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(February 05, 2024) Join The Seattle Public Library and Langston Seattle from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27 for an in-depth discussion with acclaimed Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo about her new book "Be a Revolution: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World — and How You Can, Too."
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(June 19, 2020) As books on race, anti-racism and policing top national nonfiction bestseller lists, they are also in demand by Seattle Public Library patrons, with numerous holds placed on titles such as Ibram X. Kendi’s “Stamped From the Beginning” and Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility.”
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(January 13, 2022) The most popular book checked out last year from The Seattle Public Library was “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett, the selection for the Library’s 2021 Seattle Reads program.
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(July 16, 2019) The Washington Center for the Book has selected 39 finalists in eight categories for the 2019 Washington State Book Awards (WSBA) for outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2018. This is the 53rd year of the program, formerly called the Governor's Writers Awards.
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(October 14, 2019) The Washington Center for the Book announced the winners in eight categories for the 2019 Washington State Book Awards (WSBA) for outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2019. This is the 53nd year of the program, formerly called the Governor's Writers Awards.
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