Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Original music inspired by Maus by Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus has resonated with readers for years as a powerful graphic memoir of the Holocaust. Told through a son’s retelling of his father’s harrowing experiences, Maus captures raw emotion and historical depth in every panel—so much so that the Tennessee School Board removed […]
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
A favorite target of would-be censors nationwide—even the ever-charming Where’s Waldo? was one of the ALA’s 100 most challenged books of the 90s— picture books like And Tango Makes Three, They Call us Enemy, The Giving Tree, My Lost Freedom, Where's Waldo?, In our Mother's House, The Rabbits, and The Little Prince introduce ideas about […]
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Free Drinks, Snacks, Music, Community, and prizes will be spread throughout the event for our amazing members! Could we have had a Banned Books Season without one of the most famous books about burning books? We think not. This classic book about censorship has been banned throughout the years for a variety of reasons, mostly […]
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Informed by years of research and banned in Arizona upon publication, Luis Alberto Urrea’s The Devil’s Highway paints a harrowing portrait of America’s boiling border deserts and the determined migrants who attempt the crossing. So effective was Urrea’s research, in fact, that it became the first book banned in Arizona for being “satanic” and “un-American.” […]
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Perhaps no single author has generated more controversy in recent years than Ibram X. Kendi, whose Stamped from the Beginning—published in versions for both adults and youth—outlines the history of racist ideas in America with devastating clarity. In 2020, Stamped itself was stamped as the second-most challenged book in America. “… engrossing and relentless… The […]
Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
We’ve got your summer soundtrack covered! Celebrating two of the most challenged books in America, Bushwick goes big in June with a kaleidoscopic double-bill about love and self-discovery. Gender Queer is the reigning banned book champ, sitting atop ALA’s list of most challenged books in 2023. Sex is a Funny Word has been banned and […]
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Original music inspired by Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights What happens if we pay attention? That’s the quiet dare at the heart of The Book of Delights, Ross Gay’s dazzling collection of daily essays that touch on everything from palm readings to Lisa Loeb. Funny, strange, and full of questions, these kaleidoscopic observations invite you […]
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Original music inspired by Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park Welcome to the escape room with teeth. In Jurassic Park, science breaks the rules, capitalism signs the checks, and a remote island becomes a high-stakes survival game (complete with frighteningly clever velociraptors). Michael Crichton’s techno-thriller classic is a masterclass in hubris, chaos theory, and running very fast. Life […]
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Original music inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed A physicist walks into a revolution. In The Dispossessed, the brilliant scientist Shevek leaves his anarchist moon for a capitalist planet to share a theory of time—and ends up rewriting the future. Ursula K. Le Guin’s visionary tale of walls, worlds, and radical hope is part […]
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Original music inspired by 3 local authors….. InkAloud! Rena Priest, POSITIVELY UNCIVILIZED Jodi-Ann Burey, Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Something About Living Musical Performances from: Cole Clark, Shaun Crawford, Abdallah (Abde) Elshafei , Intisaar, Carrie Jennings, Jess Pillay, Caskey Russell, Bridget Quigg and Fae Wiedenhoeft. […]
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