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West Seattle Urbanism Book Club

15 books • Updated Aug 26, 2026 • You've read 0 of 15 (0%)

Our reading group meets once/month at Beveridge Place Pub to discuss books on urbanism, transportation, the built environment, and community development. Below is our reading list so far. For more meeting details, please join us on Discord.

Cover of There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone
There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone
Cover of Public Citizens by Paul Sabin
Public Citizens by Paul Sabin
Cover of Messy Cities by Zahra Ebrahim
Messy Cities by Zahra Ebrahim
Cover of Shade by Sam Bloch
Shade by Sam Bloch
Cover of The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu
The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu
Cover of A Natural History of Empty Lots by Christopher Brown
A Natural History of Empty Lots by Christopher Brown
Cover of Decolonizing Wealth, Second Edition by Edgar Villanueva
Decolonizing Wealth, Second Edition by Edgar Villanueva
Cover of How to Kill a City by Pe Moskowitz
How to Kill a City by Pe Moskowitz
Cover of The Inside Story of Seattle's First Green, Mixed-income Neighborhood by Tom J Phillips
The Inside Story of Seattle's First Green, Mixed-income Neighborhood by Tom J Phillips
Cover of Prosocial by Paul W B Atkins
Prosocial by Paul W B Atkins
Cover of Streetfight by Janette Sadik-Khan
Streetfight by Janette Sadik-Khan
Cover of Crossings by Ben Goldfarb
Crossings by Ben Goldfarb
Cover of Deciding to See by Nathan Vass
Deciding to See by Nathan Vass
Cover of Abundance by Ezra Klein
Abundance by Ezra Klein
Cover of Stuck by Yoni Appelbaum
Stuck by Yoni Appelbaum

Off-Topic WSU Recommended Reading

2 books • Updated Aug 26, 2026 • You've read 0 of 2 (0%)
Other recommendations from group members that are not urbanism related. 
Cover of Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas
Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas
Cover of How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr

Recommended Urbanist Books

7 books • Updated Aug 26, 2026 • You've read 0 of 7 (0%)

Books in the running for our next book club selection.

Cover of Feminist City by Leslie Kern
Feminist City by Leslie Kern
Cover of Neighborhood Defenders by Katherine Levine Einstein
Neighborhood Defenders by Katherine Levine Einstein
Cover of Gone for Good? by Mark Elsdon
Gone for Good? by Mark Elsdon
Cover of When Driving Is Not an Option by Anna Zivarts
When Driving Is Not an Option by Anna Zivarts
Cover of Harlem Is Nowhere by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
Harlem Is Nowhere by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
Cover of Times Square Red, Times Square Blue 20th Anniversary Edition by Samuel R Delany
Times Square Red, Times Square Blue 20th Anniversary Edition by Samuel R Delany
Cover of Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar
Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar