Staff Picks
Discover the best fiction and nonfiction books, selected by our staff. Find new featured book lists every month, or explore our picks by genre.
Featured Adult Fiction
Seattle Staff Faves 2024: Fiction, Part 1
Every year we ask our staff across the system for their favorite books published in a given year. Our staff are such voracious readers that we needed two parts for adult fiction this year!
Native American Fiction
National Native American Heritage Month, observed in November, honors the histories, cultures, and contributions – historical and ongoing – of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Recent Fiction for Adults
Hispanic Heritage Month honors the contributions and influence of Hispanic and Latine Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States, and is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 annually. Check out these recent releases from authors of Hispanic or Latine background!
Seattle Reads: Read Deeper
If you're enjoying the 2024 Seattle Reads book "Parable of the Sower" and want to read authors inspired by or who inspired Octavia Butler, check out these titles! (created April 2024)
Book Group Best Bets
Looking for fiction that will spark conversation? Try one of these recent novels from a variety of genres for your next book group discussion. (Updated Feb. 2024)
Horror 2023
From creepy to eerie to downright terrifying, here's a diverse selection of recently published horror fiction recommended by our librarians. (Updated Feb. 2024)
African Americans and the Arts - Fiction for Adults
The national theme for Black History Month 2024 is African Americans & the Arts. (Created Jan. 2024)
Featured Adult Nonfiction
Seattle Staff Faves 2024: Nonfiction
Every year we ask our staff across the library system for their favorite books published in the current year.
Native American Nonfiction
National Native American Heritage Month, observed in November, honors the histories, cultures, and contributions – historical and ongoing – of American Indians and Alaska Native.
Latine / Latinx Nonfiction
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15), enjoy these recent memoirs and nonfiction by Latine authors, selected by librarians at The Seattle Public Library
Body Liberation
Here are some suggestions for your 2024 Book Bingo NW category: Body Liberation. Body liberation is freedom from the social and political systems of oppression that designate certain bodies as more worthy, healthy, and desirable than others.
Refugee/Immigrant Memoir
Here are some suggestions for your 2024 Book Bingo NW category: Refugee/Immigrant Memoir
LGBTQ+ Poetry and Essays
Here are some suggestions for your 2024 Book Bingo NW category: LGBTQIA+ Poetry and Essays.
Memoirs for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Celebrate with these memoirs highlighting lived experiences by Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander authors. (April 2024)
Black Diasporic Poets
Celebrate poets of the Black/African Diaspora with these collections selected by a librarian at The Seattle Public Library. (created March 2024)
African American Nonfiction
Enjoy these recent African American nonfiction titles published within the last two years. (January 2024)
