A Natural History of Empty Lots
By Christopher Brown
The interpretation of urban design as "closed access," efficiently shunting people between their centers of consumption (i.e., their home) to centers...
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Women and Climate Member-Led Book Club
Books we've read & what we have coming up through the rest of 2026!
Join us here https://luma.com/wacmemberledbookclub
Pegasus Book Exchange: Staff Picks
When people come to our store, we're often asked "What are you reading?" Here's a list of some of our current favorites.
Save this list as a favorite to read along with us! If you'd like to buy one of our recommendations, you can purchase through one of these links and we'll get a portion of the proceeds.
West Seattle Urbanism Book Club
Our reading group meets once/month at Beveridge Place Pub to discuss books on urbanism, transportation, the built environment, and community development. Below is our reading list so far. For more meeting details, please join us on Discord.
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For a Better Tomorrow
Amongst these titles, you'll find:
- Inspiring stories of resisting tyrannic governments
- Communities coming together in times of need
- Persistent, relentless showing up for civil rights and justice
- Guidance on what makes for effective, sustainable resistance movements
- Hope that a better tomorrow is within reach if we fight for it
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Books on Books
Ah, the sweet musty smell of paper and ink, the thrill of a library card, the dream of becoming a bookstore owner, the danger to your wallet of "just browsing." These are stories for bibliophiles and bookworms. Think of this list as a love letter to the stacks.
Feeling inspired? Send some love to your local bookstore or library.
Feeling inspired? Send some love to your local bookstore or library.
Recent Notes
The Undercurrent
By Sarah Sawyer
Slow burn and not for everyone. I actually really enjoyed the authors speed and building up the angst of childhood trauma.
Project Hail Mary
By Andy Weir
A remarkably quick read for how deep the science was. Really cool character work too.
Death in the Jungle
By Candace Fleming
So far, I love this book but can only read about 25 pages at a time before I get so upset. Like Fleming wrote, he was a racist anti-racist. So there...
Magic for Liars
By Sarah Gailey
I love a murder mystery and this book was right up my alley. I wish I could read more books about this detective and this world! I loved the way...
The Only Good Indians
By Stephen Graham Jones
A horror book that is jam-packed with action but also quite tender. It's a reminder that violence and terror begets violence and terror, and mistakes...