Booksellers & Stationers in Seattle
6 stores · curated ORBIS register
Elliott Bay Book Company opened in Pioneer Square in 1973 and now fills a landmark Capitol Hill space with cedar shelving and deep stock. A long-running author-reading series accompanies its staff picks.
Worker-owned anarchist collective bookstore at Seattle's Pike Place Market, operating since 1973 with no bosses or managers; stocks 10,000+ new and used radical, anti-authoritarian and independent titles.
Metsker Maps sells printed maps and atlases alongside globes at Seattle's Pike Place Market. The business traces its roots to Charles F Metsker's work in Tacoma in 1901, later developing into a Seattle map shop. Its selection serves travellers and map collectors as well as people looking for a wall map or a different way to explore a place.
Peter Miller opened the architecture-and-design bookshop in 1980; returned to Pioneer Square in 2017; ~8,000 titles.
Seattle's National Park Store, run by the nonprofit Discover Your Northwest, sells books, gifts, and outdoor-themed merchandise from its Pioneer Square-area storefront, open Wednesday through Sunday. Its online store stays open 24/7, with sale proceeds returned to Klondike Gold Rush and other public lands to fund visitor services and youth programs.
The Wing Luke Museum's Marketplace, open Wednesday through Sunday at 719 S. King Street in Seattle, is a gift shop and bookstore that sources from more than 100 small businesses connected to the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Its online store is currently paused for a refresh, but in-person shopping, phone orders, and online order pickup are all available, with proceeds supporting the museum's exhibitions and youth programs.