Literary Notes

Disabilty activist, community organizer, and writer Syren Nagakyrie visits the WTBBL studios to discuss their book, The Disabled Hiker's Guide to Western Washington and Oregon. It features 46 outdoor adventures around the Puget Sound accessible to all sorts of folks. Nagakyrie and WTBBL volunteer Rachel Glass discuss the selections of trails, the benefits of outdoor activity, and spoons.

Writer and historian Paula Becker sits down with WTBBL volunteer Courtney Hudak to talk about two books about grief. A House on Stilts: Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction and A Little Book of Self-Care for Those Who Grieve are honest, deeply personal looks at her experiences with the loss of her son.

Author and educator Lauren J.A. Bear comes by the studios of Washington Talking Book & Braille Library to discuss her first novel, Medusa's sisters. She sits down with library volunteer Rachel Glass to talk about adding her own spin to a centuries-old literary tradition.

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library volunteer Rick Sipe sits down with urban planner Tom J. Phillips to talk about his work in developing High Point, a thriving, diverse community in West Seattle. They discuss Phillip's book about the process, called High Point: The Inside Story of Seattle’s First Green Mixed-Income Neighborhood.

Micho Kaku visited the studios of the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library in June 2008 to talk about his book "Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel." Library volunteer Jeff Cavanaugh conducted the interview.

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library volunteer Rachel Glass interviews journalist Blaine Harden about his book Murder at the Mission: A Frontier Killing, Its Legacy of Lies, and the Taking of the American West.

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library volunteer Bob Carlson interviews Seattle sportscasting legend Mike Gastineau about his book Fear No Man: Don James, the '91 Huskies, and the Seven-Year Quest for a National Football Championship.