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  • A Peek at Peak Picks – July 2025

    A Peek at Peak Picks – July 2025

    We’re adding eight new Peak Picks in July! In fiction, Ruben Reyes Jr.’s piercing debut novel follows two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war − a stunning exploration of the mechanisms of fate, the gravity of the past, and the endurance of love – in Archive of Unknown Universes; Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Mexican Gothic) returns with a… Continue reading

  • A Peek at Peak Picks – June 2025

    A Peek at Peak Picks – June 2025

    Check out the eleven new books we’re adding to Peak Picks in June! In fiction, from Taylor Jenkins Reid (Daisy Jones & the Six) comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits in Atmosphere; from Leila Mottley, the… Continue reading

  • New Nonfiction Roundup – March 2025

    Say goodbye to the Big Dark and hello to 7pm sunsets! Check out some of these titles to enjoy on longer days and shorter nights. In health and wellness, Dr. Dale Bredesen teaches you how to sharpen and protect your mind for a lifetime in The Ageless Brain while Tamsan Fadal informs women on how to… Continue reading

  • Books for Two

    There’s no need to go to the trouble of getting a large group together for a book group each month (unless you want to). I have a book group for two, and it’s going just fine. Here were our book selections for January through March: The Wolf Road by Beth Lewis This book was in one… Continue reading

  • Those We Lost in 2016

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  • 2016 African American Film Series

    Tomorrow begins our 2016 African American Film Series, celebrating Black actors, directors and films depicting the rich and varied African American experience. This year we’re showing 28 movies in 14 library locations across the city through June. See the full calendar for further details!   Continue reading

  • Seattle Rep’s ‘A Great Wilderness’

    We’re excited about the opening of the Seattle Repertory Theatre‘s production of Samuel D. Hunter’s A Great Wilderness, this Friday! Expect to be touched by this story that explores issues of faith, aging, family dynamics and homosexuality. At the edge of forced retirement, and on the cusp of dementia, a man who has devoted his life to… Continue reading

  • What I Made: Cute & cuddly children’s toys

                      Although I have no children of my own (and don’t plan to), I really enjoy knitting for babies and toddlers. The projects are quick and totally adorable, and parents really appreciate these one-of-a-kind handmade gifts. Recently, I’ve gotten into knitting and sewing toys for my friend’s… Continue reading