Best Book Shops In Seattle Near Me

The Elliott Bay Book Company Phinney Books Queen Anne Book Company Madison Books Arundel Books Mercer Street Books Left Bank Books Collective Quest Bookshop Secret Garden Bookshop Lion Heart Book Store Ophelia's Books Page 2 Books Magus Books B L M F Literary Saloon Paper Boat Booksellers Pegasus Book Exchange Amazon Books Kinokuniya Seattle Open Books A Poem Emporium Horizon Books

1. The Elliott Bay Book Company - Seattle

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· 2806 reviews

1521 10th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

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The Elliott Bay Book Company: what do users think?

Richie Gowin: They sell mostly new, not used books. Be ready for regular priced books. The selection is great, all highlighted with plenty of personal recommendations scattered about. It’s nice and wide open with tall ceilings, so you feel like you have room to breathe. There’s definitely a reason it’s one of the top bookstores.

Will Oberst: Went to a book release party of a scifi novel base on of east asia had won the space race. Live music by the author, a great host, and home made food by the author's mom was an experience and a half.

Barrett Brooks: Delightful local bookshop with a coffee shop and huge book selection

Heejin Hwang: I was impressed by the handwritten recommendations for each recommended book. The bookstore has a nice atmosphere, so it's a great place to stop by. Just a souvenir? It was a pity that there wasn't much stationery.

Ashley Cates: Such great selection on every topic you can imagine!

Mick Dees (nomad.mick): Really great bookstore! So many books and well organized, and there’s a nice cafe inside.

Parriss Jones: Love this place!

Laetitia (Lee): adventure.

Ashley Castana: Great place for finding just about any book you need. Love the vibes

2. Phinney Books - Seattle

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7405 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

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Phinney Books: what do users think?

Connie Fisher: eclectic.

Brittany Hagedorn: Quaint shop where I always find a book that I didn’t know I needed.

Ed: Just what you're looking for in a shop-around-the-corner kind of bookstore.Great selection and friendly folks behind the counter to help you find your next read.

Gavriella B: My favorite book store! Surprisingly well stocked for a small shop, and they’re always willing to order what they don’t have.

Brent Lackey: Best independent in North Seattle and great owner will get anything you need.

Paige: Great selection of books. Such a treat to have such a great shop!

kimberlee Brody: Support local bookstores!! Also great selection and love the vibe there. Only con is that I always want to buy way too many books.

Kahealani: Cute shop, great selection of books.

Jonna McKone: Great selection of new, regional fiction and nonfiction and classics

Toni Wheeler: A serious book lovers bookstore with something for everyone

3. Queen Anne Book Company - Seattle

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· 153 reviews

1811 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

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Laura Passic: Wonderful bookstore, I’ve been going here for years. The staff recommendations are incredibly helpful and always excellent. The children’s section in particular is very well done.

Silvia Ardila-Jimenez: Great bookstore. The staff are amazing, as is the selection of books for adults and children. They run a lovely book club, too.

Christopher Bare: Great little neighborhood book store with a big selection. I've gotten loads of solid recommendations from the staff here.

Quinn H: cozy bookshop with kind staff

Katie K: Small but charming neighborhood bookstore

shaun barrett: We really liked this place.

Dani: Great selection and atmosphere. The service as great and love the complimentary gift wrap. Will be back again!

Peter Gebhard: Lovely place

Sarah Mena: The Queen Anne book company is such a cozy helpful book store. They are always available to help find a book, or order one online to be delivered to the store for pick up.

Katherine Murphy: Cozy, great selection, helpful and friendly staff!

Christina Bradic: phenomenal bookstore, great selection, and fantastic with special orders!

Henri Parren: Great store, friendly folks, nice selection. The staff book recommendation shelf with personal reviews was a sweet touch..

4. Madison Books - Seattle

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· 14 reviews

4118 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98112

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Jaci Halen: Обожаю этот магазин. Если у них его нет… они закажут вам как можно скорее!Никогда не разочаровывался!

William Case: Небольшой, но замечательный книжный магазин с большим выбором современных книг. У них также есть хорошая секция для детей и молодежи. У них также есть классные головоломки и стационарные карточки. Отличное место!

Hope Garrett: Обожаю этот книжный магазин.

