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"The Boys in the Boat" tells the story of the University of Washington rowing crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Joe Rantz's story is central to both the book and movie. And it all started with a scrapbook that his granddaughter put together.

Author Tom Fucoloro discusses “Biking Uphill in the Rain: The story of Seattle from Behind Handlebars” which spans the history of cycling in Seattle from present day all the way back to the late 1800s.

A small library in southeastern Washington could be the first in the country to dissolve if a ballot measure is approved this November. But several residents want to keep the proposition from even making it to the ballot.

A library in southeastern Washington could be the first in the country to dissolve. It all started with some people asking the library to get rid of or move several books. Now, voters will get to decide this November whether to keep their only library.

'Campfire Stories Volume II' is a collection of tales from national parks and scenic trails as told from the perspective of writers from underrepresented communities.

Seattle Public Library, along with Seattle Arts & Lectures, is organizing Book Bingo, encouraging adult readers to expand their reading palette this summer.

Spell books, dragons, mermaids, fairies and a magic circus all take on new life in the pages of these five enchanting tales hitting shelves in May and June.

In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden, Camille Dungy describes her years-long project to transform her weed-filled, water-hogging, monochromatic lawn into a pollinator's paradise.

Book-lovers are buzzing about Independent Bookstore Day on April 29. BLMF Literary Saloon owner J.B. Johnson says owning a bookstore isn't easy but it is the greatest job in the world.

The iconic children's author has been tackling criticism and censorship long before the current trend sweeping American libraries.