Last Word Books

05/06/2026

Opening late today.

03/22/2026

Raegan Leilani will be performing at Last Word Books April 4th. Looking forward to it!

02/04/2026

David Vila Diéguez of The Rumba Madre (playing at the Crypt later with the BeeHees and Malaikat dan Singa) will be at Last Word Books at 4pm Sunday February 15th. David is the author of Spanish Punk: Screaming for Democracy in a Postdictatorial State, the first in-depth study to trace the uniquely political trajectory of punk in post-Franco Spain. Far from just a musical genre, Spanish punk became a rebellious cultural matrix—a defiant, DIY response to the contradictions of a state trying to reinvent itself. Through fanzines, lyrics, testimonies, and subcultural style, punks posed urgent questions: What kind of democracy was being built? Who was being left out? And how do you scream dissent in a newly “free” society?

11/15/2025

Join us tomorrow evening from 5pm to 6pm as we welcome local author and historian Steve Lundin, who will be discussing his books, The Friendly People and From Cheechakos to Sourdoughs.

10/03/2025

The first few copies of Lisa Hornbrook’s Accordion of Stars are done. Can’t wait for the reading tomorrow night (and again Saturday).

09/25/2025

05/05/2025

Last Word Books is celebrating 23 years of slinging books with a poetry reading! Thursday May 8th at 7pm!

12/16/2024

Maybe it’s the end of the world as we know it. Maybe everyone hates the holidays this year. Come buy books anyway!

10/13/2024

It’s a sunny day and we have so much yard work to catch up on that we will be closed today. Sorry for the inconvenience. See you tomorrow.

10/10/2024

We’re in good company.

The City of Olympia recently announced the launch of this season’s Innovation Award Spotlight Series, giving you a sneak peek at the five recipients and the events they’ll be presenting at Olympia Arts Walk on Oct. 4 & 5!

This Fall, they’re recognizing the following honorees for their creative contributions to Arts Walk and their efforts to inspire and engage the community through the arts:

Cup of Swords Tavern
Death Dancer
Last Word Books
Rhythms Coffee
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts

Congratulations!