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 are excited about this month:
A Sweet story with absolutely beautiful illustrations from robin wall kimmerer. this is exactly the kind of children’s story we imagined the author of braiding sweetgrass would write.
This is a raw, gorgeously written, and deeply personal memoir by Arundhati Roy about her relationship with her mother.
We love everything RF Kuang writes and this dark academia fantasy is no exception. a must read at any time, but especially because the author will speak in seattle in mid-september.
The Mad Book Club
We meet the last Thursday of every month at 6:30pm at Parlour Wines (although holidays do tend to cause slight date changes, so please double check exact dates below). All readers are welcome and 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 second half of 2025, we will be doing a literary wander through the U.S. Southeast. Our books and meeting times are below:
July 31: Sing, Unburied Sing, Jesmyn Ward
August 27: Gator Country, Rebecca Renner (changed from August 28 to accommodate a concert in the park.)
September 25: Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Beals
October 30: Memphis, Tara M. Stringfellow
November 20: Kindred, Octavia Butler
December 18: The Sweetness of Water, Nathan Harris
Upcoming Events
We are pleased to announce an upcoming author event! We will be holding a reading at 7pm on September 20 with Barbara Bennett, author of Dialogue with Kelsey. Copies of the book are available for purchase at the store beforehand. Please RSVP for this event by emailing us at info@madisonbks.com.
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.