“Why Dogs Howl” by Linus Elkins
October 28, 2024
This is what I know — there is no true memory of the canine without the howl. The bark alone isn’t enough, if thunder could clap without lightning it wouldn’t. There are no true coincide...
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Summer Book Bingo: Recommendations from Charlie’s Queer Books
June 24, 2024
2024 Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library, is in full swing! Download your card here. Start your summer reading now and if you get a bingo or blackout,...
An Illustration From Sohla El-Waylly’s Event
February 13, 2024
If you’ve been following us for a while, you may know Tessa Hulls, the “SAL Official Doodler” and author of the forthcoming graphic novel Feeding Ghosts (MCD Books, 2024). We were so lucky tha...
Learn About The Cloud Room
November 28, 2023
If working from home isn’t working for you, join Steve Inskeep‘s Essay Sponsor, The Cloud Room at Seattle’s most creatively inspired co-working space. Located at Chophouse Row in the heart ...
2023 Kids Summer Book Bingo: Reader Comments
September 12, 2023
One of the greatest joys of summers at SAL is when the Summer Book Bingo boards start rolling in. Reading the comments from participants about what they most learned, loved, and how they spent their s...
Book Bingo Recommendations from Karen Maeda Allman
June 2, 2023
2023 Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library, is here! Download your board to start playing. Engage with other bingo players and find out their own reading a...
An Illustration From Ruth Ozeki’s Event
April 8, 2023
If you’ve been following us for a while, you may know Tessa Hulls, the “SAL Official Doodler” and author of the forthcoming graphic novel Feeding Ghosts (MCD Books, 2023). We were so lucky tha...
“Simply Just Existing” by Simran Krishnamurthy
March 15, 2023
Simply Just Existing Life as an observer, mine not yours. As you get to play the game at its fullest. But I am a human after all, built to play the role I must. I am the quiet eye behind the window, o...
“The Wizard of Bygone Boulevard” by Jo Chick and “Arizonia Phoenixen” by Michael Anthony Xavier Lewin, Jr.
March 10, 2023
“The Wizard of Bygone Boulevard” by Jo Chick Bygone boulevard was by no means a lively place, considering its inhabitants consisted of geriatric witches and wizards. For most of BygoneR...
An Illustration From Krista Tippett & Isabel Wilkerson’s Event
February 27, 2023
If you’ve been following us for a while, you may know Tessa Hulls, the “SAL Official Doodler” and author of the forthcoming graphic novel Feeding Ghosts (MCD Books, 2023). We were so lucky tha...