Tomorrow (February 5) is Word Craft! ✏️ Moira Macdonald--author and longtime arts critic for the Seattle Times--will join Alexandra Oliva to discuss "writing relationships." Event begins at 6:30 and no ticketing/registration is required. See you then!

Voila! We have the first New Release Tuesday of February! 💙📚 🏝 ISLES OF THE EMBERDARK, the latest Cosmere scifi novel by Brandon Sanderson ❤ ONE & ONLY, a romantic fiction by Maurene Goo

We stand in solidarity with our immigrant communities in Minnesota and here in Washington. Today we are open normal hours and will be donating 10% of sales to the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network.

Lend us your ears! 👂🏽 We've gotten such great questions about sustainable, equitable audiobook services lately, so we're shouting out our partners in this bookstore life: Libro.fm! 💙📚 🎧 @libro.fm is a small, Seattle-based business that offers audiobook services to indie bookstores (like us!).

Who's ready for the final New Release Tuesday of the month? 🙋 Behold! 💙📚 👻 VIGIL, a literary supernatural novel by George Saunders 🏝 ISLAND AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, a history of Easter Island by Mike Pitts

We have an event this Wednesday (1/28)! 👏🏽 Join us to welcome back author Marcus Fontoura and celebrate the release of his newest non-fiction tech book HUMAN AGENCY IN A DIGITAL WORLD. Event will begin at 6:30, and no tickets/registration required. See you then! #booksky

Last call for 2026 planners and calendars! Most of our remaining stock will be picked up on Monday, so stop in this weekend if you haven't gotten yours yet. (We will still have Leuchtturm planners while supplies last).

Word Craft with Alexandra Oliva is coming up! 🖊 Thursday, February 5th at 6:30, Alexandra will be joined by Moira Macdonald, author of STORYBOOK ENDING. The topic of the evening is "writing relationships." Mark those calendars!

Exactly one month until our offsite InvestiGators event! 🐊 On February 22nd, Town Hall Seattle will host John Patrick Green, author of the kids' graphic novel series InvestiGators! He'll be in conversation with our dear friend Ben Clanton, author of the Narwhal & Jelly series.

Preorder from us to get signed copies!

Welcome to New Release Tuesday! 🎉Feast your eyes upon the following new books: 💙📚 ⚔ NINE GOBLINS, "a tale of low fantasy and high mischief" by T. Kingfisher 🙏🏽 EVELYN IN TRANSIT, a literary domestic fiction by David Guterson

It's official: less than a month before Valentine's Day! ❤️ Do you have your cards ready? Stop by and see our collection today! Sunday hours are 11-7. #booksky

A roaring thank-you to Suma Subramaniam for a wonderful event yesterday! 🐯 And thank you to the students of the Sweety Saradha Arts school for sharing their amazing works inspired by Suma's book! @suma-subramaniam.bsky.social

Suma Subramaniam joins us tonight (Friday, January 16)! 👏🏽The author of the kids' chapter book V. MALAR, GREATEST RANGER OF ALL TIME, will be here to celebrate her book and what inspired V. Malar's latest adventure in the rainforests of India! No tickets/registration required. #booksky

New year, new displays! Stop by and check it out.

Friday (1/16) is the day, rangers! 🎒Suma Subramaniam will join us to celebrate the release of the second novel in her kids chapter book series, V. MALAR, GREATEST RANGER OF ALL TIME! Event will begin at 7 pm. No tickets or registration required. We'll see you there, explorers!

This New Release Tuesday is filled with staff picks! 🎖 💙📚 📚 IS THIS A CRY FOR HELP? a darkly humorous novel by Emily Austin Celina says: "A wonderful, hopeful fiction for our trying times."

Will 2026 be the year you finally read it? 🤔 We support your goals! What big books will you be tackling this year? 📚

HEATED RIVALRY is laced up and ready to play again! 🏒 Come get a copy before they're healthy scratches (sports term 😉)! 💙📚

It's time for our Diamine Inkvent Calendar retrospective! Take a look at all of these lovely swatches. If you missed out on getting the Inkvent calendar for yourself in December, we still have a final few in-store!

Tomorrow!

Welcome to the first New Release Tuesday of 2026! 🥳 💙📚 😗 THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM, the follow-up to the thriller THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME by Laura Dave ⏳ the hardcover box set of CHILDREN OF TIME, the renowned scifi series by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Our signed stock is already sold out, but we still have a limited number of signed bookplates!

Join us Friday, January 9 at 6:30PM to welcome local author/illustrator Ben Mauro and artists Nikolas Gekko and Steve Chinhsuan Wang as we celebrate Ben's new graphic novel HUXLEY: The Oracle!

Our Winter Reading Challenge for adults is back! Complete five squares in a row or column for one entry into our prize drawing. Complete the entire board for five entries! Suggestions and the printable bingo board are on our website.

