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An Evening With…Thriller Authors Steve Berry & James Rollins

Filmed in an appearance at the Museum of History and Industry, best-selling thriller authors Steve Berry & James Rollins share stories about writing and publishing, their new novels and quietly adding each other’s characters into their own books. Steve Berry is the bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series including The Jefferson[More]

Tatjana Soli on Book Lust

Tatjana Soli’s debut novel, The Lotus Eaters, was a New York Times bestseller, 2010 New York Times Notable Book and LA Times Book Award Finalist. Set in the final days of the Vietnam War, The Lotus Eaters unfolds the story of three remarkable photographers brought together under the impossible umbrella of the war.[More]

Homeless Author Richard LeMieux on Breakfast at Sally’s

Before author Richard LeMieux became homeless, he was a successful journalist and publisher. LeMieux was Sports Director of WCOM Radio and a sportswriter for 17 years at the Springfield Sun newspaper in Ohio. In 1981, LeMieux moved to Washington State where he ran his own publishing company, producing medical directories and university[More]

An Evening With Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is the bestselling author of numerous books, including the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, Coraline, Anansi Boys and The Graveyard Book; and the Sandman series of graphic novels. He is the winner of numerous literary honors, including the Hugo, Bram Stoker and World Fantasy awards, and the Newbery Medal. Originally from England,[More]

“An Evening With” Open Spaces Magazine

Open Spaces is one of the foremost journals of ideas and letters to focus and draw its work from the Northwest. This evening celebrates publication of an anthology drawn from the magazine, Open Spaces: Voices from the Northwest. Edited by Penny Harrison, with a foreword by Denis Hayes, this collection includes over[More]

Sci-Fi Writer China Mieville on Book Lust

China Mieville joins host Nancy Pearl to talk about his many science fiction novels, including his newest, Embassytown. Mieville, who lives in London, is a three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award for Perdido Street Station, Iron Council and The City & The City and has also won the British Fantasy Award[More]

Author & Musician Wesley Stace aka John Wesley Harding on Book Lust

In this episode, Wesley Stace talks with Book Lust host Nancy Pearl about his twin careers: he is an accomplished novelist and, using the name, John Wesley Harding, a successful singer/songwriter. His newest novel, Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer, combines music and literature: it's the story of murder and mayhem among[More]

Alternative Comics on CityStream

It’s no secret Seattle is a leader in many fields thanks to Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft. But the Emerald City is also a leader in the world of comics; specifically alternative comics. On this week's CityStream,  take a colorful and creative tour of how several Seattle area artists shaped the alternative comic[More]

Kudos for our Nancys!

This week, two of our SEATTLE CHANNEL hosts, Art Zone's Nancy Guppy and Book Lust's Nancy Pearl, received much deserved recognition for their excellence! First, City Arts' put Ms. Guppy on their list of Seattle's top Culture Makers, writing "A passionate art lover who has been performing since the mid-’80s, Guppy now[More]

Author Charles Johnson on Book Lust

In the latest episode of Book Lust, America's favorite librarian Nancy Pearl interviews National Book Award winner Charles Johnson.  He is author of 16 books--novels, short-story collections, literary criticism and philosphy. Johnson received the 1990 National Book Award (fiction) for the novel, Middle Passage.  In 1998, he received a John D. and Catherine T.[More]