Bookshops in Seattle: You will agree that the experience of exploring books online is not the same as visiting a physical bookstore where you get to touch and smell the pages of books. No technology can ever offer the same joy that book lovers get while visiting a physical bookstore.
If you are planning to move to Seattle for higher education, then you need to check out the bookstores situated there which take pride in their huge collection entailing different genres like self-help books, fiction, sci-fi and so much more. Keep reading further to know some of the best bookshops in Seattle that you would definitely not want to miss out on!
| Bookshop | Google Ratings and Reviews |
| Queen Anne Book Company (QABC) |  |
| Open Books: A Poem Emporium |  |
| Kinokuniya Book Store |  |
| Left Bank Books |  |
| Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe |  |
This Blog Includes:
1. Queen Anne Book Company (QABC)
At Queen Anne Book Company you will be able to see author readings, in-store discussions and an outdoor seating area. The community loves the bookstore so much that when the previous bookstore closed in 2012, the residents of Queen Anne-Krjin, Janis and Judy took it upon themselves to fill the void left. With the help of a partnership between publishers and community members, the Queen Anne Book Company was started on 1 March 2013 at the same location as the previous bookstore. QABC is one of the few independent community-based bookstores which are passionately dedicated to learning, books and community.
Opening Hours
| Days | Timing |
| Monday to Friday | 10 am to 6 pm |
| Saturday and Sunday | 10 am to 5 pm |
How to Reach
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2. Open Books: A Poem Emporium
Spread across 500 sq. feet, Open Books boasts an impressive collection of around 10,000 books which consists of a selection of titles about poetry, out-of-print poetry books, and new and used books. At this bookstore, if you are a book-lover living in student accommodation in Seattle, you will come across a wide range of volumes from publishing houses that are big, not so big and everything that’s in between. When the original founders of this bookstore retired in 2016, it was sold to Billie Swift. She was a regular patron of this bookstore who bought this store in order to preserve this poetry sanctuary which was close to her heart.
Opening Hours
| Days | Timing |
| Monday and Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday to Saturday | 12 pm to 5 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm to 4 pm |
How to Reach
3. Kinokuniya Book Store
You will be surprised to know that at Kinokuniya bookstore you will be welcomed by giant Totoro. At this bookstore, you will not only Japanese and English books and magazines but also CDs, K-POP and other local things. Kinokunia happens to be the only bookstore in the U.S. that sells Chinese books and magazines. You will be able to locate this bookstore in Seattle’s Uwajimaya Asian Grocery Store and it is the one-stop shopping store for Asian stationery, manga, magazines, books, and writing supplies. Even if you are not at the bookstore for Japanese books, you will find it exciting to explore cute stationery and anime-based clothes.
Opening Hours
| Days | Timing |
| Monday to Sunday | 10 am to 8 pm |
How to Reach
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4. Left Bank Books
There are around 70 sections which consist of around 10,000 new and old books. These books are spanning across a broad scholarly and literary spectrum and belong to genres like anti-authoritarian, radical, anarchist, independent, and small press titles. Some of the popular sections of this bookstore are fiction, anarchism, immigration studies, feminism studies, poetry, race & cultural studies, parenting, graphic novels, science fiction, labour history, environmentalism, sexuality, native studies and many more.
Opening Hours
| Days | Timing |
| Monday to Saturday | 10 am to 7 pm |
| Sunday | 11 am to 6 pm |
How to Reach
5. Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe
According to the founders of Ada-Danielle and David Hulton (self-proclaimed geeks), the bookstore becomes a community after a while when like-minded people meet each other. This will be an amazing option for book-lovers who live in a student accommodation in USA and wants to learn and meet new people. As per the founders, people with technical understanding will definitely find whatever their heart desires at their bookstore. Ada’s Technical Book and Cafe is situated in Capitol Hill which can be found easily with the directions mentioned in the below section. Coming to the offerings of this bookstore, Ada offers events, workshops, books and gifts which can inspire and kindle anybody’s heart and mind.
Opening Hours
| Days | Timing |
| Monday to Sunday | 8 am to 8 pm |
How to Reach
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