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Housing is a Human Right: Frontlines of the Housing Crisis

Join us for the second installment of the year-long series "Housing is a Human Right". This...

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Steve Olson discusses his book 'Eruption, The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens'

Award-winning science writer Steve Olson presents an illustrated talk about 'Eruption.' He...

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We Are Seattle

What is it like to be an immigrant or refugee in Seattle? How do we address their needs and...

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"Seattle Reads - Main Event" with Karen Joy Fowler

Listen in to our 2016 Seattle Reads - Main Event, as Book-It Repertory Theatre presents staged...

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Shakespeare, Here and Now with Jeffrey Todd Knight and Allison Meyer

Listen in to an evening of debate on Shakespeare's cultural influence. Shakespearean scholars...

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Chris Cleave reads from “Everyone Brave Is Forgiven”

'Everyone Brave Is Forgiven,' based loosely on Chris Cleave’s grandparents’ lives, is the story...

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An Investment Plan for Busy People

Do you want to learn to invest in, and monitor, individual companies in a portfolio? Do you have...

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Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami read from 'Burning Country'

Syrian-British co-authors Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami discuss their book 'Burning...

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A Reading by Seattle’s Civic Poet, Youth Poet Laureate and Friends

The Poets Are In! is an intergenerational reading featuring Seattle's Civic Poet, Youth Poet...

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Jonathan Levi reads from 'Septimania'

'Septimania,' Jonathan Levi’s first novel since 'A Guide for the Perplexed,' presents a strange...

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Door to a Pink Universe Awards Ceremony

Listen in as The Seattle Public Library hosts the "Door to a Pink Universe" Award Ceremony. The...

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Award-winning historian Adam Hochschild discusses 'Spain in Our Hearts'

Adam Hochschild’s new book 'Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939'...

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LGBTQ Immigrant, Refugee and Undocumented Immigrant Celebration

LGBTQ immigrants, refugees and undocumented individuals living in King County helped Seattle...

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Colleen McElroy reads from 'Blood Memory'

Through the rhythms and musicality of McElroy's voice, “Blood Memory” portrays an extended...

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Bharti Kirchner discusses her novel 'Goddess of Fire'

Kirchner reads and discusses her novel with Seattle University English Professor Nalini Iyer....

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Damon Tweedy reads and discusses his memoir 'Black Man in a White Coat'

'Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine,' explores Damon Tweedy’s...

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Ethan Canin reads from his new novel 'A Doubter’s Almanac'

'A Doubter’s Almanac' explores the nature of genius, rivalry, ambition and love in multiple...

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First Folio Panel: Shakespeare in America

Join expert panelists to explore the influence of Shakespeare in America. At one time, the two...

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'The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution'

A new revolutionary culture emerged in the turbulent 1960s, and the Black Panther Party was at...

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Bestselling novelist Yann Martel reads from 'The High Mountains of Portugal'

'The High Mountains of Portugal' is part quest, part ghost story, part contemporary fable -- a...

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