Seattle Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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58 books

They Called Us Enemy

George Takei

Seattle Public Library

What are the teens checking out these days? Judging by our most popular teen titles of 2022, lots of very interesting books, topped by books such as "Maus," "Ain't Burned All the Bright" and "They Called Us Enemy." Check out the list: https://t.co/KpEmj0BtdX

Paperback, 2019

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Zeroboxer

Fonda Lee

Seattle Public Library

Fonda Lee is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of the epic urban fantasy Green Bone Saga and the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo and Cross Fire. Join us tonight at the Central Library or tune in online. https://t.co/iIIkz22ItF

Paperback, 2015

$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Mel Fell: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Corey R. Tabor

Seattle Public Library

Author/illustrator Corey R. Tabor also received a Caldecott Honor for MEL FELL. The Caldecotts honor outstanding illustrations in children's book. Check it out! https://t.co/9GOtzxirnK https://t.co/i2EQnyaeDQ

Hardcover, 2021

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)

Brit Bennett

Seattle Public Library

It's #SeattleReads week! Don't miss @moiraverse's excellent @SeattleTimes interview with @britrbennett. Our Seattle Reads main event is Wednesday night at 6! https://tinyurl.com/tpmv57 https://t.co/meLYBEWCGE

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Leaving Lymon

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Seattle Public Library

#GlobalReadingChallenge pick: Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome. Lymon makes a journey from Mississippi to Milwaukee in 1942. Circumstances divide him from his loving grandparents. Check out this book talk on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/3F3JwIMUiA @lclineransome https://t.co/W67C0r8URj

Paperback, 2021

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Swimmers

Julie Otsuka

Seattle Public Library

Book groups, start your engines 🏎️ 🏁 For the 25th anniversary of our city-wide book group, we're reading "The Swimmers" by Julie Otsuka, a novel about what happens to a group of obsessed swimmers when a crack appears at the bottom of their pool. https://t.co/pE1CfUVQjy

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

Kim Fu

Seattle Public Library

Congratulations to #SeattleAuthor Kim Fu for LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS OF THE 21st CENTURY, her first short story collection (and 4th book!). This one blurs the boundaries of the real & fantastic. Happy book release day! @tin_house #WaAuthor https://t.co/Y1kedKKXT5 https://t.co/AtIhMpyiXU

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Exo (Book 1)

Fonda Lee

Seattle Public Library

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Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night: Poems

Morgan Parker

Seattle Public Library

"Call Us What We Carry," Amanda Gorman "Other People's Comfort Keeps Me up at Night," Morgan Parker "Such Color," Tracy K. Smith "The Age of Phillis," Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Read more Black poets: https://t.co/gQSKTfWs0R https://t.co/4RMdzWYXqH

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 Through the Civil Rights Era

Quintard Taylor

Seattle Public Library

Historian @QuintardTaylor is the author of several renowned works on Black history & the founder of http://BlackPast.org. Join us June 7 to celebrate the release of the second edition of Dr. Taylor's book "The Forging of a Black Community." Register: https://post.spl.org/3abuaOv https://t.co/kpkW9ACqoa

Paperback, 2022

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book