Seattle Reads is the library’s citywide book group, with more than 20 programs planned in April and May, including events with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on May 16 and 17. Find a copy of “You Are ...

In a new book, the Pulitzer Prize winner Greg Grandin tells the history of the hemisphere from south of the border.

Though the name Carmen was down to 434th for newborns in 2024, a few famous faces have given it a whole new image to live up ...

"American comfort meets European style." Related: MSC World America christening celebrated like a holiday While this ship touts amenities that will appeal to all nationalities, including the first ...

Famous Native American women have shaped history through leadership, activism, and cultural contributions. Sacagawea, Wilma Mankiller, and Deb Haaland stand among those who broke barriers. From ...

Aimee Semple McPherson took to the radio to spread the Gospel, but her mysterious disappearance cast a shadow on her ...

For the Americans, the Filipino war was fought in the name of civilizing and uplifting the Filipino people. It was a time ...

While American poet Cummings is most famous for his love poems for women, “[little tree]” remains a favorite among Christmas poems—Cummings even sent the (longer) full version of the poem as ...

On Monday, in honor of the American Revolution’s 250th anniversary, there was a ceremony led by veterans and a costumed ride ...

Is this all about a poem? If Henry Wadsworth Longfellow had not focused on Revere in his famous 1861 ode to the midnight ride, would both men stand on equal footing in American history?

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has ...