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Watch and listen to recordings of discussions and readings by major, local, and up and coming authors. Learn more about your favorite authors, discover new voices and go behind the scenes to hear the stories behind the stories.
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Author Talk: Laurie Frankel and Kevin O'Brien discuss "Enormous Wings"
Local literary luminaries Laurie Frankel and Kevin O'Brien discuss Frankel's new book.
View Video (01:08:13) | Posted June 2026
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Author Talk: Amara Lakhous discusses "The Fertility of Evil"
Amara discusses his psychological thriller set in post-colonial Algeria.
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KUOW Book Talks with Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe
Sasha discusses her celebrated essay collection, "Thunder Song."
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Author talk: LJ Andrews & S.A. MacLean discuss "Heir of Twisted Lies"
S. A. MacLean, a Sunday Times bestselling fantasy author with a PhD in environmental science, chats with LJ Andrews, a USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy romance, about her sequel to her bestselling novel "Broken Souls and Bones."
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Cruel & Ineffective: A conversation about the criminalization of homelessness in our communities
Josephine Ensign, the author of "Way Home: Journeys Through Homelessness", along with fellow panelists Derrick Belgarde and Sara Rankin have a discussion on homelessness and criminalization in city, state, and country.
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KUOW Summer Book Club: Lynda Mapes discusses "The Trees are Speaking"
KUOW Book Club host Katie Campbell sits down with Seattle author and environmental journalist Lynda V. Mapes to discuss her latest book. "The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests."
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Author Talk: Jodi-Ann Burey and Sonora Jha discuss "Authentic"
Jodi-Ann's book: "Authentic: The Myth of Bringing your Full Self to Work."
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Author Talk: One City. Three Perspectives. Countless Stories
Hear three Seattle authors, Thomas Kohnstamm, Jennifer Ott, and Karen Treiger, in conversation as they look at Seattle's history through different lenses.
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KUOW Summer Book Club: Kim Fu discusses "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century"
KUOW Book Club host Katie Campbell sits down with Seattle author Kim Fu to discuss her acclaimed short story collection.
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KUOW Summer Book Club: Ijeoma Oluo discusses "Be a Revolution"
KUOW Book Club host Katie Campbell sits down with Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo to discuss her latest book, "Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World--and How You Can, Too."