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It's officially hot book summer... get your beach reads here Jul 01, 2025

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Summer is here… and for lots of locals, that means digging into their reading list.

Whether it’s time on the plane or relaxing on a staycation, the warmer months can be a good time to explore some new books.

We take a trip to Elliott Bay Books on Capitol Hill to check out what’s new and exciting on the shelves.

Elliott Bay Books Book List:

Jess Walter, So Far Gone
Peter Benchley, Jaws
Hampton Sides, The Wide Wide Sea
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Abundance
Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny
The Constitution
Om El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
G.T. Karber, Murdle Mystery Puzzles
Kaveh Akbar, Martyr!
Holly Wilson, Kittentits
Daniel Mason, Northwoods
Catherine Newman, Sandwich
Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife
Carys Davies, Clear
Robert Jackson Bennett, The Tainted Cup
Miranda July, All Fours
Margaret Killjoy, The Sapling Cage
V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V.E. Schwab, Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Naomi Novik, Uprooted
Allison Saft, A Dark and Drowning Tide
Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Travis Baldree, Legends and Lattes
Ali Hazelwood, Bride
Kimberly Lemming, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon

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Monday Evening Headlines Jun 30, 2025

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Sen. Patty Murray derides Trump's spending bill, WA cherry growers struggle to find workers, and it'll cost more to fish and hunt in WA.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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How Seattle's art scene is impacted by Trump's policies Jun 30, 2025

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Arts organizations in Seattle rely on international artists to show their work here in the US.

But it’s becoming increasingly difficult for artists to get the required permissions to enter the country.

Freelance arts reporter Marcie Sillman will tell us what that means for arts organizations and artists.

Read Marcie’s Cascade PBS story here.

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Why Author Corinne Manning Thinks The LGBTQ Shelf Is The Best In The Bookstore Jun 28, 2025

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Today, we’re bringing you the best from another KUOW Podcast - Meet Me Here…

This is the biggest weekend for Pride celebrations in Seattle, as June comes to a close. We talked on Casual Friday about queer movies and representation in media.

Meet Me Here’s Katie Campbell spoke to local author Corinne Manning about their new collection of short stories, “We Had No Rules,” about being a queer author telling queer stories, and why the LGBTQ shelf is the best shelf in the bookstore.

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Friday Evening Headlines Jun 27, 2025

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Local officials react to the Supreme Court’s decision on the authority of Trump’s executive orders, the ban on car traffic in Pike Place Market has been extended, and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh will be hitting home runs on a big stage next month.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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Casual Pride-Day with Jas Keimig and Chase Burns Jun 27, 2025

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This week…

It’s our yearly tradition - Casual Pride-Day is back.

We’ll talk about how Seattle’s queer community is celebrating pride this month, what the mood is under the Trump Administration, and the media picks to end your pride month with, from two of Seattle’s biggest movie buffs.

Freelance Arts Reporter Jas Keimig and Film Curator-slash-Drag Queen Chase Burns (aka Uh Oh) are here to talk all things Pride.

Weigh in on Seattle Public Schools’ new superintendent here.

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Thursday Evening Headlines Jun 27, 2025

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Gov. Ferguson urges Congress to protect Medicaid, student's family sues Seattle Public Schools over alleged antisemitism, and WA opens its first publicly funded EV charging station.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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Seattle banned rent-setting software, now what? Jun 26, 2025

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The Seattle City Council just banned landlords from using software that uses an algorithm to set rent prices.

They say it amounts to unfair collusion and rent-fixing.

But will banning the software really lower the cost of renting in Seattle?

Seattle Times real estate reporter Heidi Groover breaks it down.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines Jun 25, 2025

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Mayor Harrell proposes big changes to Seattle's tax code, WA gets a tepid economic outlook, and digital kiosks are coming to a Seattle street corner near you.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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The 2021 heat dome killed her mom. Now she's suing big oil Jun 25, 2025

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Mercifully, the PNW has escaped the heat dome blanketing a large portion of the eastern US.

The temperature may remind you of Western Washington in June 2021. The oppressive heat set records across the region.

A new lawsuit claims the world's largest oil companies are to blame for the blistering temperatures, and for the death of at least one woman who died as a result.

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