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The Washington Center for the Book (an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book administered by Washington State Library) and The Seattle Public Library have selected 39 finalists in eight categories for the 2022 Washington State Book Awards (WSBA) for outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2021. This is the 56th year of the program, formerly…
The Washington Center for Book has selected one youth book and one adult book by Washington authors to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival: “The Last Cuentista” by Donna Barba Higuera and “Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk” by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe. Both titles will be part of the National Center for the…
We are delighted to announce the eight winners and 35 finalists for the 2021 Washington State Book Awards (for books published in 2021)! Find the full list of 43 books from Washington authors and illustrators here. And here is a sneak peek at the winners: The eight award winners are: Jess Walter for “The Cold Millions” (Fiction); E.J. Koh for…
Each year we have the fabulous opportunity to select a book for children by a Washington author to represent our state at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., and we’re thrilled that this year’s selection is The Sea in Winter by Christine Day! This evocative and heartwarming novel about a Native American girl has a deep connection to the…
Are your adult patrons feeling nostalgic for the days when they participated in summer reading programs? Here’s a way to give them a version made just for grown ups: Adult Summer Reading Book Bingo 2021! Below are Book Bingo cards — in English and Spanish — for your library, patrons, and community. (The images at the bottom of this post…
We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with the Washington Library Association for a series of events with our 2020 Washington State Book Award winners! All events events are free to attend but registration is required. Our fifth event will be with 2020 WSBA Young Readers Winner Clare Hodgson Meeker!
We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with the Washington Library Association for a series of events with our 2020 Washington State Book Award winners! All events events are free to attend but registration is required. Our fourth event will be with 2020 WSBA General Nonfiction Winner Eric Scigliano!
We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with the Washington Library Association for a series of events with our 2020 Washington State Book Award winners! All events events are free to attend but registration is required. Our third event will be with 2020 WSBA Biography Winner Aaron Bobrow-Strain!
We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with the Washington Library Association for a series of events with our 2020 Washington State Book Award winners! All events events are free to attend but registration is required. Next up is our event with 2020 WSBA Creative Nonfiction Winner Eric Liu!