Place your order via our website, and be sure to include any personalization information in the notes!

1) Order GATES OF GARNET AND GOLD. I'll be on a short book tour starting next week (upper West Coast only), or you can order a signed copy from @brick-mortar.bsky.social and they'll mail it to you.

It's coming back, everybody! January 1 is the beginning of our annual Winter Reading Challenge ❄ Bingo style: complete a row or column for one entry into our prize drawing, or complete the whole board for five entries! 💙📚

Look what we have this New Release Tuesday (the last of the year!!): 💙📚 ~ 😸 the paperback edition of DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, the bestselling offbeat fantasy novel by Matt Dinniman ~ 🧇 A WAFFLE LOT OF LOVE, the latest Narwhal and Jelly kids graphic novel by Ben Clanton

We are open for our regular Friday hours today; 10AM to 8PM!

We're open until 4:30PM today!

Another author spotted! 👀 Dan Gemeinhart stopped by to sign copies of his most recent middle grade novel BUSTED. Signed copies available while supplies last!

Who knows what time it is? ⏰ That's right - time for New Release Tuesday! 💙📚 🤖 TAILORED REALITIES, a new collection of short scifi-fantasy fiction by Brandon Sanderson 🐕 THE DOG'S TABLE, a cookbook for your best friend by Joelle Jay and R.L Young

We thought we'd do something fun for Inkvent this year! As we share our color swatches, we'll be pairing them with a reading suggestion from our booksellers. A limited number of Inkvent calendars are still available in store, so it's not too late to join the fun.

And if you preorder through my local Indie, @brick-mortar.bsky.social, you can get a signed and personalized copy :). www.brickandmortarbooks.com/item/Z2VlDnM...

The first New Release Tuesday of the month is upon us! ❄ These books hit our shelves today: 🏠 HOUSE OF DAY, HOUSE OF NIGHT, a collection of literary short stories by Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones) 📚 THE AWARD, a darkly humorous satirical novel by Matthew Pearl 💙📚

Can you believe it is December on Monday!? That makes this weekend the perfect time to pick up your advent calendar!

Join us tomorrow for Small Business Saturday! We'll be open 10AM to 8PM and we'll be offering Blind Date with a Book on purchases over $25 while supplies last.

Here it is: the final New Release Tuesday of the month! 😱 Please welcome the following books to our humble shelves: 💙📚 🎄 A BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS, a collection of Swedish holiday tales by Selma Lagerlöf 🛍 SUPERSAURIO, a literary fiction by Meryem El Mehdati

Author sighting! 👀 @susanjmorris.bsky.social stopped by recently to sign copies of her gaslamp fantasy novel, STRANGE BEASTS! Look out for the sequel, WAYWARD SOULS, which is out March 17 of next year. Available for preorder now!

2026 is hurtling toward us at a rapid pace! 😨 Plan ahead with calendars, planners, journals, and more!

Just a few days til our event with @peterclines.bsky.social, author of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER! 🦕 Sunday, November 16 at 5:30PM, Peter will join us for a discussion with @djangowexler.bsky.social, author of HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD AND DIE TRYING. No tickets/registration required. Buckle up, readers!

This New Release Tuesday we're open 10-8, and the following books are now on our shelves: 🥖 BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES, the latest cozy fantasy by Travis Baldree ✊🏾 THE STRENGTH OF THE FEW, the second book in the sci-fantasy Hierarchy Quartet by James Islington

Inkvent is here! The perfect gift for the fountain pen or ink lover in your life is now available. The 2025 Inkvent Calendar Teal edition contains twenty-four 12ml bottles and one 30ml bottle of exclusive Diamine inks. It includes a variety of standard, sheen, shimmer, and scented inks.

Join us on Sunday, November 16 at 5:30PM to welcome @peterclines.bsky.social , author of God's Junk Drawer, in conversation with @djangowexler.bsky.social , local author of Everybody Wants To Rule The World Except Me! No tickets or registration required.

We greet you with the first New Release Tuesday of the month! 🦃 💙📚 ~ 👑 QUEEN ESTHER, a return to the New England setting of The Cider House Rules by John Irving ~ 💕 PALAVER, a literary LGBTQ+ fiction by Bryan Washington

In need of some delightful romance fiction? 💕 Look no further! On Monday, November 3rd, Ilana Long will join us to celebrate her latest book PICKLE PERFECT. She'll be in conversation with Lish McBride, author of THE SUITCASE SWAP. Event will begin at 6:30 pm; no ticketing/registration required.

How have we reached the final New Release Tuesday of the month? 🤯 Stop by to explore what's new and good: ☕ BEST WISHES FROM THE FULL MOON COFFEE SHOP, the Christmas tale in the Full Moon Coffee Shop universe by Mai Mochizuki 🤠 TOM'S CROSSING, a literary western by Mark Danielewski 💙📚

Today!!! 🎃

Tonight!!!