Jonah Pechenik: Такой прекрасный магазин. Большой выбор книг из моих любимых типографий, и менеджер был очень хорошо осведомлен и дал действительно хорошие рекомендации.

Uff Duh: Приветливый персонал, потрясающий выбор книг.

Amanda Lepper: Замечательный теплый прием с отличными книгами в очаровательном торговом районе.

Stephane Castel: Отличный местный книжный магазин с очень дружелюбным персоналом и хорошим выбором.

Lita E: Очаровательный маленький книжный магазин.

Soohee Kim: Quaint little corner bookstore with lots of interesting and fun books. Went to hear an author read a chapter from her book. There was a nice pre-gathering and chatting over wine and chips. We loved the experience and bought three books before we left!

Oscar Enrique Phelps: Cute book store!

Tegan Tigani: This tiny bookstore is such a gem! Thoughtfully curated, full of surprises, with smart, kind staff. I never leave with fewer than four books.

A S K: . Very attuned and helpful staff.

karin parramore: Excellent, eclectic collection, and best of all, an engaging bookseller. The best!

Green Monkey: Good selection considering that this is a boutique sized store. Very helpful staff. I will be back.

5. Arundel Books - Seattle

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· 73 reviews

322 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

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Arundel Books: what do users think?

Julia Deak: Beautiful shop with a great selection of new, used and rare books. Definitely worth a visit!

Alexandra Kortea: Staff was very kind. Beautiful bookstore.

Scott Brown: Great news indie bookstore

C Z: Wonderful independent book shop with a great atmosphere.

jason allen: This is as good as an independent bookstore could be. Thank you for having the curation you are presenting there.

Molly Perry: Incredible selection of old and new. Everything is displayed clearly. Super friendly staff with excellent suggestions. Beautiful local art and books. Simply fantastic.

Bond Armstrong: What a great bookstore in Pioneer Square! It offered lots of new books and previously owned books. The staff offered many recommendations depending on what books we were picking up to explore. They even told us about other Seattle stores to visit! Would visit again! Such a great stop for any book lover.

Johnathan Day: Nice employee's and great selection. Lots of first additions and hard to find books. Will recommend and return.

Sarada Lakshmanan: Used + New books. They fit a lot in given how small the store is. Reasonable prices and a good selection of fiction, fantasy, memoirs, scientific, and history books. Small selection of children/YA books.

Mandy Gillis: Stunning bookstore with books from all sorts of genres. Highly recommend stopping by to check it out!

Kirk Huffstater: I've been searching for an uncommon set of books for years, and I finally found a nice set at Arundel Books. Their price was very good, and their service was exceptional. Both Megan and Robert at Arundel Books were extremely helpful, and very nice to work with. Thanks!

Kimber McCoy: This is my favorite book shop

Haileypumpkineater: Overall very interesting shop, lots of choices of books from very old classics to very new literature, Manga, and they have a rare books section with very old collectable books. The architecture of the store is very beautiful, the staff is very friendly and happy to answer any questions you might have. I recommend checking this place out if your in the area.

6. Mercer Street Books - Seattle

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· 150 reviews

7 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

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Grey Paslay: One of Seattle’s best bookstores! Wonderful staff, fantastic selection, great location.

Bj Ohlweiler: Fabulous bookstore and a great place to browse.

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Lauren White: Cute book store! Lots of books to look through has a big selection for such a small space. It's organized very well. The staff seemed friendly.

Dannie Lynn Murphy: Always find a gem strolling through the stacks here.

Christian Gustafson: Always liked this one. The proprietor has very good taste.

Mirit Markowitz: Hard to beat a good second hand bookstore with everything could you want when discovering and getting lost in old books with enough curation not to make that journey feel confusing and disjointed. The owner has great book and restaurant recs and generally is willing to offer her thoughts on all thing books with a welcome attitude and droll delivery resulting in a good bookstore experience. If you don’t find what you want or something adjacent you are sure to find something you need. One of my favorite bookstores in Seattle, hands down.

jvonshay lucci: Nice store

Will B: This is a hidden gem bookstore. It has a vast selection of books, arranged in a way that makes it easy to explore different subjects. Some the books appear to be very unique, if not vintage.The vibe of the shop is stellar, featuring full shelves and many healthy plants. Also, the owner seems like a cool and knowledgeable person.Book fans, visit here!

Corim Cox: Clean, organized, and a lot of rarer books.

