Crosscut reached out to literary junkies at Elliott Bay Book Co., Richard Hugo House, and Powell's Books to compile a list of the best local books of 2011 for all the readers on your holiday shopping...
John Procaccino (left) as Willie Stark and Peter Dylan O'ꀙConnor as Sugar-Boy in Intiman Theatre's production of <i>All the King's Men</i>. (Chris Bennion)