King's Books

They may already be pushing winter holidays on you at the grocery store, but horror season isn’t over until we say it’s over (never 😤). Here are a few more dark fiction staff faves you can pick up at the shop today and all year-round.

Don’t sleep on our rotating new poetry display!

Some incredible collections and anthologies published in recent months, including Tacoma author Rick Barot’s ‘Moving the Bones’ which is out today. We’re looking forward to hosting him this winter for an author event at the shop. And, don’t forget the upcoming launch of ‘Voices of Tacoma’ this Thurs 10/17 at 7pm featuring readings from several local poets!

🔮✨There’s witches in the air!✨🔮

Lots of new arrivals at the shop in witchcraft, divination, and Samhain season delights. Stay tuned for October fiction recs for all levels fright tolerance. 😈

Creative Colloquy Crawl is TOMORROW 10/1 and King’s Books is over the moon to host not one, but two stellar events! ✨

At 6pm, join us for Drag Story Time. The magnificent & will do readings, with performances to follow. This reading is all-ages, family-friendly fun!

Then at 7pm, don’t miss Untold: Fairytales Reimagined. Fairytales are embedded in cultures all over the world. These are the stories that have existed for so long we tend to minimize their importance, take them for granted, and even scoff at their quaintness. But these tales contain timeless truths that transcend generations. To get to their sweet and strange cores, we have to fracture the narrative. Our readers will lead us through fanciful reinventions that may stray from familiar paths but will bring us all home to the ever-after.

Check out the full CCC lineup or at CreativeColloquy.com

Happy Friday Readers📚! Did you pre-order Love Under Snowfall❄️? The first ten pre-orders receive a treat bag and cute notation tabs. Pre-orders can be picked up in store or shipped out for 6.50. If you are shipping and want to receive the book by release day, make sure you get your orders in by the 17th.

Don't forget, our event is on Saturday the 21st, at 12. Book one, Love by a Landslide ⛰️ will also be available for purchase.

We can't wait to see you!

💕 Guess what we did for bookstore romance day?! 💕

Every purchase of $15 or more will get you a free blind date with a romance book! These wonderful adult romances were curated by the amazing

💗💗 Bookstore Romance Day THIS SATURDAY 💗💗
💗💗at King’s Books 💗💗

Fans of all things romance, tropes, s**t, and HEAs rejoice!

Festivities start with an awesome panel discussing the importance of Indie Romance at 11:15-11:50am. Followed by meet and greet/book signing with some amazing authors from Noon to 4pm!

Join us as we welcome amazing authors:
Thea Verdone
Raquel Raelynn
Joelle Lynne
Andi Jaxon
Alex Barr

Poster by !

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Fans of s**t and HEAs rejoice! Bookstore Romance Day 8.17.24 at King’s Books 💕

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Hey y’all, looks like we’re not quite out of the woods with the construction on St Helens Ave in front of the bookstore.

According to the posted signage the road is open, but there is NO street parking Monday through Friday this week (7/15 - 7/19) from 7am to 5pm. Please plan to either park on a nearby street or come visit us in the evenings between 5 and 7pm if you need closer parking. We’re sorry, again, for the inconvenience!

Oh you thought Pride month was over? We’re just gettin’ started. Can’t wait to see all your beautiful faces at Pride events happening around the county.

First up: Tacoma Pride on 7/13 where we’ll be joined throughout the day by three extremely cool and talented romance authors , , and ! 💕

Get all the dets at kingsbookstore.com/events

Road construction - turns out it’s not only a popular theme for children’s books! St Helens Ave in front of King’s Books will close Weds 6/19 for approx. 3 days. There will be no parking on St Helens between Division and 6th Ave during repaving. We’ll be open regular hours. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Do you love books? Love Tacoma? Love talking about books with people in Tacoma? Join our team!

King’s Books is hiring a part-time bookseller (15-25 hours/week) with pay starting at $16.80/hour. Please note this is a permanent position, NOT seasonal. Email or drop off your resume and cover letter by Sunday, 6/16 at 7pm. Plz share widely!

➡️ Details at kingsbookstore.com/hiring

We are thrilled to host an evening of q***r & trans poetry with Ever Jones, Tennison Black, and Evelyn Berry! Trust us, you don’t want to miss this stellar lineup. See you this Thursday 5/9 at 7pm!

Indie Bookstore Day is nearly upon us and we’ve got a fun day planned for y’all! kick-off, exclusive merch, free books, and one lucky customer will win a year’s worth of audiobooks from Libro.fm.

So get your keister down to 218 St Helens–or your own neighborhood indie–this Saturday. The earlier the better if you want to score any of the limited edition books or merch. Open at 11!

📣 Come one, come all! kick’s off this Saturday! 📣

We have these beautiful passports waiting for you. Get stamps from all participating stores between 4/27 and 5/5 and you’ll earn a 20% discount for EACH store, which can be redeemed anytime in the next year. Pretty sweet deal.

