Summer Quest Reading Suggestions for Adults
Our Summer program is now for all ages! Read, Do and Go this summer to win prizes! Join us on a Quest!
Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list to help you on your Quest. Annotations provided by publisher unless otherwise noted.
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The Half Known Life
Nonfiction. Essayist Iyer (A Beginner’s Guide to Japan) visits regions of religious import in this immersive and profound survey of earthly paradises. (Publishers Weekly)
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Leave Our Bones Where They Lay
Fiction. Every solstice, Jupi must make a nearly impossible pilgrimage to light an oil lamp at the base of a remote cliff. There he must wait for the ancient being Kipik and share a story or suffer unthinkable consequences. (NoveList)
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The Stardust Grail
Fiction. A reformed thief sets out on one final heist across the universe. (Kirkus)
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Vagabond Princess
Nonfiction. A historian of India reveals the lush world of a 16th-century Mughal princess and her extraordinary pilgrimage to Mecca in 1578. (Kirkus)
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Canon
Fiction. Two unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God’s favor in this outrageously entertaining, profoundly heartfelt novel. (NoveList)
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Super Nintendo
Nonfiction. “The story of Nintendo... is the story of video games as a whole,” asserts journalist MacDonald (You Died) in this entertaining history of the Japanese gaming company...MacDonald writes with a gamer’s keen eye for the intricacies of play and a thoughtful appreciation for Nintendo’s commitment to innovate and have fun. (Publishers Weekly)
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Enchantment
Nonfiction. A journey to reawaken the wonder and awe within us all...May’s pursuit of enchantment will resonate with anyone feeling burned out or disconnected. (Kirkus)
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52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest
Nonfiction. 52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest is your year-round adventure companion, offering personally curated itineraries that reveal the region's hidden wonders through the eyes of a trusted local expert. (Catalog description)
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Playground
Fiction. Powers does for oceans in Playground what he did for forests in The Overstory (2018)...Rhapsodic with wonder, electric with cautionary facts and insights, Powers’ profound and involving novel illuminates the conundrums of human nature and the gravely endangered ocean deep. (Booklist)
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The Edge of Space-time
Nonfiction. Guided by her conviction that for humanity to go forward we must know our cosmic past and drawing on poetry and popular culture...Chanda Prescod-Weinstein renders accessible some of the most abstract concepts of theoretical physics to tell fascinating stories about the history and fundamental nature of our universe. Along the way, she calls on us to resist colonial approaches to space exploration and instead imagine a better path forward in our pursuit of humanity's undeniable connection with the stars. (NoveList)
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