Tacoma Reads 2025

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Tacoma Reads is a longstanding partnership between the City of Tacoma’s Mayor’s Office and Tacoma Public Library, with wide community support and collaboration. 

Tacoma Reads invites Tacomans to explore contemporary literature in community by reading, attending programs, and engaging in discussion.

Tacoma Reads 2025 selections

Check out the book selections from your library! Titles are available in print, ebook, or audiobook.

Children and family title:

World of Wonder, opens a new window by Valarie Kaur

Get to know the Tacoma Reads authors!

Meet the Tacoma Reads authors!

Get to know Tacoma Reads author Valarie Kaur

Valarie Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, innovator, and author of two Tacoma Reads titles.

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Meet Tacoma Reads 2025 author Josh Tuininga

Josh Tuininga is the author of We Are Not Strangers, the young adult book selection for Tacoma Reads 2025.

Read-alikes for our 2025 Tacoma Reads titles

Read-alikes for our 2025 Tacoma Reads titles

Tacoma Reads 2025: Adult Non-Fiction

Love, relationships and society: try some of these titles if you want to read past "See No Stranger".

Tacoma Reads 2025: Graphic Novels

Josh Tuininga's We Are Not Strangers is the first graphic novel selected for Tacoma Reads. Here are some other great graphic novels!

Tacoma Reads 2025: Picture Books

Check out these picture books inspired by the 2025 Tacoma Reads featured picture book title, "World of Wonder," by Valarie Kaur.
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