Elliott Bay Book Company
Almost every day, Elliott Bay hosts a free reading at 7 pm—often featuring a widely published touring author, sometimes highlighting someone integral to Seattl…
1521 10th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-624-6600
Capitol Hill
206-624-6600
Big Little News
This newsstand and bottle shop has taken the place of the former space of the vintage store No Parking on Capitol Hill. According to Capitol Hill Seattle, the …
1102 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Twice Sold Tales
Twice Sold Tales is a Capitol Hill institution. It's home to a brilliant collection of used books, and also cats. You'd better not be allergic to cats.
1833 Harvard Ave
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Arundel Books
This tiny and adorable Pioneer Square independent bookstore specializes in art, photography, rare, and antiquarian books.
322 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-624-4442
Pioneer Square
206-624-4442
Pistil Books
An indie bookstore that is sadly now mostly online-only, barring a few open events a year.
1415 E Union St
Central District
Central District
Oh Hello Again
Capitol Hill's newest bookshop comes courtesy of Kari Ferguson, the former owner of Vancouver's Books and Publishing Lab. Ferguson classifies her inventory as …
324 15th Ave E
Stevens
Stevens
Ada's Technical Books
This beautiful, smart, science-obsessed bookshop—where Horizon Books used to be on Capitol Hill's 15th Avenue East—sells technical electronic manuals, computer…
425 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-322-1058
Capitol Hill
206-322-1058
Queen Anne Book Company
This general interest bookstore is surprisingly well-stocked for such a cozy space. While under totally new management, QABC lives in the same site as (and is …
1811 Queen Anne Ave N
West Queen Anne
206-284-2427
West Queen Anne
206-284-2427
Estelita’s Library
This Beacon Hill library and bookstore is stocked with books on social justice, ethnic studies, and liberation movements.
2533 16th Ave S
North Beacon Hill
415-342-9009
North Beacon Hill
415-342-9009
Ophelia's Books
This shop promises used books of all genres. It's staffed by "two knowledgeable women and a very chatty cat."
3504 Fremont Ave N
Fremont
206-632-3759
Fremont
206-632-3759
Henry Art Gallery
Here, though this is the oldest public art museum in the state (founded in 1927), you can expect to see new art, or at least art made since around 1960. There …
15th Ave NE and NE 41st St
Northeast Seattle
206-543-2280
Northeast Seattle
206-543-2280
Book Larder
It's Fremont's neato cookbook store, with cooking classes, author signings and demos, and other events, too.
4252 Fremont Ave N
Fremont
Fremont
Open Books
Open Books is Seattle’s poetry-only bookstore, one of just a handful in the entire United States. They average a couple events every week, and their readings a…
2414 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-633-0811
Wallingford
206-633-0811
University Book Store
University Book Store hosts readings every week for many different audiences, offering appearances by nationally prominent touring authors as well as writers f…
4326 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-3400
Northeast Seattle
206-634-3400
Edge of the Circle Books
Edge of the Circle offers up all manner of books about the supernatural, magic, and the black arts for a mostly credulous audience.
1307 NE 45th St
Northeast Seattle
206-726-1999
Northeast Seattle
206-726-1999
Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery
The storefront for Seattle's world-renowned Fantagraphics Books sells a ton of Fantagraphics titles, sure, but they also stock important comics from many other…
1201 S Vale St
Georgetown
206-557-4910
Georgetown
206-557-4910