Faces of SAL: Sally Roberts & Richard Broad
April 3, 2020
If you’ve been to a SAL event, then you’ve seen couple Sally and Richard. Do you need a program? They always have one in hand. Need help finding a seat? They will search for you. Have a qu...
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An Interview with BookTree—Kirkland’s Independent Bookstore
March 20, 2020
“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore.
An Interview with King County Sexual Assault Resouce Center
March 18, 2020
April is coming soon, and while there may be a lot going on in our communities right now, it’s important to remember that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. That means it’s the perfe...
Next on the SAL Podcast: Adam Davidson
March 10, 2020
In our latest episode of SAL/on air, our literary podcast featuring talks from across Seattle Arts & Lectures’ thirty years, we hear from Adam Davidson, the co-founder of NPR’s Planet Money a...
Faces of SAL: Lynn Dissinger
March 9, 2020
We’ve enjoyed Lynn Dissinger’s warm presence at our events so much! A SAL volunteer, she’s helped us out at many events over the course of the year, so we’re excited to feature...
Meet Nancy Tollefson, our Words Matter 2020 Committee Chair
March 5, 2020
SAL Board Member Nancy Tollefson picked up the baton to chair this year’s Words Matter 2020 Gala Committee, and she’s had a smile on her face the entire time. An inspiring, fun, and natural leader...
Introducing Piper, Our New WITS Program Associate!
March 3, 2020
Meet Piper Daugharty, SAL’s new WITS Program Associate! Piper is originally from Homer, Alaska and is recent a graduate of the University of Washington’s M.F.A. in Creative Writing program...
An Interview with Ada’s Technical Books, Capitol Hill’s Haven for Geeks
March 2, 2020
What’s easily the best thing about our SAL offices being located in north Capitol Hill? We’re steps away from the beautiful, smart bookshop, Ada’s Technical Books. Our only booksto...
How to Confront a Bully: A WITS Student Reflects on “She Said”
February 24, 2020
Today, February 24, marks a watershed in the #MeToo movement—a Manhattan jury has found former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of sex crimes. To reflect upon the moment, we’re shari...
Paisley Rekdal on Writing the Wrong Thing
February 20, 2020
Writers, what is your deepest fear about your craft? On February 6, we hosted a reading with Seattle-born poet and current Utah Poet Laureate, Paisley Rekdal. During the Q&A with SAL’s Associat...