Seattle Independent Bookstore Day 2025

It's almost time for Seattle Independent Bookstore Day 2025, and the Passport Challenge is back! Once again, local book (and bookstore) lovers will be challenged to visit all participating Seattle-area independent bookstores, and this year they will have ten days to complete the challenge, starting on Saturday, April 26th and running through Monday, May 5th. 

Here's how it works:

• Pick up a passport at any of the participating shops, including Book Larder
• Visit every shop on the list between April 26th and May 5th to get a passport stamp from each shop
• Turn in your completed passport at the last shop you visit by May 5th to receive a Bookstore Day Champion Stamp Card, good for a one-time 25% discount at each participating store and valid for one year.
• Those who don’t complete the full challenge but get their passport stamped at at least five participating stores during the ten-day period will receive a single 25%-off coupon, good at any one of the participating stores.
• When you turn in your passport, you will choose your “home” store, where your Champion Discount Card will be held for you to pick up at a later date TBD.

And we'd love to see you whether you're participating in the challenge or not! We'll have our friends from Seattle's Kuma Coffee popping up between 11am-2pm with their delicious locally roasted coffee, and we'll have exclusive deals, treats, and giveaways, including the ever-popular free MYSTERY BOOK with every purchase of $50+, while stocks last! Plus, join us for more fun the following weekend, when we'll have local author and cooking instructor Omid Roustaei doing a recipe demo from his book, Bitter and Sweet: Global Flavors from an Iranian-American Kitchen!