Richard: Can often find some great and unexpected books here. Not a huge selection but an interesting one. Love this shop.

Chill Bill: Five stars for five shelf’s full with Stephen King

7. Left Bank Books Collective - Seattle

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· 135 reviews

92 Pike St # B, Seattle, WA 98101

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Left Bank Books Collective: what do users think?

Kate Powell: Excellent selection of graphic novels/comics, plus political theory, history, and gender studies, but even beyond their areas of focus, they always have something interesting I've never seen before or elsewhere.I personally really appreciated the mask policy, especially considering how hard it must be to ventilate that space.Customer service was excellent, and the vibes are immaculate.

Richard Bond: . Buy a book for yourself, get another for a prisoner

Renae Lynch: Shop here. Their selection is unmatched. They provide a delightful safe space in the neighbourhood ❤️💛🖤

Mars Jacobsen: Amazing selection of authors and titles! The poetry section was my favorite. I love poetry by trans authors, and there was plenty of new content to enjoy. I also really appreciate that masks are both required and provided. Even in 2024, it's an important part of community care, especially in a location that brings people from across the world to enjoy all that Seattle has to offer.

Mandy Gillis: My favorite bookstore in Pike Place Market! Super cute space with an incredible selection of LGBTQ books, in addition to other great reads. The sci-fi, fantasy, and non-fiction sections are fantastic!

Jillian Adams: Sweet lil, indie, book shop with anarchist, LGBTQIA+ support, great finds and a perfect way to ensure you can explore global views and perspectives. Love.

Nikita: Cool place, lots of zines in the back and I always come away with a new book I didn’t plan on reading

Syranda Wiley de Navarro: Really loved the selection in this bookstore!

Alice Garner: Amazing bookstore with the best decor and very friendly staff! I was sad they were out of the book selection I wanted but that’s ok! Great anarchist bookstore with a decent Black Studies selection too!!

8. Quest Bookshop - Seattle

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· 71 reviews

717 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102

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Nneka Symister: So many gems and wonderful people

jaicie jarvis: Absolutely LOVE this place!!!! One of the best bookstores ever and the library is even better. The younger guy working the library was such a bright lovely light and made my visit there so amazing. He was friendly and told me all the history of the shop as well gave me a brochure for the classes and workshops there are. Can’t say enough about the experience i had here, highly recommend, love the staff, love the book collections, love the tarot collections. They have it all! 10/10

Thomas Robb: An incredible bookstore for those seeking occult, esoteric, spiritual, buddhist, or other religious texts. Quest also stocks the most extensive collection of Tarot cards I've seen on the West Coast.For the initiated, invited, or curious, I would highly recommend a visit to their library.The Theosophical Society provides a wonderful space here, good work to all those involved.

Shaun Mattingly: Amazing selection of occult & spiritual topics, best out there. Shopkeep is very friendly and helpful, clearly very passionate about his work.

Emma Zhao: Best bookstore ever hands down. Passed it many times without realizing. Showed up when I most needed it. Grateful this place exists, it's a hidden gem. They have a HUGE selection of tarot cards and extremely well vetted esoteric books. Also they are nonprofit and you are also encouraged and free to spend as much time as you'd like reading through the books.

Lani M.: Adorable book shop. Great place for tarot cards, spirit decks and any kind of metaphysical book you could ever want.

Jamie Lockett: Quaint and charming, it was so nice to be able to walk in from the cold into a bookstore that was warm and cozy. I found exactly what I was looking for plus I ended up having a enjoyable conversation with the ladies in the shop.

Leon Reed: Excellent selection of metaphysical and spiritual books and Art.

Alex Kerl: Love the tarot selection, a very fun shop to browse

Mark Holman: THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY BOOKSTORE . Good spiritual bookstore , crystals tarot cards , instructional yoga and lending library open in back , members can check out books for a month with the library and they hold workshops. Info on websites.

Amber Siler: I always love this sacred space and feel grateful for every chance to visit. 💖

Laura L. M.: I stumbled upon this library while researching for places to get an oracle deck. I left with much more than just my beautiful oracle! Had lovely and profound conversation with the gentleman that was there that day, as well as another customer. Received good advices on which books and author to look for about reincarnation.This little library is packed with lots of books and littérature about different subjects, and a very nice selection of tarot and Oracle decks. The best is that they're all on display with demos, do you can browse through and feel the decks before buying. A big big plus that every store should do in my opinion.

