📍 4733 California Ave SW, Seattle (West Seattle)
🕐 Monday – Saturday 9:30 am – 6 pm, Sunday 11 am – 6 pm
💰 Price range varies
🚗 Free parking lot behind store
West Seattle’s beloved gift shop (running since 1962) is a wonderland of literary accessories. Located in the heart of the Alaska Junction, it’s perfect for finding those special little extras for book lovers. In addition to gift books and cook books, it’s a veritable tchotchke wonderland. Does your best reading buddy need a refresh on bookmarks—perhaps a lovely enamel one with a black cat that says “Hiss Off I’m Reading”?
✔️ Must-see items:
🎁 Extensive gift wrap selection
🔖 Enamel bookmarks (including the popular “Hiss Off I’m Reading” cat design)
🩻 “Cracked Spines Expand Minds” sticker collection
📒 Classic book cover wristlets featuring Dracula and Alice in Wonderland
✏️ Louise Pretzel’s “Book Lover’s Box” with curated stationary
Gifts for Seattle Book Lovers: A Local Shopping Guide
Whatever type of reader you’re shopping for, and whatever type of gift-giver you are, there’s a choice for you.
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