Third Place Books Seward Park is temporarily closed to the public, by order of the state. We will reopen to the public as soon as it is safe to do so. In the meantime, we are offering curbside pickup for prepaid orders (please call the store at 206-474-2200 for more information). And, as always, orders placed on our website can be shipped directly to your home!
All events at Third Place Books Seward Park have been postponed through June 2020. We're working to reschedule, so please keep an eye on our website and social media for futher updates. Most of our book clubs are meeting virtually. Please see their pages, below, for details.
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Third Place Seward Park is a general-interest bookstore featuring new and used books with a used-book buying counter open seven days a week. We opened our doors in May of 2016 in the Seward Park neighborhood of south Seattle. Our Seward Park location continues the Third Place mission of providing a gathering space for its community by hosting over 200 events a year, including:
- nationally-touring authors, such as James McBride, Marc Maron, Phoebe Robinson, and Timothy Snyder
- local authors, such as Anastacia Renee, Shaun David Hutchinson, and John Medina
- a monthly reading by The African-American Writers' Alliance (second Monday of every month at 7pm)
- a monthly Story Time for Grown Ups (third Sunday of every month at 7pm)
. We also host nine monthly book clubs:
- Black Lit Book Club [meeting virtually]
- Booze & Lasers: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club [meeting virtually]
- Drama Club
- In Translation Book Club [meeting virtually]
- Kids' Club
- Lit Wits: A Teen Book Club
- Queer Lit Book Club [meeting virtually]
- Reading Through It: A Current Affairs Book Club [meeting virtually]
- Social Justice Syllabus: Pages Against the Patriarchy [meeting virtually]
Third Place Books Seward Park shares a space with Raconteur, a full-service restaurant and cafe, as well as a bar serving craft cocktails and beer. Drink specials are available from Raconteur during book clubs and author readings.
Throughout the year, Third Place Books Seward Park hosts Give Back Fundraisers that have raised thousands of dollars for our local schools and community organizations. For information and to schedule a Give Back Fundraiser, see our informational page.
