May 13, 2026 at 1:00 pm Updated May 13, 2026 at 1:00 pm The Seattle Public Library loves to promote books and reading. This monthly column is a space to share reading and book trends from a librarian’s perspective.  Living in the Seattle area, readers have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to local authors. As librarians, a particular joy is recommending a local author to someone looking for their next great read. Enjoy this small selection of recently published titles by Washington authors, featuring a charming tale of an unusual pregnancy, a thriller deep inside a cave system, a prison abolitionist’s memoir of motherhood and a psychological horror tale of homeownership gone awry.  In “Enormous Wings,” the latest novel by bestselling author Laurie Frankel, 77-year-old retired English teacher Pepper Mills loses her license and subsequently her freedom to live independently after a minor fender bender.…