Start a Reading Tradition this Holiday
Now is the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book. With cold winter nights, many people taking vacation for the holidays, and everyone doing our best to stay inside and limit contact to our immediate households, reading offers a sort of solace from everything that is going on. The holiday season is a [...]
January Books to Drive Good Habits
In “Furor Scribendi,” one of Octavia Butler’s essays on writing, she instructs writers to first forget inspiration, because it is fickle, fleeting, and unsustainable. Habit, she writes, is what drives and sustains one’s work, regardless of inspiration. Butler’s advice is useful for more than just writing. Her focus on building habits to realize our goals, [...]
Enjoy the outdoors like a PNW expert!
Living in Washington, you learn to roll with the rain and appreciate every sunny day. And when it’s sunny we really appreciate it. With truly spectacular weather ahead we’re excited to welcome local experts—and their books—to the U District. Get inspired to make the most of the beautiful days with advice from our favorite local [...]
Clean Comfort: 3 Books for Living Well
This month, as we wrap up Dare to Improve and switch gears to Dare to Fuel, we finish strong with three books on how to improve, prioritize, and draw more satisfaction from life. Whether you’re looking to optimize your routine to fit more of what you enjoy into life or to enhance your everyday environment, [...]
Books We’re Running After in 2018
In honor of The Whole U’s “Dare to Move” month, we’re kicking off this year’s Dare to Do challenge with seven enjoyable, informative, and inspiring books that will motivate you to get up and get moving—whichever way suits you. My Fight / Your Fight by Ronda Rousey Jump into the mindset of a champion with [...]
U Book Store Welcomes November Guests
The Thanksgiving season is a time for welcoming guests and, over the next several days, the University Book Store will host several in the U District. From Wednesday through Sunday, astronauts, actresses, animal behaviorists, and intrepid food bloggers will crack the spines of new books as part of the ongoing Reading Allowed series. We’ve read [...]
6 Books for October Evenings
Do you feel that chill in the air? Is that just autumn creeping in or something a little spookier? Find a cozy blanket, make a fresh cup of tea, and curl up with a wickedly delightful title that will get you in the Halloween spirit. Once you close the back cover, continue to channel the [...]
7 Blisteringly Good Summer Reads
Blockbuster movies are a staple of summer, but at University Book Store, we prefer to catch the books before they get spun into stories for the silver screen. Fast-paced, exciting, and immersive, these seven titles are like their own mini-vacations: an escape from the everyday into worlds of explosive plots, imaginative settings, and intriguing characters. [...]
Mission: Summer Reading
School may be out, but that doesn’t mean the learning has to stop. Help prevent summer slide and encourage a love of books with our fun summer literacy program for children from pre-K to grade 8, Mission: Summer Reading. To get started, just visit our U District, Mill Creek, or Tacoma store and sign up. [...]
5 Books to Give Your Fitness a Lift
As the days get longer and warmer, we find ourselves wanting to shed layers of clothing, get outside, and get moving. Options for being active abound, but many may be wondering where to start or what methods work best. At the University Book Store, we believe that often the best way to begin is to open a [...]
Thinking Spring: Gardening Reads to Grow On
Whatever the groundhog may have to say, we know spring isn’t far away. This month we’re turning our thoughts to freshly tilled earth, new buds, and warmer days ahead. Here are a few inspiring reads that are sure to get you in the gardening state of mind—whether you’re a seasoned green thumb or just getting [...]