Seattle Times arts critic Moira Macdonald has written the lovely “Storybook Ending” — here, she talks about it with colleague and friend Bethany Jean Clement.

This year’s summer reading program from Seattle Arts & Lectures and The Seattle Public Library will also include King County Library System for the first time.

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

Here are this week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly.

The Seattle Times spoke with Claudia Rowe about where the system has failed, how it might improve and what gives her hope.

Whether set in swampy Southern towns or ghost-strewn coastlines, this month’s picks offer meditations on what it means to be seen, and what’s lost when we’re not.

Librarians from The Seattle Public Library recommend six books by Pacific Islander and Filipino authors to discover in May and beyond.

Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick is a new novel from Ocean Vuong, one of the country’s most admired young writers.

The Seattle Times spoke with Vass to learn more about the book, how gratitude is a shortcut to happiness and more.

Sir David Attenborough is back with another television and book twofer, this time exploring the ocean.