Elliott Bay Book Company

Elliott Bay Book Company Seattle's legendary independent bookstore for over 40 years, with over 150,000 titles on our shelves and frequent author events in the store.
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Located in the heart of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood business district, the Elliott Bay Book Company is a full service bookstore, home to over 150,000 titles, set on cedar shelves in a multi-level, inviting, unique atmosphere. We offer one of the region's best selection of new books, as well as a large collection of bargain editions. Elliott Bay presents an unparalleled schedule of author r

eadings and events throughout the year. Looking for cafe information? The Little Oddfellows cafe in our store is run by the excellent people from .

Check out our in-store author events happening this week!⁠ ⤵️⁠6/15: Tomás Q. Morín w/ Daniel Tam-Claiborne6/16: Daniel P...
06/14/2026

Check out our in-store author events happening this week!⁠ ⤵️⁠

6/15: Tomás Q. Morín w/ Daniel Tam-Claiborne
6/16: Daniel Pope w/ Daniel Tam-Claiborne & Julia Hands
6/17: Kieron Walquist & Lue Hughes
6/18: Carolyne Wright, Sandra Yannone, & Laura E. Garrard
6/19: Mike Huguenor w/ Keith Rosson

Check out our offsite author events happening this week!⁠ ⤵️⁠6/15: Dave Eggars & Andrew Sean Greer 6/18: Lynda Mapes6/19...
06/14/2026

Check out our offsite author events happening this week!⁠ ⤵️⁠

6/15: Dave Eggars & Andrew Sean Greer
6/18: Lynda Mapes
6/19: Chris Murphy w/ Marcus Harrison Green

Thanks to and for the amazing event, and to Kim Thayil and Krist Novoselic for the warm and thoughtful conversation. ...
06/13/2026

Thanks to and for the amazing event, and to Kim Thayil and Krist Novoselic for the warm and thoughtful conversation. Kim’s memoir, A Screaming Life, is a well crafted reflection on the origin and rise of Soundgarden and the grunge scene in Seattle.
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Elliott Bay Book Company hosts multiple author events in-store every week! Check out our events calendar to see who's coming next. ⁠👀⁠
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Need merch for the World Cup? EBBC's got you! ⚽️
06/12/2026

Need merch for the World Cup? EBBC's got you! ⚽️

Who's ready for a little summer romance? ❤️‍🔥 ❤️‍🔥 Pioneer Summer by Kateryna Sylvanova❤️‍🔥 No Matter What by Cara Basto...
06/10/2026

Who's ready for a little summer romance? ❤️‍🔥

❤️‍🔥 Pioneer Summer by Kateryna Sylvanova
❤️‍🔥 No Matter What by Cara Bastone
❤️‍🔥 Summer in the City by Alex Aster
❤️‍🔥 Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick

Happy pride month, Seattle! 🌈🏳️‍🌈 What Is Q***r Food? by John Birdsall🏳️‍🌈 Q***r As Folklore by Sacha Coward🏳️‍🌈 Q***r A...
06/08/2026

Happy pride month, Seattle! 🌈

🏳️‍🌈 What Is Q***r Food? by John Birdsall
🏳️‍🌈 Q***r As Folklore by Sacha Coward
🏳️‍🌈 Q***r And How We Got Here by Hazel Newlevant
🏳️‍🌈 A Q***r History Of The United States by Michael Bronski

Check out our in-store & offsite author events happening this week!⁠ ⤵️⁠6/8: Julie Averill 6/9: Gabriella Page-Fort, Wen...
06/07/2026

Check out our in-store & offsite author events happening this week!⁠ ⤵️⁠

6/8: Julie Averill
6/9: Gabriella Page-Fort, Wendy Call, & Shelley Fairweather-Vega
6/9: Jeffrey Overstreet
6/10: Scott Kurashige
6/11: Kim Thayil w/ Krist Novoselic
6/11: Cole LeFavour
6/12: Joseph Eckert w/ Kim Fu

Could you imagine a more perfect place? 🤔
06/06/2026

Could you imagine a more perfect place? 🤔

Pets have served as muses, not only in past civilizations, but also in the current day. It makes sense, just look at the...
06/05/2026

Pets have served as muses, not only in past civilizations, but also in the current day. It makes sense, just look at the variety of titles in our Pet section. 🐶😺🐹

06/04/2026

Round 2 of ‘Guess the Book by the First Line’! How did you compare to our amazing booksellers? 👀

Address

1521 10th Avenue
Seattle, WA
98122

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 10pm
Tuesday 10am - 10pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 11pm
Sunday 10am - 10pm

Telephone

+12066246600

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