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Need a books guide for the holidays? We got you.

caption: What books should be in this pile? We asked the experts.
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What books should be in this pile? We asked the experts.

Books to thrill your loved ones (or to bring yourself solace if you need to escape a family gathering). How should you help a homeless person who seems to be in crisis? And is vaping really an epidemic sweeping the youth of the nation?

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Holiday books

Whatcha readin'? And more importantly, what would you like your loved ones to be reading as a gift from you? Seattle writers Angela Garbes and Kevin Emerson, and Elliott Bay Book Company events coordinator Karen Maeda Allman, all weighed in.

How do you help a homeless person in crisis?

You see a stranger on the sidewalk who seems like they might be living unhoused, and in trouble. What should you do? We asked Chloe Gale from Evergreen Treatment Services, and Jacqueline Moulton of Aurora Commons.

Vaping and teens

The US Surgeon General calls vaping among teenagers an epidemic. Greg Conley is the President of the American Vaping Association, and he says there's more than one way to view e-cigarettes.

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