The year is off to a great start for Washington authors! Here are some picture books, middle grade, and young adult books out this month: PICTURE BOOKS Cheerful Chick, written by Martha Brockenbrough Right from the moment Chick is born, she wants to lead the other animals in cheer! Unfortunately, the rest of the barnyard just isn’t quiiiite as enthusiastic. Lucky…
If you’re a mystery lover, the annual announcement of the finalists for the Edgar Awards is always a great way to add excellent mysteries to your to-be-read pile. The Edgars, named for Edgar Allan Poe and awarded by the Mystery Writers of America, announced the 2019 finalists (for books published in 2018) on January 22 for the best in mystery…
Just a quick update: The deadline for submitting books for the 2019 Washington State Book Award (for books published in 2018) was December 1, 2019. We thank you for completing the online submission form and for sending copies of your book to our awards office at The Seattle Public Library. There is no need to email to ask if your…
The 2018 Washington State Book Awards Ceremony took place on October 13, 2018
This summer we hosted a Passport to Washington Libraries activity (some may say “competition”) to encourage people to visit new libraries as they travel around the state. We asked people to stop by a new library, take a photo, and post that photo along with something they learned about that library on our Passport map. We added extra incentives –…
Last year The Seattle Public Library and the Washington State Library decided to join forces on the Washington Center for the Book (WCB). Each organization brought an existing program to the partnership, however we have also been working busily all year to lay the groundwork for new programs. One of the changes that was important to all of us was…
Congratulations to the finalists in the 2018 Washington State Book Awards Fiction: This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel, of Seattle (Flatiron Books) The Cold Eye by Laura Anne Gilman, of Seattle (Simon & Schuster) The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper, of Seattle (HarperCollins) Solar Reboot by Matthew D. Hunt, of Clearview (Matthew D. Hunt) George and Lizzie…
Do you ever reminisce about your summer reading days when you were a kid? Maybe trips to the library to load up on books were a regular part of your weekly (or daily) routine? And maybe you loved tracking what you read and seeing the titles stack up? Well, here’s a chance to relive the glory of summer reading by…
Each year a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of Congress’s Center for the Book during the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. We are delighted to announce the Washington Center for the Book’s 2018 selection to represent Washington state: A…
We are very pleased to announce that Washington’s Level 2 champion, Riya Sharma, has been selected as a National honor award winner for the letter she wrote about the book “The Confidence Code.” Riya is an 8th grade student at The Overlake School in Redmond. Honestly we were not one bit surprised by her recognition, though the question this year…