First Friday Flash: Tattoos, Book Swap, & Mobile Bookstore

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 & bookish items!
• Local tattoo artists offering bookish flash tattoos on-site
• Opportunities to read, socialize with others, and make new bookish friends
• Bedazzle a book while waiting for your turn to get a tattoo! With this ticket, you'll get a bedazzling kit, and $5 off any book to bedazzle at the event and take home to finish! Pre-order your bedazzling kit below. We’ll also have a limited number available to purchase on-site.
• Book swap table

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:

1. 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).
2. When you arrive, drop your books at the swap table (look for signage!), then grab a drink, browse, and start picking your next read.
3. 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. Most books** left over after the event get distributed to little free libraries around the area.

*Please bring books in good condition (something you’d feel good lending to a friend). Do not bring books that are falling apart, as this isn't fair for the other attendees. Also, we recommend leaving your Colleen Hoover books and Fifty Shades books at home or donating them elsewhere. Thank you!

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.

RSVPs are optional, but help us and our host know approximately how many people to prepare for. They are much-appreciated!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Old Stove Brewing Co - Gardens, 1550 Northwest 49th Street, Seattle, United States

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