Author Roya Hakakian read from her memoir, "Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran," on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the Central Library.

Enjoy a rare opportunity to hear readings by some of the Northwest's finest writers. Writers from the last decade read their works at the Central Library on June 25, 2006.

Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anna Quindlen read from her new novel, "Rise and Shine," on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at the Central Library.

Enjoy a rare opportunity to hear readings by some of the Northwest's finest writers. Writers from the last decade read their works at the Central Library on June 25, 2006.

Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for "The NewsHour" on PBS, discusses the genesis of the immigration controversy and why the issue has proponents and opponents crossing party lines. .

Seven Seattle poets have been nominated by the city's literary community, but only one will become the 2006-2007 Seattle Poet Populist. This year's seven nominated poets are Anna Maria Hong, Lynn Coffin, John Burgess, Joannie Kervran Stangeland, Jourdan Keith, Barbara Petite, and Crysta Casey.

Each year the Washington Center for the Book at The Seattle Public Library hosts a major author for a series of free programs. Everyone is invited to participate in "Seattle Reads" (formerly known as "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book") by reading the featured selection, joining in a book group discussion and attending the programs.

The 2006 featured work is "Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood" by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon Books, 2003). Marjane Satrapi visited Seattle May 31 - June 3 for the 2006 "Seattle Reads" series. Listen to Marjane Satrapi speak about her life and writing. This is the "main event" of the 2006 Seattle Reads series.