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The best and latest books writing from The Stranger

Books Tue 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"

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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

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What Are Ya Readin’ This Season?

Our Favorite Authors Recommend Your Next Favorite Book

Look Out, Artists! We’re Gonna Dump Some Money on Your Asses!

The Stranger’s Genius Awards are coming back in the Spring of 2025!

Books Aug 2 9:50 AM

Stop Sanctifying James Baldwin

His Humanity—Not His Holiness—Is What Made Him the Greatest Essayist in the English Language

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Summer Issue 2024 Jul 23 10:00 AM

Octavia Butler Saw Our Doom

Parable of the Sower Is the Opposite of a Light Summer Read, but You Need to Read it This Summer Anyway

Books Jul 16 4:47 PM

Into the Soil

How Author Noé Álvarez Uses Music and Memoir to Confront Death in His New Book Accordion Eulogies

Books Jul 3 12:35 PM

Octavia Butler Didn't Predict the Domination of the Supreme Court

But the Brilliant Black Sci-Fi Author Did Accurately Predict the Rise of Donald Trump and MAGA    

Queer Issue 2024 Jun 5 4:00 AM

The Books of Love

Charlie’s Queer Books Is a Welcoming Space for Seattle’s LGBTQ+ Lit Nerds

Books May 20 10:36 AM

Pressing On

Local Seattle Book Distributor Asterism Books Extends Lifeline for Indie Publishers

Books May 3 11:49 AM

Time in Tent City

Tony Sparks's New Book Tent City, Seattle Offers Valuable Participatory Research of Life in a Sanctioned Homeless Encampment

Tessa Hulls’s Feeding Ghosts Is Instant Canon Fodder

Too Bad She’ll Never Write Another Graphic Novel