The Seattle Public Library - Programs & Events
Summary: The Seattle Public Library celebrates the written word through literary and humanities programs, including readings and talks by local, national and international authors, Seattle Reads, and the annual Washington State Book Awards, American history lecture, and Living History or Living Literature series.
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Seven Seattle poets have been nominated by the city's literary community, but only one will become the 2006-2007 Seattle Poet Populist. This year's seven nominated poets are Anna Maria Hong, Lynn Coffin, John Burgess, Joannie Kervran Stangeland, Jourdan Keith, Barbara Petite, and Crysta Casey.
Each year the Washington Center for the Book at The Seattle Public Library hosts a major author for a series of free programs. Everyone is invited to participate in "Seattle Reads" (formerly known as "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book") by reading the featured selection, joining in a book group discussion and attending the programs. The 2006 featured work is "Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood" by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon Books, 2003). Marjane Satrapi visited Seattle May 31 - June 3 for the 2006 "Seattle Reads" series. Listen to Marjane Satrapi speak about her life and writing. This is the "main event" of the 2006 Seattle Reads series.