Kit Frost: great for wandering around and exploring new topics

Kyle Clayton: Lovely unique historic local spiritual bookstore with a wonderful community of open-hearted humans involved with it

Anthony Wiggins: One ☝️ f the best bookstores in the Seattle area especially for its genre of spiritual knowledge and learning. It’s staffed by loving and knowledgeable people.

9. Secret Garden Bookshop - Seattle

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· 198 reviews

2214 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107

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Mandy Gillis: Incredible curated selection of books!

Melissa Godak: Such a great little store! Vast selection covering sci-fi, to romance, to kids, and nature. Also some greeting cards, coloring books, and more!

Frank Ruiz: They have great things in this place. The staff are very nice and attentive.

Bret L: Great selection. Super nice and helpful staff. The staff recommendations are on target, we browse those books first

Shubhabrata Mukherjee: Quaint bookstore. Great selection of books.

Anton Grobman: Wonderful local bookshop

Jaclyn: One of my favorite bookstores in Ballard! It's on the smaller side but they can order any book for you and have great service and recommendations!

Rohan Sohani: Great Bookstore, always have the nicest people and have some fairly uncommon books as well.

Ianthe Cytokine IV: This small bookshop is great. They obviously don't have every book but each book they do carry feels like it's gone through a careful selection process and the entire shop feels well curated. The staff are also super friendly!!

dale richart: I gave them a couple titles I'd read and they knew exactly what I should read next. They were right!

10. Lion Heart Book Store - Seattle

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· 88 reviews

1501 Pike Pl Apt 432, Seattle, WA 98101

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Jeremy Webster: Great selection of rare and beautiful literature. I picked up the Tao Te Ching. It changes things if you read Tao as path. Thank you for sharing it with me.

Karma: Great store! Has $1.00 books too ❤️

Trinity The Tuck: Cute book store. Fun location!

Daniel Smith: Love it! Nice little store with a large selection. Friendly and helpful staff. I will say, some signage in Pike Place Market on the ground floor or near entrances would be helpful, as it was a little difficult to locate when the suite # starts with a 5 and the floor the bookstore is on is 4.

Amanda C.: Very cute store with a nice selection. Stop in!

Kris C.: The owner welcomes you and offers direction. I have found some reads along with postcards with lovely art displayed on them here! Bookmarks, journals, and postcards are a must to tie together a bookstore and they're found here. This is a small, quirky little bookstore that you must walk into while in the Pike Place area!

Epic Heart Healing: Highly recommend this charming bookstore. It has an awesome assortment of titles to choose from. Above all, the atmosphere and the owner are vibrant, friendly, whimsical, and welcoming! My husband and I loved visiting this past week and meeting the owner David and browsing through the books! What a lovely bookshop. Also, his books are very reasonably priced. Visiting Lion Heart was our favorite part of this weekend. Check it out! You'll be glad you did!!!!

Angel Olmos: I LOVE bookshops and this is the first one I stumbled past on my trips to Seattle, so I peaked my head in. What happened next was the nicest man poked his head out from behind the counter and greeted me with the most kindness and generosity I would’ve never expected from a stranger. Never before had I met a person with such a bubbly and upbeat personality than him. He regaled me tales of all the books I took interest in, and he was very knowledgeable on just about everything. Unfortunately, I left the store wanting to pick up some Camus but he had just sold his last copy the day before. Despite not buying a thing he was appreciative of me stopping by and hoped I’d stop by again. So two years later, that’s what I did. Out of all the time that had passed one memory stood out to me from pike place, and it was this very bookstore. So I’m my return I went looking for it and lo and behold that same upbeat demeanor found me again. I exchanged pleasantries and he greeted me in that same pleasant attitude. This time however was different, he had Camus! So I stocked up on the books I wanted and with great appreciation sent me on my way. It was fate that I saw him again, recently his mother had become Ill-and so he hasn’t been able to be open all the time, and that’s partly a reason why i believe he enforces a mask policy at his store but it’s a small price to pay for the livelihood of his family and those around him and that’s something I can deeply respect. Rarely do you meet a person who stays in your head over such a tumultuous time and I have got to tell you, this is one such person and place I highly recommend you stop by and do you your shopping at.

