Northtown Books | Your community bookstore since 1965.

Welcome to Northtown Books! Your community bookstore since 1965.

957 H Street Arcata, CA 95521 | info@northtownbooks.com | (707) 822-2834| Hours and Directions

This Week's Featured Titles

The Open Door: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) By Margaret Oliphant, Seth (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Corner Shop: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) By Cynthia Asquith, Seth (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) By M. R. James, Seth (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Dead and the Countess: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) By Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, Seth (Illustrator) Cover Image

New and Noteworthy

Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic By Mike Jay Cover Image

The Mountains Sing By Que Mai Phan Nguyen Cover Image

In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms By Doug Bierend Cover Image

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 By Ibram X. Kendi (Editor), Keisha N. Blain (Editor) Cover Image

New Favorites for Kids and Young Adults

Whose Footprints Are These? By Gerda Muller Cover Image

We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States By Naomi Hirahara, Illianette Ferandez (Illustrator), Smithsonian Institution Cover Image

Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book By Tonya Bolden, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Rover's Story By Jasmine Warga Cover Image

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Humboldt Redwoods State Park (Images of America) By Susan J. P. O'Hara, Dave Stockton Cover Image

Both Sides of the Bluff : History of Humboldt County Places : 1 by Jerry Rohde

The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History by Michael Kauffmann & Justin Garwood

Hiking Humboldt Volume 2: 101 Shorter Day Hikes, Urban and Road Walks by Rees Hughes with Maps by Jason Barnes

Hours and ordering information

We are open for in-store browsing and phone orders 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday–Saturday. 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

You can also email the store with your requests/orders info@northtownbooks.com

There may be occasional delays, but we will let you know the status of your order as soon as possible.

The website is not necessarily a reflection of what we have in the store. It does show everything we can get for you. We'll send an email or call to let you know when your order is ready.

Thanks for supporting a local independent bookstore.

Upcoming Events

Eileen Myles: Pathetic Literature

12/12/2022 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

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This Week's Featured Titles

New and Noteworthy

New Favorites for Kids and Young Adults

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