Seeing 2020: A vision of Seattle’s future from 1984
We reprint the original 1984 Pacific magazine stories used to compare predictions of life in Seattle in 2020 ... to actual life in Seattle in...
Mary Ann Gwinn
Spokane’s Jess Walter, author of ‘The Cold Millions,’ offers a look at his reading list
Jess Walter, the genre-bending Spokane author of ”The Cold Millions” who commands a loyal worldwide following, recently told The Seattle Times what's on his bookshelf...
‘Unsettled Ground’ examines the shifting legacy of the 1847 Whitman massacre in what is now Washington state
In 1847, Protestant missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman were killed by Native Americans in what is now southeast Washington state. The new book "Unsettled Ground,"...
Spokane author Jess Walter talks about his new novel ‘The Cold Millions,’ set in his hometown
Ahead of his Elliott Bay Book Company virtual event this Sunday, Spokane author Jess Walter talks about his new novel "The Cold Millions," which focuses...
Get lost in history with these 4 biographies of vastly different people, from Joseph McCarthy to Dorothy Day
These picks aren't escapist literature, but they're worth getting lost in. From Joseph McCarthy to Dorothy Day, here's a roundup of biographies on vastly different...
Starting a novel while stuck at home? Seattle author Elizabeth George shares tips in ‘Mastering the Process.’
Seattle resident and author Elizabeth George has published 20 internationally acclaimed bestselling Inspector Lynley mysteries. In her latest book, "Mastering the Process," she gives insight...
From among the National Book Critics Circle nominees, 4 great nonfiction books to read now
Craving some nonfiction? Here are four titles you might've missed last year that are begging to be obsessed over, all nominees for National Book Critics...
Historian Knute Berger discusses Seattle’s constant changes, legacy as a company town in intro to ‘Seattle, Past to Present’
Seattle historian Knute Berger discusses the city's legacy of constant changes ahead of his expanded discussion of the updated edition of 'Seattle, Past to Present.'
The 2010s in books: 10 titles from Washington-state authors that defined the decade VIEW
Literature can get readers through the hardest of times. In book-loving Seattle, these 10 works from the last decade by authors from Washington state speak...
4 of the most interesting biographies of 2019
Matching the perfect biography to its ideal recipient is a fun challenge for bibliophiles in the holiday season — check out these titles for the...