are held at… Continue reading

  • A Bouquet of Literary Gardens

    by Library Staff     Roald Dahl’s garden is bright with purple alliums, each Star-burst blossom bigger than a giant peach.         Virginia Woolf’s garden flowers through night and day With burgundy dahlias lining the fragrant way.   Continue reading

  • Movie Mondays: Writer Directors

    Directors who pen their own screenplays are a dime a dozen. The Coen brothers write their own films as do Paul Thomas Anderson, Jia Zhangke, and Jim Jarmusch. And while there are a number of novelists who have tried their hand at directing, from Michael Crichton to Norman Mailer, few filmmakers have done the reverse… Continue reading

  • Seattle Picks: Biography and Memoir

     There’s a great list of suggested biographies — Seattle Picks: Biography and Memoir — in our catalog, and most of them are available now or have short holds lists. We selected these six titles with a literary tie-in to feature here. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami After selling his jazz… Continue reading