Mad Ship
By Robin Hobb
Complex characters: That's what makes a book, for me. Plot is necessary and a good one is obviously best. Believable world building, whether fantasy,...
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Featured Lists
Banned Books List
There should be no such thing as banned books. But since there are, we think these should be on your reading list. For an even wider selection, drop by our store in West Seattle!
Conservation Reading Group
Birds Connect Seattle invites you to read and learn with us. Together, we'll deepen our understanding of conservation and become stronger advocates for birds and nature.
Learn more about and join our reading group here: https://birdsconnectsea.org/learn/conservation-reading-group/
Books to help you reduce your screen time
We could all use less time with our phones and more time reading
From addabook_admin
Meaningful Memoirs
These authors don’t just recount what happened in their memoirs; they sit with hard questions and identify the turning points that made them who they are. Sometimes they make us laugh, sometimes the stories hit hard. Either way, there's often a lesson for us all, even in these deeply personal accounts.
From addabook_admin
The Anti-Hustle Shelf
In the everyday hustle and rush and the always-on digital mentality, it's good to have the reminder that sometimes the best way to be productive is, in fact, to do nothing at all...Yes, this means you have permission to be easy on yourself. Take a nap. Read a book. Breathe.
These books explain why that's important and help guide you on what you can strike from your to-do list so that you can re-connect with what matters the most.
Recent Notes
Sea of Tranquility
By Emily St John Mandel
An easy read; interesting enough. Not as good as "Station Eleven," but not shabby. Thought-provoking passage near the end about 'living in the end...
The Uproar
By Karim Dimechkie
This story shows how a bit of (bad) luck - and some bad judgment here and there - can unravel everything. And how all the harm is amplified by a poor...
The Boys in the Light
By Nina Willner
Almost was down to an okay, but man, the last 100 pages pack a punch. The beginning was very hard to get through, very basic background information...
Arendal
By Karl Ove Knausgaard
Knausgaard channels his repressed, inner Jon Fosse in the novel ARENDAL, in which a "stranger" comes to a small, Norwegian coastal town and...
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
By Tj Klune
Such a beautiful story about inclusion, being authentic and love, SO much love!