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Back in June, the Seattle Public Library and Seattle Arts and Lectures introduced the #NWBookBingo summer reading program for adults. Naturally, I dove right in, because I want to win those PRIZES! My goal is to get a complete blackout before the contest is over. In case you can’t read my scribbling, here’s what I’ve got so far. (Before you get too impressed, some of these are still in progress. I’m usually reading about five books at a time, scattered all over the house.) Checked out from the library: City of Stairs Here's where I am now. From [...]

Remember those summer reading programs at the library when you were a kid? You’d fill it out week by week, get it signed off by a librarian, and exchange the completed card for a Pizza Hut personal pizza if you were really lucky. Sadly, I aged out of eligibility a long time ago. But wait! Now the grownups can play Summer Book Bingo at Seattle Public Library. Download your bingo card now and start filling it out. Oh, you could complete a line and enter to win a $30 gift card, but that’s chump change — go for the blackout [...]