Books

The best and latest books writing from The Stranger

Books Wed 12:52 PM

Melissa Febos’s Books Reliably Bring Me to my Knees at Least Once

‘The Dry Season’ Recounts a Year of Celibacy, and the Lessons That Followed

Books Mon 10:03 AM

The Stranger's Summer Book Bingo Guide

Seattle Public Library’s Reading Challenge is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Books Apr 1 5:21 PM

Vivian Blaxell Worries She'll Disappoint You

But 'Worthy of the Event' is Worthy of Your Attention

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Books Mar 17 10:20 AM

Torrey Peters’s Stag Dance Poses the Right Questions About Gender at the Right Time 

A New Collection from the Author of Detransition, Baby Blurs the Lines Between Trans and Cis

Books Mar 4 2:00 PM

Put the Pieces Where You May

Lidia Yuknavitch Fills the Craters of Our Hearts

Books Feb 26 2:45 PM

Author Q&A: Omar El Akkad on Gaza, Power, and the Stories Empires Steal

The award-winning author discusses his urgent new book and why we must resist the impulse to forget.

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Books Feb 20 5:06 PM

Freda Epum Will Blow Your Mind

The Gloomy Girl Variety Show Unsells the American Dream

Books Jan 24 12:05 PM

Who Is Right About the LA Wildfires: Octavia Butler or the Fonz?

We Can’t Stop the “Heat-Death of the Universe,” but Butler Knew How We Could Slow It Down

Books Dec 28 9:15 AM

Best Books Out of the PNW This Year

And the Food, Booze, Music, and Altars You Should Pair Them With

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Books Dec 27 2:30 PM

Seattle’s Top AI Scientist Programs the Origins of Life

Blaise Agüera y Arcas's New Book What Is Life? Evolution as Computation Picks Up Where Alan Turing Left Off

Books Nov 25 1:08 PM

Belonging Should Be Simple, but It Never Is

How Mike Fu’s Novel Masquerade Opens the Door to a Queer, International Identity Crisis

Music Nov 22 9:45 AM

The Antidote to Soulless Capitalism

Hex Enduction Celebrates Five Years as a Seattle Cultural Empire

Books Oct 8 11:37 AM

Mom, I Do Porn

'Coming Out Like a Porn Star' Was the Largest Collection of Essays by Porn Professionals Ever Published. Now It's Updated for Sex Work in the Digital Age

Books Oct 3 1:15 PM

Dance to Save the Planet

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson’s New Book Injects the Climate Crisis with a Much-Needed Dose of Optimism

Books Oct 2 3:23 PM

Magical Thinking in Mexico City

Daniel Saldaña París talks about nonfiction, the intimacy of translation, and his book, "Planes Flying over a Monster"

Person of Interest: Tyler Thrasher

The Guy Who Grows Crystals on Dead Things

Writing the Ship

How Nonfiction for No Reason Is Helping Seattle’s Literary Scene Stay Afloat