Alexander Cole: Came to Seattle for new years. My favorite part was meeting David, the store's owner. We had a lovely chat about the book I purchased. But the most valuable thing I left with was the interaction. Will definitely be coming in here everytime I'm in town.

Neel Venugopal: The owner has a glowing personality and can answer any question you have about anything in the store. Truly a great experience, and can't recommend it enough if you like walking in book stores.

Brian Rowe: Cozy bookstore with a friendly worker behind the counter. I got 3 interesting books for less than $15! My new fav local bookshop.

David Parajon: Buy books here when in Seattle.

Kyle Langston: Great store, good selection and a fun overall experience. The shopkeeper, David, is very friendly and enjoys chatting with people and getting to know you. Definitely check it out if you’re in the Pike Place Market area!

Kyle Giddings: The store owner is the gem of Seattle, the books are great as well.

Jane Doe: Absolutely adored both the owner and the store! Great collection of books, including- Amish romances. Loved the owner, a fabulous experience

11. Ophelia's Books - Seattle

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· 133 reviews

3504 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

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Diana Peters: Best bookstore in Seattle

Dave Hinshaw: Great local book seller. Incredible selection and two stories at that!!!

drew: They didn’t have my book, but they were very helpful and friendly

Mikel Marku: Great shop, great people working there. Don't forget to check out the downstairs!

Sarah Renee: bookmarks at the counter make this place my favorite bookstore in Seattle. Thank you!

Bruce Hollett: Great little used book store.

Eric Hougan: The staff are so kind and provide great recommendations

Anthony Holden: Super charming space with a great relaxed atmosphere. Really fun and unique selection of books available!

tanya marques: Beautiful nook of books! Found two gems and more but only went with two because of the pockets... haha!

Lise: Wonderful and quirky small book store, staff are friendly and the selection is good.

Vivian K: Ophelia's is my favorite bookstore in Seattle in terms of charm. The shop is decorated with homey trinkets and full of well-loved books. They have several used books in near-perfect condition at great prices. The one thing I did notice is the space isn't very accessible- with narrow isles and a steep spiral staircase. If accessibility isn't a concern for you, I recommend checking this place out!

Brittany Kelly: Fun store, great selection, such a kind staff!

Sten: Great inventory of well-priced and cared for books. We enjoyed looking through the many shelves and levels of this quaint bookstore.

Mya Schmitz: A lovely bookstore in Fremont! Always has an interesting collection of books and the staff here are always so kind and friendly! It’s really cozy in here and I love the spiral staircase to the basement. Highly recommend if you’re passing through the area.

12. Page 2 Books - Burien

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· 99 reviews

560 SW 152nd St, Seattle, WA 98166

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Emma B: Nice bookstore, well laid out with lots of recommendations and displays

Kate Powell: They sell a nicely curated collection of new and used titles and the clerk I spoke to was excited to have us! An excellent experience overall and a real gem of a bookstore!

Cassandra Hempel: Wonderful bookstore with very friendly staff. I love how each section has its own group of about 10 recs. Good sized sci fi and fantasy section.

J G: Tons of books used and new but did you know they have new and used puzzles?! Boxes with ribbon are used. Not to mention they don't talk to you here so if you're an introvert, this might be your place!

M Y: Got the books I ordered within a couple days, found several more Christmas gifts while in the store to pick up my order, and had everything gift wrapped for free. Great staff, super helpful, love supporting an independent bookstore!

Tanisha Felder: Literally one of the best bookstores I've ever been to. Most gracious and friendly staff. Excellent book inventory.

Frank Ruiz: Always excellent.

L Mals Jorza: Grate place, friendly and interesting. They have fun and beautiful items for sale such as paintings, jewelry, and toys. My granddaughter loves the books here.

Cathi Kelley: I LOVE this bookstore! They have a fantastic selection and the two young ladies working there are treasures! I’ve never seen such happy people at work! They greeted every customer and knew almost everyone’s name. They had free coffee and cookies. I think it was a special occasion, but such a nice touch. I will definitely be back. I highly recommend this bookstore.

Cheryl Timmons: This shop has a great children's section and the staff is very helpful and knowledgeable.

William Carlisle: Great selection super friendly staff. LGBTQ+ friendly.

