Murmurations

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 7:00 pm

This four-part reading series features acclaimed poets, writers, and comics artists who teach in SAL’s Writers in the Schools program. This evening’s program will feature Karen Finneyfrock, Vivian Li, and Cypress Manning!

Upcoming SAL Events

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Audrey Tang

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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

 Described as one of the “ten greatest Taiwanese computing personalities,” and the former Digital Minister of Taiwan, Audrey Tang has made it her mission to align technology with democracy, and to counteract the polarization, inequality, loneliness, and fear that digital technology has catalyzed. Q&A with Community Curated Series director Ted Chiang.

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An Evening with Kelsey McKinney

Sunday, February 16, 2025

SAL Presents

Can you keep a secret? As the pandemic forced us to socialize at a distance, Kelsey McKinney was mourning the juicy updates, jaw-dropping stories, and idle chatter that she’d typically collect over drinks with friends, encouraging her to create the blockbuster Normal Gossip podcast.

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A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

SAL Presents

From the bestselling author of Between the World and Me comes a new collection of visionary essays, The Message.

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Maggie Smith

Thursday, February 27, 2025

Encore

Maggie Smith is the author of the instant bestseller You Could Make This Place Beautiful, a bittersweet recollection of the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself, as well as stunning collections of poetry such as Good Bones, and essays like the ones in Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change.

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Murmurations: Local Voices Taking Flight

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Community

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

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A Conversation with Natasha Lyonne

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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

Natasha Lyonne continues to push boundaries as an Emmy- and Golden Globe nominated producer, actor, writer and director with more than three decades in the industry to her name.

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This winter, consider an End of Year gift to SAL to help us continue bringing 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. More than sixty percent of our annual revenue comes from charitable donations. We hope you will join us with a gift that powers another year of inspiration, conversation, and community.

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.

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