The Seattle Times Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
The Seattle Times on X
Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Subscribe here: https://t.co/GYVl7xKPYg
The Bonesetter's Daughter
Amy TanThe Seattle TimesBook-It Repertory Theatre adapts Amy Tan's "The Bonesetter's Daughter," opening the door for audiences to consider the role of legacy and lineage in their lives. (via @TheJRPierce) https://t.co/T4BvPSlQz8
Paperback, Mass Market, 2002
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle ZevinThe Seattle TimesGabrielle Zevin’s “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” tops the list of local fiction bestsellers, according to the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. https://t.co/AFDIrZ3zOR
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrThe Seattle Times“Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr is among the most buzzworthy audiobooks of late, notable for its elaborate, symphonic storytelling. That book and five more audiobooks celebrating the enduring power of story fill this roundup. https://st.news/3mVO9ow
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ghosts
Henrik IbsenThe Seattle Times"We're finding the play but the play is finding us": David Strathairn talks about performing a new translation of the classic Henrik Ibsen play "Ghosts." (via @moiraverse) https://t.co/p6Q9FzzwDV
Hardcover, 2025
$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dune
Frank HerbertThe Seattle TimesThough hobbled by white messiah criticisms for decades, Frank Herbert's "Dune" gets a slight but satisfying recalibration in filmmaker Denis Villeneuve's otherwise faithful adaptation of the towering sci-fi classic. https://t.co/k8Oo7ERrsk
Paperback, 2005
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pride and Prejudice
Jane AustenThe Seattle TimesThis gay, modern-day take on "Pride and Prejudice" would have been better off ditching the Jane Austen shtick altogether. (via @evergreenstone) https://t.co/optruLP1PD
Hardcover, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Uncle Rico's Encore: Mostly True Stories of Filipino Seattle
Peter BachoThe Seattle TimesAward-winning novelist Peter Bacho chats with The Seattle Times about "Uncle Rico's Encore" ahead of his Town Hall Seattle event. https://st.news/3knrtv9
Hardcover, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yoga
Emmanuel CarrèreThe Seattle TimesIf you don’t like Emmanuel Carrère now, you never will. “Yoga” is an effective way to find out. https://t.co/7Gr0mt5adN
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV
George LucasThe Seattle TimesMay 4, also known as Star Wars Day, is a decades-long tribute to George Lucas' Star Wars movies, which some could argue changed life on Earth, at least for them. https://t.co/moVi98qYdM
Paperback, Mass Market, 1986
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
Brit BennettThe Seattle TimesPublished in 2020, Brit Bennett’s “The Vanishing Half” was an immediate bestseller, emerging at a time when readers were especially hungry for novels of racial identity. Bennett takes part in a Seattle Public Library online discussion Oct. 6. https://st.news/2YeFnrV
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book