What SAL’s Reading: Best of 2016
December 16, 2016
One thing about 2017 is certain: the literature will be stunning.
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Category: Literature
What SAL’s Reading: Favorite Love Stories
February 12, 2016
When we asked the different folks at SAL about the best writing on love, it was hard to know what to expect. The topic is so widely written about and so subject to cliché.
SAL Comics: Geraldine Brooks at McCaw Hall, by Greg Stump
February 11, 2016
Greg Stump is a WITS Writer-in-Residence at SAL and has been a regular contributor to The Stranger for more than a decade. He is the co-creator of the comic book series Urban Hipster, a former ...
A Fashionable Literary Evening with Geraldine Brooks
February 8, 2016
By Christina Gould, Patron Services Manager As a SAL staff member, I usually have the privilege of catching a glance at the celebrated author prior to opening the house for our events—the moment whe...
Introductions: Geraldine Brooks
February 3, 2016
On January 28, Geraldine Brooks brought her powerful and moving words to McCaw Hall for SAL’s 2015/16 Literary Arts Series. SAL Executive Director Ruth Dickey introduced her talk and moderated ...
Book Club Inspiration: The Bushwick Book Club at SAL
January 27, 2016
By Erin Langner, Sonder Editor & WITS Program Associate The Bushwick Book Club‘s ambition is something to be admired. As a subpar member of a standard kind of book club that meets monthly an...
What SAL’s Reading: Best of 2015
December 31, 2015
Just before 2016 begins to reveal all of the new places literature will take us, we asked SAL staff, WITS Writers and board members to share the best books they read in 2015, to continue our What SAL...
What SAL’s Reading: Winter Break Edition
December 22, 2015
“So, what was going on the week before Thanksgiving?” This is the question I anticipate coming from my husband, when we wait to board our plane to Santa Fe for the holidays tomorrow. It will be pr...
Introductions: Anthony Doerr
December 8, 2015
The evening of Wednesday, November 18, SAL Director Ruth Dickey introduced acclaimed writer Anthony Doerr to a buzzing, brimming auditorium, at Benaroya Hall. Perhaps you, like me, were wary of All th...
An Intimate Evening with Tony
December 7, 2015
By Christina Gould, Patron Services Manager I shared “my boyfriend” with a sold out crowd at Benaroya Hall on November 18th. I would have been too shy to have a one-on-one date with him; being on...