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  • 'We Are Puget Sound' Book Launch

    Join us for a panel discussion celebrating the launch of "We Are Puget Sound." Recorded on Oct. 23, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (01:07:53) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted October 2019

  • Taste of Iceland: Eliza Reid discusses 'The Write Stuff'

    Celebrate Iceland's rich storytelling tradition with a talk by Iceland's First Lady Eliza Reid. Recorded on Oct. 18, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (00:47:04) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted October 2019

  • Space Needle Redux: Knute Berger and B.J. Bullert Eye the Needle

    Get spacey! Join us for an evening of memories, insights and revelations about the Space Needle featuring author Knute Berger and filmmaker B.J. Bullert. Recorded on Oct. 15, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (01:05:38) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted October 2019

  • Paula Becker discusses 'A House on Stilts'

    Join us to hear this personal account of a family grappling with America's opioid crisis. Recorded on Sept. 21, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (01:07:20) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted September 2019

  • Karen Treiger Discusses 'My Soul Is Filled with Joy: A Holocaust Story'

    Join award-winning author Karen Treiger for a presentation and reading from her biography of Sam and Esther Goldberg, who repeatedly escaped the Nazis to survive the Holocaust. Recorded on Sep. 11, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (01:25:23) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted September 2019

  • David Guterson and Book cover of Turn Around Time

    David Guterson discusses 'Turn Around Time'

    From the award-winning novelist comes a new narrative poem, a meditation on our journey through life. Guterson will be joined by the book's illustrator Justin Gibbens. Recorded on Sept. 10, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (01:06:37) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted September 2019

  • 'The Stolen Ones and How They Were Missed' with Dr. Marcia Tate Arunga

    Don't miss an author event with Dr. Marcia Tate Arunga, author of the children's book "The Stolen Ones & How They Were Missed." Recorded on Aug. 30, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (00:58:07) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted August 2019

  • Lynda Mapes: Witness Tree and David B. Williams: Stories in Stone

    Join us for an exciting conversation with Lynda Mapes and David B. Williams, launching the paperback editions of Mapes' "Witness Tree" and Williams' "Stories in Stone." Recorded on Aug. 23, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (01:13:15) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted August 2019

  • Seattle Walk Report

    Discover the overlooked people, places, and things that define the city's neighborhoods with the comic artist behind the beloved Instagram "Seattle Walk Report." Recorded on Aug. 13, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (00:59:17) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted August 2019

  • Clarion West presents Ann Leckie

    Join us for an evening with science fiction author Ann Leckie as she reads from and discusses recent work while teaching for Clarion West's Writer's Workshop. Recorded on July 30, 2019.

    icon  Listen to Audio (01:13:17) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted July 2019

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