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MOVING!
Harbor Books will be moving to our new location at 720 Simpson in downtown Hoquiam. We will be closed November 14-November 28 and will reopen Friday, November 29.
Watch for more announcements about our upcoming events and ways you can help us make this a smooth transition into our new space.
While we are closed, we encourage you to visit our online storefronts at Bookshop (for new books delivered to you) or Libro.fm (for audiobooks). Need a gift? Gift certificates for use in our new location may be purchased on our website. Thank you for your support of Harbor Books!
Hoquiam Writers Group
This group is open to all writers who want to attend: writers, poets, journalists, wordsmiths, and storytellers. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month from 6-7:30 at Harbor Books. December's read is Assistant to the Villian by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
BAZAAR Shop and Sip with Shades of Gray at Messy Jessy's Bar and Grill
Come shop Harbor Books and other amazing vendors selling their items for the holiday season. Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill is hosting this event and will have $2 off pitchers and tacos 2 for $6, as well as a live performance by Shades of Gray!!
Premiere Author Event in our New Space: Coffee Clutch with the Author
What better way to celebrate our wonderful new space than with a new author?
Join us for coffee with debut author, Kay Smith-Blum.
Learn about her writer’s journey that resulted in a genre-defying must-read!
Click the photo for details.
Monthly Book Club
Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. This month’s book is Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate.
Monthly Book Club
Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. This month’s book is Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate. We will meet at our new location at 720 Simpson in Hoquiam. We will also have a gift exchange—please bring a wrapped copy of a favorite or humorous book to gift to another participant.
BAZAAR Shop and Sip with Shades of Gray at Messy Jessy's Bar and Grill
Come shop Harbor Books and other amazing vendors selling their items for the holiday season. Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill is hosting this event and will have $2 off pitchers and tacos 2 for $6, as well as a live performance by Shades of Gray!!
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month from 6-7:30 at Harbor Books. November's read is How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
Hoquiam Writers Group
This group is open to all writers who want to attend: writers, poets, journalists, wordsmiths, and storytellers. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Monthly Book Club
Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. This month’s book is Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate.
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month from 6-7:30 at Harbor Books. October’s read is Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
Hoquiam Writers Group
This group is open to all writers who want to attend: writers, poets, journalists, wordsmiths, and storytellers. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Monthly Book Club
Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. This month’s book is Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate.
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month from 6-7:30 at Harbor Books. September’s read is Only a Monster by Vanessa Len. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
Hoquiam Writers Group
This group is open to all writers who want to attend: writers, poets, journalists, wordsmiths, and storytellers. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Monthly Book Club
Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. This month’s book is Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate.
Booth at Grays Harbor Pride
Visit Harbor Books at this year’s Grays Harbor Pride festival! We’ll have a selection of books and other merchandise to tie in with this year’s theme of “Gaymers & Geeks” and two authors will be signing copies of their books.
1:00-3:00 p.m J. Grenz, author of Soul of Fractured Fate, a spicy fantasy romance
2:00-5:00 p.m. Percy Cadaver, author of Nightshade, a sapphic enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy
Signed copies of Heather Osoy’s brand new release, Suspension of the Writ, will also be available to purchase.
This year’s pride festival is at the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport, 500 N. Custer St. Aberdeen. More information about the Grays Harbor Pride festival at: https://opghc.com/
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month from 6-7:30 at Harbor Books. August’s read is The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
Hoquiam Writers Group
This group is open to all writers who want to attend: writers, poets, journalists, wordsmiths, and storytellers. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Monthly Book Club
Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. This month’s book is My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate.
Reading and Book Signing with Local Author Brian Anderson
Local author Brian Anderson is a three time finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers mystery and suspense contest. He’ll read from his latest book, Soundings in the Dark. The Lyle Dahms mystery series are gripping page turners with biting dialogue and quirky characters. Reserve your copy by preordering on our website https://shop-harbor-books.square.site/shop/local-authors/21 (books will also be available for purchase at the event). (Click the image for more information).
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month from 6-7:30 at Harbor Books. July’s read is The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
Monthly Book Club
Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. This month’s book is The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate.
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month from 6-7:30 at Harbor Books. June’s read is Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
Hoquiam Writers Group
This group is open to all writers who want to attend: writers, poets, journalists, wordsmiths, and storytellers. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Monthly Book Club
Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. This month’s book is When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate.
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month from 6-7:30 at Harbor Books. May’s read is Farwalker’s Quest by Joni Sensel. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
Hoquiam Writers Group
This group is open to all writers who want to attend: writers, poets, journalists, wordsmiths, and storytellers. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Reading and Book Signing with Local Author Cyndi Stuart
A letter, sealed with blood red wax, arrives in a small coastal town. Samantha’s hopes of a new, quiet life are shattered.
The killer is back.
Meet author Cyndi Stuart and purchase signed copies of her new mystery book, Deadly Yours. (Click the image for more information).
Monthly Book Club
Book club meets the last Sunday of the month from 11-1 to discuss the book selected by group members the previous month. This month’s book is Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. This book is available for purchase in store (no purchase necessary to participate—copies are also available at the public library).
Independent Bookstore Day Exclusive Items
Saturday, April 27th is Independent Bookstore Day! Celebrate with us at the store and shop Indie Bookstore Day Exclusive Items! Limited Edition books, bags, stickers and so much more. (Click the event photo to see a complete list of items.)
Celebrate With Harbor Books ALL WEEK!
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day all this week at Harbor Books. Enjoy treats and freebies, discounts on your purchases, and special offers on audiobooks through our partner libro.fm.
Flights of Fantasy Book Club
Flights of Fantasy is a monthly book club for lovers of Fantasy and Magical Realism. We meet the second Monday of each month from 6-7:30 at Harbor Books. April’s read is Bunny by Mona Awad. Copies available for purchase at Harbor Books (purchase not required for participation).
Author Talk and Book Signing with Local Author John Rhodes
Meet the author and purchase signed copies of The Skunk Cabbage Fairy by John Rhodes. The Skunk Cabbage Fairy, designed for 4- to 8-year-olds, is a fun story that portrays
when parental directions get ignored, things can go awry. John was inspired to write the book because of his own
love for playing in skunk cabbage patches as a young boy. (Click the image for more information).
Hoquiam Writers Group
This group is open to all writers who want to attend: writers, poets, journalists, wordsmiths, and storytellers. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday 6-8 p.m.