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About Stephanie Perry

Stephanie P. is a writer, editor, and blogger. Her secret shame is dystopian YA fiction. You can find her wherever the books and food are.

Drink Up! It’s Booktoberfest at the Seattle Public Library

Have you heard of Booktoberfest? New this year, it’s the Seattle Public Library’s month-long celebration of books and beer. While I personally prefer a nice hard cider, Seattle does love its microbrews, and Booktoberfest includes classes on home brewing, beer-themed book lists, trivia nights at local pubs, and happy hours where book lovers can mingle and talk books. See the full events calendar. Last night, I rounded up a few bookish friends for the Librarians’ Revenge Trivia Night at the Blu Grouse in Georgetown, co-hosted by librarian David Wright. We settled in with drinks and snacks (blackberry cider on tap, [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:10-07:00October 8th, 2015|

Little Free Library: Three in Seattle’s Central District

A couple of weekends ago, Seattle closed down some streets in my Central District neighborhood to make a bike trail and block party for the day. The sun was shining and it sounded like the perfect chance to visit a few local Little Free Libraries in my area! The Newsstand I found this library outside an apartment building. It’s constructed out of an old newspaper box like you might find on the sidewalk — but you don’t have to put any quarters in this one, of course. There weren’t too many books to choose from, but I did find another [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:10-07:00October 1st, 2015|

Books You’ll Love for Banned Books Week 2015

Banned Books Week 2015 is Sept. 27–Oct. 3. And we love any celebration that involves swear words and inappropriate content! This year, we took a look at the most frequently banned books of 2014 to choose some of our favorites. What will you be reading? Check out the official Banned Books Week website for more information. And here’s our previous list of books to read for Banned Books Week. Saga Author: Brian Vaughan, Illustrator: Fiona Staples We can’t say enough good stuff about this innovative, poignant outer-space love story. In fact, the latest volume in this series, #5, is on [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:11-07:00September 24th, 2015|
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