Observed arrival · 2026-10-09
What’s Seattle Reading?
An interactive atlas of Seattle Public Library checkouts, with author and title search, borrowing rankings, genre trends, and literary essays.
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- Seattle readers, librarians, and literary researchers
- Worth noticing
- Its “Backlist Boomerangs” section tracks books that regain popularity years after their first recorded checkout.
Field notes
The homepage separates the data into overview, most-borrowed, backlist, and genre explorations, and says the overview can break checkouts down by format. Its linked essays include “Canonical American Authors” and “Top 500 ‘Greatest’ Novels.” The project credits Seattle Public Library’s checkout-by-title data and marks the work CC BY 4.0.
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✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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