A Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 7:30 pm PST

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light. Revenge of the Tipping Point is another intellectual adventure, both rigorous and page-turning, from a writer at the top of his game.

Shannon Greer

A Conversation with Casey McQuiston

Thursday, October 31, 2024 7:30 pm PST

Casey McQuiston—the bestselling author of Red, White and Royal Blue and One Last Stop—returns with the wildly anticipated romantic comedy The Pairing, in which two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour—but they’re totally over each other, right?

Costumes, literary and otherwise, strongly encouraged at this special Halloween event!

Sylvie Rosokoff

Upcoming SAL Events

Indigenous Literature & Land-Based Pedagogy Workshop with Laura Da’ Image

Indigenous Literature & Land-Based Pedagogy Workshop with Laura Da’

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Community

Seasonality: Inviting the rhythms of place and literacies of land into the learning space This professional development is designed to combine Indigenous literature and literacies with land-based pedagogy. The intention for this training is to offer practical content and strategies that are suitable for all students and to encourage open discussion about how to meaningfully incorporate Indigenous literacy and tenants of land-based pedagogy in diverse learning settings. Upholding a warm and welcoming space for multi-lingual learning and Indigenous languages is a foundational aspect of this offering. Participants can expect to leave the workshop with a selection of new strategies and prompts, a recursive strategy for classroom use, and suggestions for bringing literature informed by Indigenous languages into the learning space. This two-hour workshop will fulfill OSPI’s Continuing Education clock hours (2) for all state educators and meets the requirements for ongoing Racial Equity Training for teacher certification. This course will offer free resources and is suitable for teachers and learners of all ages including adult learners. Writers may also find the content useful.

A Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell Image

A Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Literary Arts

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.

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Kelly Link

Monday, October 28, 2024

Ted Chiang Presents: Love, Hope, and Other Four Letter Words

The Book of Love showcases Kelly Link at the height of her powers, channeling potent magic and attuned to all varieties of love—from friendship to romance to abiding family ties—with her trademark compassion, wit, and literary derring-do.

A Conversation with Casey McQuiston Image

A Conversation with Casey McQuiston

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Meet Cute

Casey McQuiston—the bestselling author of Red, White and Royal Blue and One Last Stop—returns with the wildly anticipated romantic comedy The Pairing, in which two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour—but they’re totally over each other, right? Costumes, literary and otherwise, strongly encouraged at this special Halloween event! All tickets, with the exception of a limited number of Pay What You Can tickets, include a copy of The Pairing. Q&A with Charlie Hunts of Charlie’s Queer Books.

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A Conversation with Matty Matheson

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

SAL Presents

The acclaimed chef, New York Times bestselling author, and executive producer and actor on The Bear redefines cooking’s iconic trinity: soups, salads, and sandwiches. Chances are you’ve eaten a soup, salad, or sandwich in the past day (or maybe all three). This trio makes up so many of our meals but is rarely given the attention it deserves–until now.

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Murmurations: Local Voices Taking Flight

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Community

This four-part reading series features acclaimed poets, writers, and comics artists who teach in SAL’s Writers in the Schools program.

Seattle Arts & Lectures cultivates transformative experiences through story and language with readers and writers of all generations.

Community

Summer Book Bingo

Every summer, we partner with The Seattle Public Library to create a Summer Book Bingo card as part of our free summer reading program. Adults, teens, and kids play along from May – September to be entered in a chance to win fabulous prizes.

Gift Cards

Give the gift of SAL! If you’re looking for a literary-themed gift for loved ones near and far, SAL’s digital gift cards are on sale now.

Support

SAL counts on supporters like you to help us bring our community together – people of all ages and backgrounds – to read and write, to listen deeply, and to bring forward the voices we all need to hear. Sixty percent of our annual revenue comes from charitable donations. Please join us to power another year of inspiration, conversation, and community.