Liss Vale: My girls love getting books here
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· 202 reviews

1408 NE 42nd St, Seattle, WA 98105

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Magus Books: what do users think?

Maike Oppenheimer: Nice bookstore with a really big selection.

Richard: Great local used book shop with broad selection and good prices.

david schultz: They have a pretty decent SF section, and great prices too

Bigbluetrex __: One of the best used bookstores I've ever been to, super solid selection, super good prices.

Leslie Jimenez: I love coming here to kill some time, just look around, and find some hidden gems!

Ritambhara Singh: Magical!

Kylis Asbury: I have always loved this place, it is a magical bookstore with great finds.

Sam Wolk: Best book store in Seattle maybe

Jefferson Petrey: One of the last great used book stores in Seattle. Vast selection of fiction in every genre, as well as an extensive philosophy and theory section. Trade paperbacks and graphic novels, sci-fi and fantasy isle, and rare and out of print books behind the front counter. They are regularly buying used collections, so what happens to be on hand at any given time changes from week to week.

14. B L M F Literary Saloon - Seattle

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· 45 reviews

1501 Pike Pl #322, Seattle, WA 98101

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eric williams: It’s been years since I lived in Seattle, but what I remember the most is the used bookstores. On a recent visit, I discovered the Literary Saloon, and I was reminded that there really are the most amazing used bookstores there.Mr. Johnson is the most masterful curator/literary merchant I have encountered on my most recent trip. He was happy to help, but really happy to let me look through every single pile like a crazy completist freak.Please, must be seen to be believed. If you are a thoughtful, smart, and widely read…this is where you will likely lose two hours of your vacation in the essays section.

--: . I spent an hour viewing different books, which felt doable with the smaller space and foot traffic from many visitors coming and going. Folks with mobility issues may or may not be able to have adequate space to move around in the store. I was not disappointed by the titles I came across, so it looked like there was something for many people to enjoy and pique their interest. The owner was welcoming and chill, they would walk around the store to ask if customers were finding everything ok and offering assistance. There was no overbearing tone or sarcasm from them, they were just a literary saloon owner who wanted to help. I appreciated that, and found many titles to add to my wishlist for a future visit and for purchase. I even got a free B L M F themed bookmark with the book that I bought, which I thought was a nice gesture. The condition of the store was clean, the floors were swept regularly, so the only things left on the ground were mats and books overflowing from the shelves. To me, B L M F Literary Saloon is a book haven and is up there with the bookstores that I have visited, easily in my top five. I will definitely do business here in the future, thank you so much for an excellent experience!

Amanda C.: When you walk in and it’s almost floor to ceiling books, you know it’s going to be good. The best kind of maze and some really cool and interesting books.

Matt Barnes: Stopped by while visiting Pike Place. They had a wide selection of graphic novels, which really surprised me, and I left with some great reads!

Stephan Gonzalez: This is the best store I have visited in years! Wasn’t looking for anything but found something at a wonderful price. The store clerk knows where everything is, very nice guy. A must visit.

Damon Hawk: stories. Thought you’d be interested!

Steven Morris: The fella in the store helped us find local authors, going in depth about their significance and a description of their stories. Great place!

Karin D.: . I found several books to purchase, which is quite the feet considering my current TBR pile. We will definitely visit again!

Ranjani Srinivasan: Cute second hand bookstore. Can find most titles you're looking for, but runs a little pricey in my opinion. Each book is priced ~ 60% of the original price.

Jane Wallis: A fabulous place, lovely selection, and a unique, wonderful and helpful curator. Great music playing, chill ambience. Could have spent all day here.

Bill Richards: Lovely place, love second hand book places with bloody friendly staff

15. Paper Boat Booksellers - Seattle

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· 87 reviews

6040 California Ave SW ste a, Seattle, WA 98136

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16. Pegasus Book Exchange - Seattle

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· 168 reviews

4553 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

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Pegasus Book Exchange: what do users think?

Humberto Wilson: Great!!!

Jonathon Morrison Winters: Would give them five stars, but closing at 6:00 pm every day means that I’m not able to make it here most days. PLEASE EXTEND YOUR EVENING HOURS, at least on Fridays and Saturdays. Thank you!

Derek T: Great book store!Big selection of all genres. Helpful knowledgeable staff. Good trade in program.They are mixing in more and more new books, so pay attention when selecting

Sheriff Vosjeson: Fantasitic book store. Great selection, great prices and now they are also selling new books you do not have to go anywhere else.The store credit system is great. Come and spend some money here to keep an indepedent bookstore open!

