This stunning book showcases Du Bois' work, created for the 1900 Paris Exposition, showing the lives of black Americans with innovative infographics that contextualize history and sociology. [sweet pea]
Twitterable inspiration to start and end your day. This collection of tweets (paired with art) offers small tokens of hope to drop into your pocket and carry with you throughout the day. [Christina]
Short stocking stuffer novel by one of the best working writers we have. Saunders meditates on language and what it means to be "yuman" [Karen]
If Miguel de Cervantes & Lewis Carroll collaborated, this would be the book. A beautifully written 16th-century fantasy that, at its core, seems all too reminiscent of today's current atmosphere. It's as enchanting as it is hilarious. [Stacy]
This important book is the first collection of short fiction from speculative fiction master NK Jemisin. If you haven't delved into the worlds of Jemisin, this is a great intro. [sweet pea]
Queer historical fiction novel with Northwest roots? Sign me up. This novel is gritty and keeps you guessing all the way to the end. [Karen]
Hello, I am crying. Any ode to libraries has my whole heart. This picture book is an ode to public libraries from the point of view of a young immigrant mother, based on Morales' own experiences. Flashback to all the times my own immigrant mother took me to our local public library… Stunning, beautiful, determined, compassionate. What a gift. [Tanya]
If you've ever felt like an alien on earth, you will love this absurd, sparkling book. What shapes a life? What gives it meaning? Who gets to decide what is meaningful? I was charmed by this book's details, its brevity that says so much. Convenience Store Woman won Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa Prize for literature in 2016; it is a blessing that Sayaka Murata's novel (her tenth) is available to us now, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori. [Tanya]
Growing up queer in the 50s, being a spy in 60s Buenos Aires. I loved Vera from page 1. An unprecedented kind of spy novel. More like this, please, I didn't want it to end! [Tanya]
I'm ready to call it. Not Here by Hieu Minh Nguyen is the best poetry book of 2018. [Kenny]
218 St Helens Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
253.272.8801
Store Hours King's Books is open for browsing daily from 11 am - 7 pm. Masks are encouraged for all customers.
Orders can be placed online or via email. We offer curbside pickup and also shipping.
