Trading Places

A Seattle Author Uncovers a Secret History of World War II

Evelyn Iritani’s Safe Passage shares an untold story of civilian lives and global diplomacy.

03/05/2026 By Eric Olson

Book Club

The Best Romantic Comedies Actually Shot in Seattle

Our book club pick Storybook Ending is inspired by the genre.

10/22/2025 By Moira Macdonald

Book Club

An Ode to Seattle's Independent Bookstores

The setting of our next book club pick, Storybook Ending, might look familiar to Seattle book lovers.

10/15/2025 By Moira Macdonald

Book Club

There’s Nothing Like Old-School In-Person Connection

Our latest book club pick, Storybook Ending, is about finding each other in the real (imagined) Seattle.

10/08/2025 By Moira Macdonald

Read All About It

The Seattle Met Book Club Is Back

Our second ever book club selection is Storybook Ending by Moira Macdonald.

09/17/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Excerpt

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

Interview

Anne Helen Petersen Has Serious Thoughts on Random Subjects

The Culture Study writer made her own niche covering sorority rush, celebrity gossip, and millennial burnout.

05/06/2025 By Allison Williams Photography by Charity Burggraaf

Book Club

The Fight to Keep Seattle Schools Open Isn’t New

Life imitates art in our book club selection Supersonic.

05/05/2025 By Thomas Kohnstamm

Book Club

Introducing Seattle Met's Very First Book Club

We're going Supersonic.

04/28/2025 By Thomas Kohnstamm

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

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

Hunger Signs

5 Restaurant Signs That Tell Seattle’s Story

Beloved bygone dive bars and diners live on in Vanishing Seattle’s new book.

07/29/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Arborism

Meet 5 of Seattle’s Weird and Wonderful Street Trees

Taha Ebrahimi has authored an "illustrated walking guide" to Seattle street trees.

05/06/2024 By Olivia Rosane

Well Well Well

The Case for Reading as a Self-Care Activity

As it turns out, doing things that reinforce our sense of self matters to our sense of well-being.

02/08/2024 By Haley Shapley

Excerpt

Inside Gary Payton's Trash Talk Genius

A new book takes on the history of talking smack—and takes a hard look at a Sonics legend.

01/11/2024 By Rafi Kohan

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