It’s award season, baby! No, I’m not talking about the Emmys or the VMAs, but the Washington Center for the Book’s 59th annual Washington State Book Awards, which may not be as glitzy or as nationally known, but nevertheless is extremely valuable in recognizing the genius literary works coming out of our state. The nominees were announced last month, and this week a panel of librarians, authors, and indie book sellers have whittled each category down to one winner based on “strength of the publication, literary merit, lasting importance, and overall quality.”

Amongst the winners includes Tessa Hull’s moving graphic novel (Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir), Ijeoma Oluo’s guide to fighting oppression (Be A Revolution), and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s poetry collection (Something About Living), wh

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