Holiday Gift Guide 2018

5 Books for the Bibliophile in Your Life

Because there's nothing like physically turning the pages of a real book to find out what happens next.

By Rosin Saez With Elizabeth Podlesnik December 13, 2018

Woke Gaming by Kishonna L. Gray and David J. Leonard

What once was merely thought of as a simple escape from the doldrums of everyday life, gaming has—of course for a while now—become entangled with mainstream cultures of systemic exploitation and oppression, from dehumanizing representations of marginalized perspectives to online aggression within the gaming world. But two professors unpack research that suggests "the power and potential of video games [can] foster change and become a catalyst for social justice." Just some light holiday reading! University of Washington Press, $30–$95

Cabin Porn

This one's destined for the coffee table. Big, hefty, with rich full-bleed pages, oh yes, Cabin Porn is exactly as it sounds: A book with which to fuel your future cabin-owning fantasies. (You may even spy something designed by the cabin porn king himself, Tom Kundig.) Wayward Collective, $32

By the Shore: Explore the Pacific Northwest Coast Like a Local by Nancy Blakey

From yurt reservations to bayside clambakes, author Nancy Blakey, Bainbridge Island born and bred, has compiled a compendium of knowledge that you can employ whilst exploring the wild beauty of the PNW. Sasquatch Books, $23

Seattleness: A Cultural Atlas by Tera Hatfield, Jenny Kempson, and Natalie Ross

Paul Constant of Seattle Review of Books called this book a "a stunner of a book — large and colorful and incredibly pretty. It’s the kind of hardcover volume that you’ll find on the front shelves of tourist-friendly bookstores and on the coffee tables of bed and breakfasts around the region for years to come." It's a tome of Seattle's story told through visually intriguing data journalism—this is for the history buff–slash–stat lover. Sasquatch Books, $25

Hideouts: Grand Vacations in Tiny Getaways

We don't quite travel the same way as we used to. With the AirBnBs and hard-to-find destinations, we often skip big-name hotel stays for tiny but curated cottages. Hideouts helps navigate this new, bold world of travel. Prism, $60

Long live print! (She types in this online blog post.) Books are the gift that will never die, because while the techy new gadgets will soon become obsolete—by the new year most likely—sheets of paper bound together by resin and words don't need software updates. Here are some locally scribed books we're digging this season.

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