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

Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation Cover Image

Pride Parades: How a Parade Changed the World Cover Image

A Queer History of the United States (REVISIONING HISTORY #1) Cover Image

Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town Cover Image

New and Noteworthy

Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future Cover Image

Interior Chinatown: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries) Cover Image

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life Cover Image

New Favorites for Kids and Young Adults

Fox & Chick: The Sleepover: and Other Stories Cover Image

Vamos a jugar (Let's Play, Spanish-English Bilingual Edition): Edición bilingüe español/inglés Cover Image

Local

Cultural Contact and Linguistic Relativity Among the Indians of Northwestern California Cover Image

Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change by Rob Badger and Nita Winter

The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome: A Tsunami Boat Comes Home by Lori Dengler and Amya Miller, Illustrated by Amy Uyeki

Hours and ordering information

We are open for in-store browsing 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week.

Mask required for entry, no exceptions.

There will be limits to the number of people allowed in the store in order to maintain six feet of physical distance between customers and staff.

You may choose to pick up a book at the store, have it shipped to you, or to the person of your choice.

Gift certificates are also available.

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

We take phone calls 12 to 6 every day of the week. We have an answering machine for after hours calls but if you're placing an order it's best to speak to someone or send the order in an email.

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.

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This Week's Featured Titles

New and Noteworthy

New Favorites for Kids and Young Adults

Local