Do yourself a favor and skip the bland cookie cutter corporate booksellers and brave the parking hassles of Pioneer Square to visit the best independent bookseller in the Northwest (with a nod to Powell's in Portland): Elliot Bay Book Company.
While you won't find discount prices, you will find a treasure trove of books from a wide variety of subjects and authors, a truly knowledgeable staff, excellent recommendations, and frequent author readings held downstairs in the basement cafe.
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