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Category Archives: Nonfiction
Seek the Story
Edward Hopper’s paintings were inspired as well as inspiring. Who could view his moody and spare piece, “Nighthawks,” and not look for a story therein? A recent short story collection, edited by Lawrence Block, called In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Artists, painting, poetry
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Cultivating a Love of Nature with Children
The clouds are disappearing and the temperatures are warming, which means the summer months are just within reach in the Pacific Northwest! Take a book or two along as you and your kiddos head to the park or the beach. … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Children's Books, Nature & Science
Tagged Ashley B., Children's Books, Children's nonfiction, nature, nature writing
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Book Bingo: Published the Year One of Your Parents Was Born
Listen: when I saw the Book Bingo category “published the year one of your parents was born” the first thing I did was Google “books published in 1950.” I was prepared to tell you of more labyrinthine research processes to … Continue reading
Nonfiction new book roundup – June 2017
Looking for new nonfiction or memoir to read? Perhaps something to help fill a square on your Summer Book Bingo grid. Here, for your consideration, is a selection of nonfiction being published in June 2017. 6/1: Discovering Seattle Parks: A Local’s … Continue reading
New Magazine Subscriptions: Part 2
In last month’s New Magazine Subscription: Part 1 we explored some fresh new titles hitting our magazine shelves, covering everything from dogs to military history. An eclectic mix of new titles keep coming! Here are several more subscriptions that have … Continue reading
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Last November, there was a shooting in downtown Seattle. It was five feet in front of me. Afterward, I became more anxious than usual, with every waking moment and many sleeping ones filled with fear. I went to the doctor: … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Fiction, Nonfiction
Tagged Meadow P., Mental health, Mental Health Awareness Month
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Summer Book Bingo Returns!
Polish your library card, clean your reading glasses, dust off your Kindle — whatever you need to do — because today Seattle Arts & Lectures and Seattle Public Library launch Summer Book Bingo, the 2017 edition! Pick up a bingo … Continue reading
