East City Bookshop

East City Bookshop East City Bookshop is a proudly independent bookstore on Capitol Hill in Southeast Washington, DC. Dog friendly!
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Half a block from Eastern Market Metro, East City is proudly women-owned and operated.

07/27/2026

It’s shark week!!! 🦈🦈🦈🦈 Come in and check out all of our shark merch!

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07/20/2026

So many colors to choose from, why pick just one?
🖤💛🧡🩵💚 ECB mugs now come in 5 different colors!

07/09/2026

No booksellers are harmed in the making of our content… allegedly

06/23/2026

What books are your q***r safe space?

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06/22/2026

We’re launching East City Bookshop Memberships and would love for YOU to become a founding member!

Membership perks include:
🎂birthday month store credit
💰 special merchandise
🎉member discount member-only nights
📚the option to add monthly book subscription picks
💚and more!

Check out the link in our bio to find out which membership tier is the best fit for you!

By becoming a member, you’re supporting the booksellers who make ECB special and strengthening the community around it.

Whether you shop with us regularly, attend events, bring your kids to the store, order from us online (maybe all of the above!), or simply believe that independent bookstores make neighborhoods better, we hope you’ll consider becoming a member.

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04/29/2026

Legend has it Laynie-Rose is still outside talking about Heated Rivalry 🏒

04/19/2026

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04/13/2026

We are only 12 days away from the best day of the year, INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!🥳🎈📚
Stop into the store on Saturday, April 25th for a chance to win 12 free audiobook credits if you find the golden ticket!!!

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03/31/2026

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 💚🏳️‍⚧️ Check out some of these titles ECB booksellers recommend that are by and/or about trans people…

📚 TDOV Book Recs

• BATCAT by Maggie Ramm
• THE DEEP DARK by Lee Knox Ostertag
• STAG DANCE by Torrey Peters
• A WORLD WORTH SAVING by Kyle Lukoff
• THE LILAC PEOPLE by Milo Todd
• CRAWL by Max Delsohn
• MRS S by K. Patrick
• HOT GIRLS WITH BALLS by Benedict Nguyen
• SIR CALLIE AND THE CHAMPIONS OF HELSTON by Esme Symes-Smith
• OLLIE IN BETWEEN by Jess Callans
• ONE OF THE BOYS by Victoria Zeller
• MELISSA by Alex Gino
• DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUIT by Kyle Lukoff
• ANGELICA AND THE BEAR PRINCE by Trung Le Nguyen
• TRANS HISTORY by Alex L. Combs
• SELF-MADE BOYS by Anna-Marie McLemore
• LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS by Anita Kelly

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Address

645 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington D.C., DC

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 7pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

Telephone

+12022901636

Website

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