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Plus, a ballet that swarms with bees, the Sea Slug Animation Festival, a sad but soft zebra and other artistic escape routes.

Plus, Seattle has a new Civic Poet, and a crop of fresh books by Northwest authors hits the shelves. 

Plus, artful ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, and more visual art, book talks, theater and dance to kick off the new year.

Rachel celebrated the launch of Open Sesame at Book Larder, Seattle's only dedicated cookbook store. The event sold out, but you can listen in!

Plus, three new titles by Northwest authors, ways to celebrate Banned Books Week and a science fair in a steam plant.

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Tamron Hall & Lish Steiling, authors of the new cookbook, A Confident Cook.

The bestselling author features supper clubs, dessert bars and other Midwest culinary classics in his novels, all set in the North Star State.

The store welcomes bookworms and sports fans alike. Plus, an award-winning, Seattle-set movie about immigration and gentrification.

A recent visit by Korean-to-English translator Anton Hur exemplified a growing appreciation for the work as an art form in an increasingly diverse city.

Plus, fluid geometry on view in downtown galleries, and a must-see performance at Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Plus, a long-awaited dance at Pacific Northwest Ballet, and new books by Northwest authors.

A long legacy of local artists shines at Edmonds and Seattle museums. Plus, the new graphic memoir tracing a grandmother’s complicated gifts.

The Liberty Lake proposal would usurp the library board of trustees’ policy-making control, including decisions about which titles to stock.

Plus, artful ways to battle the Big Dark, local author readings and King Street Station’s new arts space.

E.J. Koh turns to fiction for the first time with The Liberators, which follows a Korean family through history, trauma and forgiveness.