Welcome to Madison Books, the neighborhood bookstore for Madison Park and its surrounding communities.

4118 East Madison Street, Seattle, WA 98112

Hours of Operation: Every day, 10am-6pm

206-325-3160 info@madisonbks.com Instagram

A few books we’re excited about this March:

Stormy: A Story about Finding a Forever Home, by Guojing. This wordless picture book had us in tears, but it is not sad — quite the opposite. The illustrations are beautiful, the story entirely relatable and heartwarming.

Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging, by Tara Roberts. Part memoir, part history, this book delves (literally and figuratively) into the history of the Middle Passage — and the ways in which that history is understood today — by focusing on the work of Black archaeologists and scuba divers who excavate shipwrecks.

Broken Country, by Clare Leslie Hall. This is a love story, but it is also a masterfully crafted mystery. We were transfixed throughout.

The Mad Book Club

We meet the last Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm at Parlour Wines. All readers are welcome -- you don't need to sign up in advance. We try to have multiple copies of the book club’s monthly pick available in the store beforehand. For the first half of 2025, we will be doing a literary wander through the U.S. Southwest. Our SW-themed books and meeting times are below:

January 30: Animal Dreams, Barbara Kingsolver

February 27: Death Comes for the Archbishop, Willa Cather

March 27: The Missing Morningstar and Other Stories, Stacie Denetsosie

April 24: Shutter, Ramona Emerson

May 29: Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya

June 26: A Walk in the Park, Kevin Fedarko

More details forthcoming on our Events page.

Our Newsletter

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Phinney Books

Don’t forget to visit our sibling store: Tom Nissley’s Phinney Books. Pay a call in person at 7405 Greenwood Ave. N or find their presence online at phinneybooks.com.