Seattle Fiction
Take a trip through the many stories of Seattle with a variety of adult fiction books published recently. Created by librarians at The Seattle Public Library. (April 2025)
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Terry Dactyl
Sycamore spins a shimmering tale of art, drugs, and friendship spanning from the AIDS crisis to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Publishers Weekly)
Format: Book
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Liar City
An empath forms an uneasy alliance with a secretive special agent to solve a murder in this gripping paranormal series launch from Therin. (Publishers Weekly)
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We Are Not Strangers
Inspired by the author’s own family experiences, this graphic novel follows Papoo, a first-generation Jewish immigrant, as he settles into an America gearing up its war efforts where he helps his Japanese neighbors while they are unjustly imprisoned during WWII. (Publisher description)
Format: Graphic Novel
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Listen to your Sister
A trio of Black siblings battle surreal horrors in Viel’s intense debut. At turns heartfelt and darkly humorous, with moments of gross-out horror, Viel’s inventive take on haunted-house tropes thoughtfully examines the undue burdens placed on Black women to keep their families together. (Booklist)
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Waiting for Wovoka
In the summer of 1962, a group of young Native American puppeteers travel in a converted school bus from the White Earth Reservation to the Century 21 Exposition, World's Fair in Seattle, Washington. (Publisher description)
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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