About this Event
Join us for an afternoon of books, flash tattoos, making friends, and sipping delicious brews at Old Stove Brewing Co - Gardens in Ballard!
Here's what you'll find:
- Mobile bookstore w/ curated picks to shop for new reads & holiday gifts!
- Local tattoo artists offering bookish flash tattoos on-site provided by Prince Johnny Studio. Check our Instagram page a few days before the event for flash sheets!
- Book swap & exchange (see details below)
- Opportunities to read, socialize with others, and make new bookish friends
- Low-key, solo-friendly cozy activities such as card games, puzzles, coloring books (feel free to bring your own!)
- Live music by Crookednotes throughout the event!
How The Book Swap Works:
Our book swaps are all about the cozy, casual vibes. They're designed to feel like a social event where you just happen to be surrounded by books. Here's how it works:
- Bring 1–3 gently pre-loved books you’ve already read or are ready to pass along. Any genre is welcome! The only rule: bring books in good condition (something you’d feel good lending to a friend).
- When you arrive, drop your books at the swap table (look for signage!), then grab a drink, browse, and start picking your next read.
- To keep it fair, please take home the same number of books you brought. In the last hour, we’ll open it up to grab extras from what’s left.
Note: Most books* left over after the event get distributed to little free libraries around the area.
Shop the Pop-Up
While you’re there, explore our curated collection of new and used books, “Blind Date with a Book” surprises, and bookish merch.
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Lost The Plot is Seattle's only mobile bookstore that focuses on adult fiction by and about underrepresented voices. We'll be there with a carefully curated selection of new & used books, blind dates with a book, and bookish merch.
*A small number of books may be kept by Lost The Plot to resell as used books, helping support future community events.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Old Stove Brewing Co - Gardens, 1550 Northwest 49th Street, Seattle, United States
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