You have probably seen mention of this new book somewhere....

A good article in The Seattle Times, here.

This book about pop music explains why the catchy lyrics get stuck in your head! “Switched on Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why It Matters.”

The University of Washington Press chose Historian Knute Berger to write a new introduction to its reissue of Roger Sale’s classic history-meditation on our city, 1976’s “Seattle, Past to Present.”

Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey authors of "She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement”

"Oh, La La!: Homegrown Stories, Helpful Tips, and Garden Wisdom"

"A collection of gardening stories and advice from the Pacific Northwest's most loved and well-known gardener. His stories cover a wide range of gardening topics and offer a glimpse into his work and life. They are charming and funny and lively, just like he is"

The board of the National Book Critics Circle announces the finalists for its 2019 awards in six categories: Autobiography, Biography, Criticism, Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry.
The winners will be announced at a celebration on March 12 in New York.

A Pulitzer-winning Frederick Douglass biography and 5 more paperbacks for the new year. The list with mini-rewviews here in The Seattle Times.

President Obama shared his list of favorite books from 2019. So many good ones!

Listed alphabetically by title.

Some of the titles are award winners.

Seattle’s independent bookstores reflect on the past decade’s bestselling titles.

The list and some background on each of the titles in The Seattle Times.
 

Seattle’s Jayne Ann Krentz plots a supernatural new world in the Pacific Northwest with "The Vanishing," the first in a new trilogy.