Books & Talks

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I Lived with a Fruit Fly Infestation. It Was Totally Worth It.

If you want to make wine, fruit flies are part of the deal.

07/28/2025 By Nicholas O'Connell

Death By Air

Why Have We Had So Many Serial Killers Here?

A new book connects two ugly chapters of Washington’s history.

06/10/2025 By Eric Olson

Book Club

Can Seattle Still Be the Creative Hub It Wants to Be?

The tension between art and commerce in our collective identity is a major theme of Supersonic.

05/19/2025 By Thomas Kohnstamm

Book Club

The Boeing Bust Wasn't Just a One Time Thing

Seattle has never been able to resist the promise of riches from its corporate giants.

05/12/2025 By Thomas Kohnstamm

Book Club

Introducing Seattle Met's Very First Book Club

We're going Supersonic.

04/28/2025 By Thomas Kohnstamm

Branching Out

Our Favorite Libraries In and Around Seattle

Books, get your books here.

03/20/2025 By Seattle Met Staff

Essay

Can Hugo House Write Its Next Chapter?

The story of Seattle’s literary nonprofit is the story of the city itself.

02/24/2025 By Emily White

Book Time

When in Doubt, Trust a Peak Pick

The cult classic library program has won over Seattle readers. Who is making the selections?

02/20/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Local Letters

A Big Seattle Reading List

An alphabetized list of books—recent releases, stone-cold classics—from Washingtonians past and present.

02/18/2025 By Stefan Milne and Seattle Met Staff

Saxual Healing

Kenny G Looks Back on His Seattle Roots in a New Memoir

How did this skinny local kid become the best-selling instrumental musician of all time?

09/23/2024 By Eric Olson

Controversies

The Story Behind the Local Children’s Book That Was Banned—or Was It?

A local influencer went viral saying his children's book was banned. Some people aren't so sure.

08/01/2024 By Haley Shapley

Epic Tales

Terry Brooks Has Found a Family in Seattle’s Fantasy Scene

The author of more than 20 bestsellers finds inspiration in the writers and readers around him.

11/06/2023 By Gregory James Wakeman Illustrations by Karagh Byrne

Faking Left

Shaun Scott Chronicles Seattle’s Civic Shortcomings through Sports

Heartbreak City details progressive failures, and resilience, by focusing on the city’s relationship to its teams and athletes.

10/23/2023 By Benjamin Cassidy

Lit Life

Here Are the 2023 Washington State Book Awards Winners

Consider this your fall reading list.

09/26/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Third Place Nooks

What’s Up with All of Seattle’s Little Free Libraries?

The community boxes have spawned creative counterparts, from mini art galleries to an auto trading garage. But they’re more than just sidewalk ornaments.

08/01/2023 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Book It

Seattle Book Readings and Literary Events During AWP

A massive creative writing conference is coming to town, so it's time to party with the wordsmiths.

03/02/2023 By Allison Williams

Bookkeeper

Bill Gates Shares His Holiday Book List for 2022

And a literary scavenger hunt awaits.

11/21/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Buy the Book

A Guide to Seattle’s Independent Bookstores

Where to buy literature in a City of Literature.

10/19/2022 By Stefan Milne With Sophie Grossman

Bogged Down

Can Annie Proulx’s New Book Meet Climate Crisis Urgency?

The former local’s book on environmental history—Fen, Bog and Swamp—aims to revitalize our views of wetlands.

09/27/2022 By Stefan Milne

Parental Controls

What Banned Books Week, 40 Years After Its Founding, Means for Seattle Readers

Our liberal bubble doesn’t shield us from a rising tide of book bans nationwide, nor should it foreclose critical engagement with controversial titles.

09/23/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Seattle Met

Books & Talks

I Lived with a Fruit Fly Infestation. It Was Totally Worth It.

Why Have We Had So Many Serial Killers Here?

Can Seattle Still Be the Creative Hub It Wants to Be?

The Boeing Bust Wasn't Just a One Time Thing

Introducing Seattle Met's Very First Book Club

Our Favorite Libraries In and Around Seattle

Can Hugo House Write Its Next Chapter?

When in Doubt, Trust a Peak Pick

A Big Seattle Reading List

Kenny G Looks Back on His Seattle Roots in a New Memoir

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A Guide to Seattle’s Independent Bookstores

A Big Seattle Reading List

Our Favorite Libraries In and Around Seattle

Why Have We Had So Many Serial Killers Here?

I Lived with a Fruit Fly Infestation. It Was Totally Worth It.

Can Hugo House Write Its Next Chapter?

The Story Behind the Local Children’s Book That Was Banned—or Was It?

Terry Brooks Has Found a Family in Seattle’s Fantasy Scene

Shaun Scott Chronicles Seattle’s Civic Shortcomings through Sports

Here Are the 2023 Washington State Book Awards Winners

What’s Up with All of Seattle’s Little Free Libraries?

Seattle Book Readings and Literary Events During AWP

Bill Gates Shares His Holiday Book List for 2022

A Guide to Seattle’s Independent Bookstores

Can Annie Proulx’s New Book Meet Climate Crisis Urgency?

What Banned Books Week, 40 Years After Its Founding, Means for Seattle Readers

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