Vuong’s second foray into fiction represents a stylistic departure from his debut, more traditional in its structure and narration, though similarly compelling.

Aside from a few history books, this month’s finest paperback releases lean toward romance, horror, sci-fi and other vacation-ready distractions.

The Seattle author won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for memoir or autobiography on May 5. The book is now in high demand at local libraries and bookstores.

Rickey Fayne’s debut novel, “The Devil Three Times,” is ambitious, rollicking, heartbreaking, multi-vocal and sometimes narratively overwhelming.

Here are the top local bestsellers from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.

Here are this week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly.

Journalist Mark Whitaker’s “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” is a luminous, nuanced look at the activist.

University Book Store, which celebrated its 125th birthday in January, will soon expand its trade books division — via a unique partnership with Barnes & Noble.

The author of the mega-hit “Crazy Rich Asians” shares how his characters continue to live in the spaces between tradition and autonomy, satire and sincerity.

Check off five Summer Book Bingo categories with these recommendations from King County Library System Executive Director Heidi Daniel.