Seattle Arts & Lectures

SUMMER BOOK BINGO HAS LAUNCHED!!! In the words of a patron, we're welcoming back the "Super Bowl of reading" today!

SAL is thrilled to share the return of Summer Book Bingo - now in its 12th year ☀️ 🥹 Thank you for designing these whimsical boards with fruit friends 🍒🍏🌱

Make sure to tag , , and and to share the love and inspire us with your reading!

Download your boards here: https://lectures.org/BookBingo

Poets on poets! Join us at Town Hall Seattle tonight for an unmistakably spellbound evening with Dujie Tahat and Emily Wilson.

Dujie is thrilled to dive into elements of language, what is untranslatable, and of course, what Dr. Wilson thinks about Christopher Nolan.

Get your tickets now and make sure you give Dujie a WARM WELCOME as our newest SAL moderator!
https://bit.ly/SALWilson

Grab a blanket, pack your favorite snacks, and join Third Place Books, Seattle Arts & Lectures, the Seattle Public Library, the King County Library System, and fellow book lovers for a free Silent Reading Party at the Mural Amphitheater at Seattle Center on Sunday, July 12, from 5-7 p.m.

Whether you come solo or with friends, bring your picnic dinner and get ready to unwind with a good book in the summer sunshine. Lounge on the lawn, meet local booksellers and librarians, enter to win fun prizes, swap great reads, celebrate the 2026 Summer Book Bingo program, and just soak up the quiet joy of reading together—surrounded by community.

Free and open to all—registration encouraged! https://bit.ly/SilentReading2026

Join Seattle Arts & Lectures for a night with Emily Wilson and The Muses! Wilson is a renowned professor and the first woman to translate “The Iliad" and “The Odyssey." Her translations of the most famous poems of all time are considered a cultural landmark and described as “a revelation.” Get your tickets now!

🗓️ TUE, May 12, 2026
🕰️ 7:30 PM (PT)
📍 Join us online or in-person
🎫 Get your tickets: https://bit.ly/SALWilson