Award-winning actor Kyle MacLachlan tells us what he’s reading
Kyle MacLachlan chats with The Seattle Times about his favorite title and which book he recommends everyone read.
What We’re Reading
We ask prominent Northwest residents what books they’re reading, rereading and recommending — and why.
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Seattle’s Elizabeth George, author of Inspector Lynley mysteries, tells us what she’s reading
Elizabeth George, author of a beloved series of British-set mysteries, recommends books by T. Jefferson Parker and Harper Lee.
Bestselling author Daniel James Brown tells us what he’s reading
Seattle's Daniel James Brown, author of "The Boys in the Boat" and "Facing the Mountain," chats with The Seattle Times about what he's reading right...
Seattle hip-hop artist, DJ and author Gabriel Teodros tells us what he’s reading
South Seattle's Gabriel Teodros, internationally known hip-hop musician, KEXP DJ and author, shares what he's reading now and his book recommendations.
Here’s what trailblazing Seattle dance artist dani tirrell is reading right now
After 13 years in Seattle, dance artist dani tirrell has taken a new gig as an associate curator producer with Dance Place in Washington, D.C....
Award-winning Seattle author and librarian Nancy Pearl recommends her favorite books
Nancy Pearl — author, Seattle's most famous librarian and 2021 recipient of the National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary...
Stephanie Land, author of bestselling memoir ‘Maid,’ shares what she’s reading
Former Washington resident Stephanie Land, author of the bestselling 2019 memoir “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive,” shares what books...
Beth Takekawa, recently retired Wing Luke executive director, offers her book picks
Beth Takekawa, who retired last month after 24 years in the administration at Seattle's Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, tells us...
Books feed the soul. Here’s what restaurateur Mark Canlis is reading
In this month’s rendition of What We’re Reading, Canlis co-owner Mark Canlis gives us his reading picks, from “Wind Sand and Stars” to “Can You...
Here’s what author, UW student Zoe Hana Mikuta is reading
Zoe Hana Mikuta’s debut novel, “Gearbreakers,” is out now. We talked to the University of Washington undergraduate about what she’s reading now, what she recommends...