Aaron Goldberg: This is our favorite bookstore. We get new and used books here in the store credit system is the best.

Mike Entzminger: We are so lucky to have Pegasus in West Seattle. Eric and all the team members are always helpful, and it's rare we walk out of there without atleast one book between the 3 of us in my family!

Eric H: This place is kind of magical. The staff is very nice, it is just sloppy enough to make you love it, and they have enough books to have something for everyone. They give great value for trade-ins too.

Jacob Day: This is a great bookstore with an awesome selection. Friendly and helpful staff too.

Mary Byelick: A wonderful spot in West Seattle!!*~~An employee named Jacob was a wonderful aid in helping me to find the specific books I was looking for... So sweet and charming as well!!I will definitely be coming back in again soon The overall vibe is unique and rad. Everyone working there was awesome and just all around helpful and welcoming. Pegasus Book Exchange is a perfect, non-pretentious, quaint and well-stocked little bookstore.I hope it will be around forever and ever!!

Paola Albanesi: Pegasus Book Exchange just celebrated 40 years. You can find a huge selection of used books and, recently, they started bringing more new books as well. Bring your used books to trade in for store credit.

Ronald Hoppy: Nice people and fair pricing.

Brittany Kelly: This is by far one of my favorite bookstores in Seattle. They have such a vast range of book choices, excellent prices, and the staff is amazing.

Tom Maxson: Possibly the best book store in Seattle great selection, great prices and friendly staff

shannon Davis: Good service

17. Amazon Books - Seattle

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· 1414 reviews

4601 26th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105

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Amazon Books: what do users think?

Brian Rowe: I like books

3n71qu3 m: They not only sell books but electronics, got some new earphones with prime discount!

Daniel M: I went in this store a few days ago with an elderly friend of mine. The staff are always waiting by the door to help you. The first guy was friendly, and trying to be helpful but was going a little too fast for my friend, who got frustrated. My friend asked for the manager and the manager was super perfect. She listened and with extraordinary kindness led him too exactly what he needed. Awesome!!!

Steve Shaiman: It's like an airport bookstore with lots of cool gadgets. Good customer service, especially for prime members. Convenient place to take Amazon returns.
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· 993 reviews

525 S Weller St, Seattle, WA 98104

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Kinokuniya Seattle: what do users think?

Kara Hikalea: This place is amazing!!! Can't wait to bring my family back to do some shopping.

John Moquin: Like paper in any way? Books, sketch pads, models. They have it all. Plus plushies, puzzles, pens, markers, and all sorts of other collectible things. Very easy place to spend an hour just wandering.

Gb: Lots of cute stationary and variety anime figures/manga really nice staff too!Please bring kinokuniya to Vancouver 🙏

Leilani Espitia: You could always get your anime fix here!

Gentle Breeze: Amazing food can't remember the servers name but the guy was chill and didn't put pressure on us to order too soon. I highly recommend the gyudon 😌

J David Macor: Crowded and over priced, but still very cool

19. Open Books A Poem Emporium - Seattle

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· 51 reviews

2414 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103

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20. Horizon Books - Seattle

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· 18 reviews

1423 10th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

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Horizon Books: what do users think?

STRESS COAST: Real genuine folks. Helped suggest a book to my taste pro-bono and we weren’t even in their store.Keep going y’all!

nathan collins: Very cool little used bookstore tucked away below ground level. Very friendly space and lots of interesting finds!

Travis Brumble: Friendly staff

Mark Wilson: Great bookstore.

Kalee Quiñones: I think this is my favorite place in Seattle! The cashiers are always extremely kind and helpful. I never fail to find a gem in the great selection. Love walking down the ramp to this hidden, charming n cozy book spot.

Roy Howie: Great place to find used books from times past.

Chad White: Well curated selection.

Jay Conrad: Love this place! Perfect for a book hunt and finding things you never knew existed. Super affordable and great condition, great for gift shopping

Evan Collins: A wonderful used book store hidden down in the building, has been around for 40 years but will be closing in the next few months 😢

Corey Skillman: towers of old books, grumpy old men, and everything you've ever wanted from a hole in the wall bookstore. The. Best.

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