Bookstore in Washington State

13 bookstore businesses featured on Explore Washington State.

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Away With Words

Poulsbo, WA

Away With Words is an independent bookshop and apothecary pairing locally made soaps with poetry and literature in a charming downtown Poulsbo storefront.

Basecamp Books and Bites

Roslyn, WA

Basecamp Books and Bites pairs a curated bookstore with coffee and baked goods, and the adjoining Roslyn Yard adds fire pit seating, outdoor games, and summer movie screenings.

Browsers Bookshop

Olympia, WA

Olympia's independent bookstore since 1935, mixing sharp new titles, a deep used section, and a steady calendar of author events in the heart of downtown.

Elliott Bay Book Company

Seattle, WA

Capitol Hill, wooden floors, and handwritten staff notes on the shelves that are worth reading on their own.

Invitation Bookshop

Gig Harbor, WA

An independent bookshop a block from the Gig Harbor waterfront, carrying new fiction and nonfiction for every age and hosting six book clubs, author events and story time.

Jerrol’s

Ellensburg, WA

Jerrol's on University Way is a longtime Ellensburg community business specializing in books and craft supplies, and shares its building with Winegar's Coffee and Creamery. A practical stop for browsing local titles or picking up project supplies near Central Washington University.

Liberty Bay Books

Poulsbo, WA

Liberty Bay Books is a beloved independent bookstore in downtown Poulsbo, known for its welcoming atmosphere, resident corgis, and strong programming including author talks and book clubs.

Vashon Bookshop

Vashon, WA

A small independent bookstore with a strong selection dedicated to writers from Vashon Island and the greater Pacific Northwest.

Village Books

Bellingham, WA

Fairhaven's independent bookstore and community hub, with the Paper Dreams gift shop woven through it and a second shop north in Lynden.

Walls of Books Issaquah

Issaquah, WA

Issaquah's general bookstore on Gilman Boulevard, new releases at the front and a deep used paperback floor behind, with a trade in counter paying credit for books brought back.

Wanderlust Book Lounge

Bothell, WA

Lisa Soli and Vicki Isett opened this independent bookstore in downtown Bothell in 2022, a block from the rebuilt Main Street, and it hosts monthly book clubs, writers workshops and kids events. It is open Wednesday through Sunday.

White Oak Books

Vancouver, WA

A woman owned independent bookstore in Uptown Village, open since November 2023 and voted Best Bookstore in Clark County, with a full calendar of book clubs and author events.

William James Bookseller

Port Townsend, WA

William James Bookseller stocks a deep selection of used and out of print books along Water Street in Port Townsend.

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