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Addabook is a dedicated space designed for readers to reflect on, track, and organize their books while supporting independent bookstores and fostering community connection.

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Explore books to find interesting reads, not just what’s trending or generated from some algorithm.

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Build a personal Collection of what you've read. Add a book to your Collection by adding a rating or a Note. Here you can track your total book and page counts and easily search through all your books, by date read, rating, custom tags, and more.

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Go beyond your Wishlist (aka TBR) by creating and sharing custom lists for any mood, theme, or goal. You can take notes on individual books and track your reading progress within each list.

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Conservation Reading Group

Birds Connect Seattle invites you to read and learn with us. Together, we'll deepen our understanding of conservation and become stronger advocates for birds and nature.

Learn more about and join our reading group here: https://birdsconnectsea.org/learn/conservation-reading-group/

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Cover of We Will Be Jaguars (Reese's Book Club Pick) by Nemonte Nenquimo

We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo

A Natural History of Empty Lots by Christopher Brown

Crossings by Ben Goldfarb

Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney

Silent Earth by Dave Goulson

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Romantic Reads for Summer

It's summer time so we are getting more requests for books that are light, fun, and breezy. In other words, romance novels. Peruse this list to find the perfect accompaniment for an afternoon in the sun at your local park or beach vacation.

If you're in the neighborhood, swing by our store to find more romantic reads!

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Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score

The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune

This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page

Happy Ending by Chloe Liese

Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake

Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings

Go Gentle by Maria Semple

Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage

Bromantasy by Máire Roche

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Queer History Book List

Queer history books handpicked by our booksellers

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The Lesbian Bar Chronicles by Rachel Karp

Cover of This Book Is Gay (Revised) by Juno Dawson

This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson

Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects by David Evans Frantz

Cruising by Alex Espinoza

Drag by Simon Doonan

Not Your Founding Father by Nina Sankovitch

A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski

Let the Record Show by Sarah Schulman

Moby Dyke by Krista Burton

The Queer Arab Glossary by Marwan Kaabour

American Scare by Robert W Fieseler

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Trans History by Alex L Combs

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam

A Last Supper of Queer Apostles by Pedro Lemebel

The Women's House of Detention by Hugh Ryan

A Black Queer History of the United States by C Riley Snorton

Queer and How We Got Here by Hazel Newlevant

Trans Cinema by Laura Horak

Sick and Dirty by Michael Koresky

Hi Honey, I'm Homo! by Matt Baume

Hick by Sarah Miller

Athlete Is Agender by Katherine Locke

The LGBTQ + History Book by DK

No Name in the Street by James Baldwin

Cruising Utopia, 10th Anniversary Edition by José Esteban Muñoz

From addabook_admin

Book Bingo Inspo - Summer 2026

The King County Library System, Seattle Arts & Lectures, and the Seattle Public Library team up to offer Book Bingo in the summer time! This is an excellent way to branch out of your usual genre or find inspiration to get out of your reading rut.

In this list, you'll find two book suggestions for several bingo categories to help get you started. Deadline: September 8th. Play to get entered into drawings for book-ish goodies! More info here: https://kcls.org/book-bingo/#howtoplay

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Playground by Richard Powers

Reefs of Time by Lisa S Gardiner

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

The Time Machine by H G Wells

We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

Body Electric by Manoush Zomorodi

The Digital Delusion by Jared Horvath

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Space Chasers by Leland Melvin

Cover of A Short Stay in Hell (Firsttion) by Steven L Peck

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L Peck

Recitatif by Toni Morrison

Yellowface by R F Kuang

Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

From addabook_admin

Fire

Wildfire season has become longer and the fires more intense, often leading to tragic outcomes. Sometimes they're ignited intentionally or carelessly. Sometimes nature sparks a blaze that is exacerbated by climate change. To better understand fire, how it works, how it's fought, and the destruction it leaves in its wake, check out these titles.

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