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09/09/2025

To research his new book on Pacific Northwest labor history, Aaron Goings traveled all the way to Finland. In our blog Q&A, he shares how RED HARBOR uncovers the forgotten history of lumber workers in a bastion of labor radicalism. Read more—and find the book now at your local bookstore. https://ow.ly/N4om50WQGt9

09/08/2025

Central Park has a rich yet lesser-known history of multispecies cohabitation—from grazing sheep, teeming fish, nesting swans, migrating warblers, and escaped bison.

On September 10, join NYC Department of Records for an online book talk with Dawn Day Biehler, author of ANIMATING CENTRAL PARK, to learn how human-animal relationships in the 19th century transformed one of the world's most iconic urban green spaces.

📅 Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 10:00 AM PDT
📍 Online

RSVP for this free event: https://ow.ly/413K50WHM6q

09/06/2025

Seattle's new Waterfront Park opens this weekend and we're happy to be a part of the celebration with the release of WHERE THE CITY MEETS THE SOUND, the definitive history of the waterfront by HistoryLink.org's Jennifer Ott.

Jennifer Ott releases her book on the Seattle waterfront's rich history as city unveils its new 20-acre Waterfront Park.

09/04/2025

"Every third breath comes from a green plant, sustaining the water, cleaning the air, cooling the air, providing solace for humans. If we didn't have trees, we would need to invent them."

Listen to Lynda V. Mapes in conversation with Bellamy Pailthorp on KNKX Public Radio—and explore the full series, "The Understory," featuring five local authors on trees.

Now retired from The Seattle Times, Lynda Mapes examines the future of forests in her sixth book, “The Trees are Speaking.”

09/03/2025

Excited for the Society for Social Studies of Science - 4S conference in Seattle? We are too!

As a Society + Technology at UW community partner, we are thrilled to cohost a UW Social on Friday, September 5 at 8:30 PM, free for registered 4S attendees.

Come mingle with faculty and students from the UW Department of Communication, DXARTS - Center for Digital Art and Experimental Media, UW Cinema & Media Studies, and others to celebrate UW's contributions to the field of STS.

Register here: tinyurl.com/uwsocialat4s

09/02/2025

Lev Nachman's exploration of Taiwan's political landscape after the 2014 Sunflower Movement brings a fresh perspective to understanding social movement mobilization and political party formation.

Learn more about CONTESTED TAIWAN, the newest release in our Taiwan and the World series: https://ow.ly/3qSq50WMqfK

09/01/2025

Carry the Labor Day spirit beyond the weekend and join us for the launch of RED HARBOR with author Aaron Goings! Tuesday, September 10 at 7 pm at Elliott Bay Book Company.

Goings will be joined by Conor Casey, head of Labor Archives of Washington, UW Special Collections, to discuss the book and the fiery legacy of class conflict in Grays Harbor—a hub of the radical labor movement in the 20th century.

RSVP encouraged but not required: https://ow.ly/4oVe50WLClt

08/29/2025

📅 St. Louisans: Join author Flannery Burke discussing BACK EAST at Left Bank Books on Thursday, September 4 at 6:00 pm CT.

By examining how westerners imagined the American East, Burke provides a fresh perspective on the American cultural landscape, offering a deeper understanding of the myths that continue to shape it.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/cUjp50WzITh

08/21/2025

THE TREES ARE SPEAKING is a KUOW Public Radio Book Club pick! It's not too late to start reading along—then join us for a special conversation with author Lynda V. Mapes and KUOW Book Club host Katie Campbell on Wednesday, August 27 at 7 PM at The Seattle Public Library.

The KUOW Book Club is continuing its summer reading series with Seattle Public Library this month. We're reading environmental journalist and author Lynda V. Mapes' new book, "The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests."

08/19/2025

Please join us in recognizing Lynda Mapes for her many years of engaged and narrative-rich reporting on the environment, nature, and Northwest tribes! 👏 (Good news: you can keep enjoying her writing through her books!)

Read Mapes's recollections from nearly three decades in the field:

After nearly three decades at The Seattle Times, she shares highlights from her coverage of the environment, nature and Native American tribes.

08/18/2025

The American cultural landscape comes into sharper focus if we take a moment to look through westerners' eyes. In a Q&A on our blog, author Flannery Burke discusses her new book, BACK EAST: HOW WESTERNERS INVENTED A REGION.

Discover how Westerners reimagined the American East in Flannery Burke’s book, Back East. In this Q and A, Burke discusses regional identity, US historiography, and the cultural influence of the Am…

08/15/2025

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of FIGHTING FOR THE PUYALLUP TRIBE, an on-the-ground account of Native activism in the Northwest by Ramona Bennett Bill—on shelves September 16. Stay tuned for events to come!

Preorder here: https://ow.ly/kUnY50WGbrC

[Photo credit: Ramona Bennett Bill by Amber Taylor]