Welcome to Madison Books, the neighborhood bookstore for Madison Park and the surrounding communities in Seattle.
We’re proud that in 2022 Publishers Weekly named us as one of the five best bookstores in America!
4118 E Madison St., Seattle, WA 98112 206-325-3160 info@madisonbks.com
Hours of Operation: Sunday to Saturday 10am-6pm.
We will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day this year. Additionally, we will close early at 2pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Otherwise, our hours of operation are as usual!
Staff Favorites from 2024, Part 2
Jeff’s Favorite 10 Books Published in 2024:
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker, Ordinary Bear by C.B. Bernard, The Black Loch by Peter May, The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, Against the Grain by Peter Lovesey, Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford, Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor, A Gentleman and a Thief by Dean Jobb, A Wilder Shore by Camille Peri, and The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson.
Tiffanie’s Favorite 10 Books from 2024:
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, Le Sud by Rebekah Peppler, The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl, Healthy Kids, Happy Kids by Elisa Song, The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin, The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, The Cuckoo by Camilla Läckberg, Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari, and A Wild Animal by Joël Dicker.
Events
Visit our Events page to see the upcoming schedule for the Madison Books Book Club, and all other store events. Our Book Club meets one Thursday a month at 6:30 p.m. at Parlour Wines, which is across the street from the Madison Park tennis courts. All readers are welcome -- you don't need to sign up in advance, but registering here will help us plan for the right number of attendees. We try to have multiple copies of the book club’s monthly pick available in the store beforehand.
We have one final meeting in 2024: December 26, when we will discuss Aubrey McKee (Pugsley).
Check back here in the next week for details on our book choices for 2025!
Our Newsletter
Our newsletter activities are paused while the store is transitioning to new ownership. We will post here when we have a new sign-up link! Of course, please feel free to read our back issues or jump over to Phinney’s newsletter in the meantime.
Phinney Books
Don’t forget to visit our sibling store in Seattle’s Greenwood/Phinney Ridge neighborhood, Phinney Books. Pay a call in person at 7405 Greenwood Ave. N or find their presence online at phinneybooks.com.