Start plotting your route now and we’ll see you this Saturday for Indie Bookstore Day! Don’t forget, we’ll also have a Golden Ticket up for grabs, good for a year’s worth of audiobooks from , as well as other special IBD deals on 4/27 only.

‼️ New date ‼️ Anne de Marcken will join us Tues, May 7 at 6pm to discuss her brilliant new book, It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over.

This book has become a new favorite among King’s staff and customers, alike. From bookseller Adrienne: “A story of undeath that will fill you with equal parts wonder and dread. De Marcken’s writing is careful, contemplative, and strange. Taken together, it’s a stunning meditation on love, grief, memory, and longing. One of the most awe-inspiring things I’ve read in quite some time.”

Come experience the awe on May 7th!

The daily grind and seasonal allergies got ya down? We’ve got just the ticket for you - the Golden Ticket, that is! 😉🎟️🏆

For on Saturday 4/27, we’re teaming up with to give someone - maybe you! - a YEAR OF FREE AUDIOBOOKS! One Golden Ticket will be hidden somewhere in the store for a lucky customer to find on this day only.

We’ve got more fun surprises in store for Indie Bookstore Day, which also kicks off the . Stay tuned!

We are positively giddy over these upcoming authors events at King’s Books!

First up, we welcome Anne de Marcken on 4/9 to discuss her new book It Lasts Forever and The It’s Over, the co-winner the 2022 Novel Prize! Anne is a multidisciplinary artist and writer living on the unceded land of Coast Salish people in Olympia.

On 4/14, we celebrate Rangikura, the latest collection from Māori poet Tayi Tibble. She’ll be joined in conversation by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe, Coast Salish poet and author whose new book is Thunder Song.

Come through, Tacoma - you don’t want to miss hearing from these incredible writers!

We're so excited to have come by and sign pre-orders. If you asked to have yours shipped look out for an email from us on Monday!

As a reminder, the official book launch will be on Wednesday, March 27th at 7pm here a Kings Books.

Don't worry, we're still accepting pre-orders and will have copies available for purchase at the event! We will also have signed copies of the book at the store after the event.

Thank you so much to Thea for stopping by and we'll see you all on the 27th.

What a fantastic night celebrating the launch of With a Little Luck - ’s latest teen romance with a TTRPG twist!

We have a limited number of *signed copies* on sale now in-store and at kingsbookstore.com. We also have signed copies of nearly all of Marissa’s backlist. And, we ship nationwide!

Thanks for inviting us to be a part of this fun event, !

Exciting news romance lovers! In honor of debut novel Never Leave, Never Lie we are hosting a lunch 🥳 This is an emotional, open door, Gothic MM romance with a well-deserved hEA. To pre-order follow the link below
http://tinyurl.com/mr3p6zh5

There will be snacks and light refreshments provided by our q***r romance club Swoon as well as giveaways, a Q&A, and of course a book signing! We hope you can join us in supporting this amazing local indie author.

Important notes:
💜 This is a free event hosted at the store at 7:00 p.m. on March 27th.
💜 If you were unable to make it to the store there will be an option to zoom in. Please email our coordinator Danielle (her contact info is above) so that she may add juice to the list.
💜 We ship nationwide and highly encourage you to pre-order the book early so that we may ship it out to you and you will have it by release day.
💜 All books will be signed by Thea. If you would like them personalized please let us know in the order notes.
💜 We will have extra copies of both the paperback and the hardcover in store available for purchase. The number of hardcover copies will be limited.

If you have any questions whatsoever please don't hesitate to email or DM She will be more than happy to help you. We know how passionate you all are about supporting your indie bookstores. Now it's time to support a local in the author. We hope to see you there 😊

📣 The results are in: Tacoma Is (still) for Lovers in 2024!

Join us for a 2-day artist craft fair Feb 3rd & 4th from 11am-4pm at King’s Books. A different, fabulous lineup of artists each day. Come get a little something to brighten up these dreary winter dayzzz.

Procrastinators, it’s our time to shine. For anyone still working through their holiday list, your friends at King’s Books are here to help. Extended store hours start Thursday!

The atmospheric river is flowing and it’s getting dark at 3:30pm… the holidays in the Northwest are here!

ICYMI we recently sent out three emails (links below & in bio) chock-full of gift recommendations. Trust us when we say we have books for *everyone* on your holiday shopping list.

Such as: Your cool aunt whose taste in literature is as eclectic as her wardrobe. The kiddo who is a reluctant reader AND the one who never leaves the house without a book. Your granny who mixes the most beautiful cocktails. The friend who can’t get enough q***r romance. Your holiday-averse sibling who would rather be anywhere else. Your teen cousin whose Spotify Wrapped is both intimidating and inspirational. Your neighbor whose kitchen always smells delicious. The coworker you know next to nothing about except that they are vegan and have good taste in office supplies. And don’t forget a cozy read for you, too. You deserve it.

All this and more at 218 St Helens and online at kingsbookstore.com. We’ll help you find the perfect gifts and if indecision strikes, we have gift certificates, too.

Happy holidays from King’s Books!

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