Book Bingo: Under 150 Pages
Here are some suggestions for your 2026 Book Bingo NW category: Under 150 Pages, selected by library staff at The Seattle Public Library. Book Bingo is our annual adult summer reading program presented in partnership with Seattle Arts & Lectures and King County Library System.
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Cold Enough for Snow
Fiction. In Australian author Au's deceptively simple second novel, a mother and daughter meet in Japan to spend time traveling together. (Kirkus)
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Changing My Mind
Nonfiction. In these engaging and erudite essays, critically acclaimed writer Julian Barnes explores what is involved when we change our minds: about words, about politics, about books, about memories, about age and time. (Publisher description)
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Cosmic Thing
Nonfiction. ‘Rock Lobster’ hit music writer Crighton ‘like an electric jolt’ when he first heard it at age 10, in 1979, leading to a lifelong love for the B-52's ‘cool’ and ‘campy’ music, and culminating in this breathless paean to the band. (Publishers Weekly)
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The English Understand Wool
Fiction. DeWitt delivers an explosive rebuke to sensationalistic American publishing in this smart and multilayered story. (Publishers Weekly)
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The River Has Roots
Fiction. Two sisters fight their way back to each other across death and Faerie through riddle songs and murder ballads. (Kirkus)
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Recovery
Nonfiction. In this succinct and perceptive outing, Francis shares insights into the healing process gleaned over his 30-plus years as a general practitioner. (Publishers Weekly)
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On Bullshit
Nonfiction. The anniversary edition of the acclaimed book that reveals why bullshit is more dangerous than lying. Remarkably prescient and insightful, On Bullshit is a small book that explains a great deal about our time. (Publisher description)
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The New Book
Nonfiction. This life-affirming posthumous collection from Giovanni features her recent poems as well as letters, lists, excerpts from interviews, and other prose pieces which run the gamut from mini-essays to diaristic writing. (Publishers Weekly)
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My Lesbian Novel
Fiction. The scintillating and unclassifiable latest from Gladman takes the form of an interview with a writer named Renee Gladman about her attempt to write a lesbian romance. (Publishers Weekly)
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The Future of Truth
Nonfiction. ‘All my life, my work has been involved with the central issue of truth,’ [film director] Herzog writes in this brief collection of essays. . . In these impassioned pieces, he offers his insights into the threats to the concept of truth. (Kirkus)
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