Discover the best fiction and nonfiction books, selected by our staff. Find new featured book lists every month, or explore our picks by genre.
Every year we ask our staff across the system for their favorite books published in a given year. Our staff are such voracious readers that we needed two parts for adult fiction this year!
National Native American Heritage Month, observed in November, honors the histories, cultures, and contributions – historical and ongoing – of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Check out these horror books by authors of Latina/o/e background!
Hispanic Heritage Month honors the contributions and influence of Hispanic and Latine Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States, and is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 annually. Check out these recent releases from authors of Hispanic or Latine background!
Here are some suggestions for your 2024 Book Bingo NW category: In Translation.
Here are some suggestions for your 2024 Book Bingo NW category: BIPOC Romance.
If you're enjoying the 2024 Seattle Reads book "Parable of the Sower" and want to read authors inspired by or who inspired Octavia Butler, check out these titles! (created April 2024)
Looking for fiction that will spark conversation? Try one of these recent novels from a variety of genres for your next book group discussion. (Updated Feb. 2024)
From creepy to eerie to downright terrifying, here's a diverse selection of recently published horror fiction recommended by our librarians. (Updated Feb. 2024)
The national theme for Black History Month 2024 is African Americans & the Arts. (Created Jan. 2024)
Every year we ask our staff across the library system for their favorite books published in the current year.
National Native American Heritage Month, observed in November, honors the histories, cultures, and contributions – historical and ongoing – of American Indians and Alaska Native.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15), enjoy these recent memoirs and nonfiction by Latine authors, selected by librarians at The Seattle Public Library
Here are some suggestions for your 2024 Book Bingo NW category: Body Liberation. Body liberation is freedom from the social and political systems of oppression that designate certain bodies as more worthy, healthy, and desirable than others.
Here are some suggestions for your 2024 Book Bingo NW category: Refugee/Immigrant Memoir
Here are some suggestions for your 2024 Book Bingo NW category: LGBTQIA+ Poetry and Essays.
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Celebrate with these memoirs highlighting lived experiences by Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander authors. (April 2024)
Celebrate poets of the Black/African Diaspora with these collections selected by a librarian at The Seattle Public Library. (created March 2024)
Enjoy these recent African American nonfiction titles published within the last two years. (January 2024)
A staff selection of classic fiction titles by American authors for adults.
A staff selection of Black American fiction titles for adults.
A staff selection of best bet fiction titles for adult book groups.
A staff selection of historical fiction titles for adults.
A staff selection of LGBTQ+ classic fiction titles for adults.
A staff selection of mystery and thriller fiction titles for adults.
A staff selection of science fiction titles for adults.
A staff selection of short classic fiction titles for adults.
A staff selection of African American nonfiction titles for adults.
A staff selection of biography and memoir titles for adults.
A staff selection of food writing nonfiction titles for adults.
A staff selection of Latinx poetry titles for adults.
A staff selection of LGBTQ+ nonfiction titles for adults.
A staff selection of Native American nonfiction titles for adults.