Library Podcasts
Each year the Library hosts readings, lectures, and discussions by authors and other public figures. You may watch video recordings of recent programs on our YouTube channel. Our archive of audio recordings goes back more than 10 years and includes thousands of memorable Library events.
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Comixtravaganza: 'Getting Into Comics' panel
In this Q & A panel, held Jan. 26 ath the Central Library, local lights of the comics world discuss what they love about comics, their experiences in the comics industry, and more.
Participants include:Bill Barnes & Gene Ambaum, Unshelved.com; Greg Hatcher, Comic Book Resources; Nicole & Danielle, NDP Comics; Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics Books and Rosie Heffernan & Madeline Heffernan, TheColorM.com's "Serves You Right."
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 33.5 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Comixtravaganza: Ellen Forney
Ellen Forney, acclaimed local cartoonist, illustrator and teacher, spoke about her work Jan. 26 at the Central Library. Ellen Forney is the author of several books, including "I Love Led Zeppelin" and MONKEY FOOD: The Complete "I Was Seven in '75" Collection. "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," written by Sherman Alexie and illustrated by Forney, won the 2007 National Book Award.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 44 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Richard Rodriguez: 'The God of the Desert: Jerusalem and the Ecology of Monotheism'
The Seattle Public Library and Harper's Magazine present essayist Richard Rodriguez from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at Town Hall. Rodriguez will read from "The God of the Desert: Jerusalem and the Ecology of Monotheism."
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 66 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Sue Miller: 'The Senator's Wife'
Bestselling novelist Sue Miller read from her latest, "The Senator's Wife," on Thursday Jan. 24, 2008 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 44 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Orhan Pamuk, the Nobel Prize, and the World of Turkish Literature: A Conversation with Walter G. Andrews
Scholar and translator Walter G. Andrews discussed Orhan Pamuk's novels "The Black Book" and "My Name Is Red," with Dr. Selim S. Kuru Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 at the Central Library.
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