Books

The best and latest books writing from The Stranger

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

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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

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