King's Books

King's Books We are a community-centered bookstore with both new and used books in all fields. We have a number of events and book clubs weekly. Plus a bookstore cat!
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Come for the books. Enter another world. Join us on Friday Oct 2 at 6pm for a reading of Runtimes - a celebration throug...
09/22/2026

Come for the books. Enter another world. Join us on Friday Oct 2 at 6pm for a reading of Runtimes - a celebration through writing, speculative worlds, and literary experimentation.

Join us for the Tacoma Reads 2026 headline event at UW Tacoma on October 1st! Daisy Hernández, in conversation with Mayo...
09/20/2026

Join us for the Tacoma Reads 2026 headline event at UW Tacoma on October 1st! Daisy Hernández, in conversation with Mayor Anders Ibsen, will be discussing Hernández’s book Citizenship and how we define ourselves as a country and a people. We’ll be on hand selling books as well!

Join us to raise a class to the legacy of Frank Herbert on what would be his 106th birthday and the 61st anniversary of ...
09/19/2026

Join us to raise a class to the legacy of Frank Herbert on what would be his 106th birthday and the 61st anniversary of the publication of Dune! Come in costume and try to win a copy of Dune in Croation for your collection. Proof will be serving cocktails inspired by the series 🥂

Join us on Wednesday to welcome Tim Disney, co-author of the new graphic novel The A.R.C.: A Virus that Kills When You L...
09/19/2026

Join us on Wednesday to welcome Tim Disney, co-author of the new graphic novel The A.R.C.: A Virus that Kills When You Lie - co-written with JC Lacek and illustrated by Vincent Jolas Dubourg

Join Northwest Sinfonietta for their annual book club at King’s Books on September 17 at 7pm! Enjoy a special night of l...
09/14/2026

Join Northwest Sinfonietta for their annual book club at King’s Books on September 17 at 7pm! Enjoy a special night of live music inspired by the book Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 🎶

Check out our ABC read aloud on October 6, celebrating q***rness, transness, and intersexuality in the animal queendom! ...
09/13/2026

Check out our ABC read aloud on October 6, celebrating q***rness, transness, and intersexuality in the animal queendom! Come dressed as your favorite q***r critter and join the costume contest to win a letterpress print of your own. FYI: Be aware sexually explicit illustrations and language will be delightfully displayed and discussed ✨

We made it to the ‘ber months everyone! Here are our upcoming events for September 🗓️
09/02/2026

We made it to the ‘ber months everyone! Here are our upcoming events for September 🗓️

Join us on September 12 at 2pm to talk about climate change anxiety. Authors Leslie Davenport and Suzanne Crawford O’Bri...
09/01/2026

Join us on September 12 at 2pm to talk about climate change anxiety. Authors Leslie Davenport and Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, in conversation with Kevin O’Brien from PLU, will be talking about transforming despair into action and our relationship with the Earth and each other.

Join us at King’s Books on Aug 27 at 7pm to hear Dr. Niki Elliott in conversation with Charles E. Wright, Jr. and Rachel...
08/19/2026

Join us at King’s Books on Aug 27 at 7pm to hear Dr. Niki Elliott in conversation with Charles E. Wright, Jr. and Rachelle Hunt as they talk about Dr. Elliott’s new book, ‘Heart-Centered Connections’. A guide for anyone working with kids who are labeled “difficult,” this book teaches best practices to support kids who are misunderstood and marginalized.

August is here! 📝 Stay the most up to date with our events by checking our website link in bio!
08/03/2026

August is here! 📝 Stay the most up to date with our events by checking our website link in bio!

Address

218 St Helens Avenue
Tacoma, WA
98402

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 7pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 7pm
Sunday 11am - 7pm

Telephone

+12532728801

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