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A new bookstore for downtown Everett.

New books and used, a real children's corner, coffee and pastry, and a room to gather — a warm neighborhood bookstore rooted in this particular town. We haven't opened yet. We're building it with Everett, and we'd love you with us from the first page.

Join the founding readers

What we're building

A warm, independent bookstore in the heart of downtown Everett. New books and carefully chosen used ones. A children's section deep enough that a kid finds their book, not just a book. Coffee and pastry to slow the morning down. And a calendar that gives the week a shape — story times, book clubs, readings, and the ordinary good business of running into your neighbors. A place that reads like Everett: local history and local authors on the shelves, the regulars known by name, the lights on at the corner.

Why now, and why we're asking first

Downtown Everett has been asking for a bookstore — when the Downtown Everett Association surveyed what people most wanted downtown, a bookstore came out on top. We think they're right. But we'd rather build it with you than surprise you, so we're starting here: with a list, and a question. Tell us what you'd want on the shelves. If enough of Everett says yes, that's how a bookstore becomes real.

Help shape Ever Isle Books

We're building a neighborhood bookstore — and we want it shaped by the people who'll use it. Five quick questions:

What would make you choose a local bookstore over ordering online?

Check all that apply

Which of these sections or features matter most to you?

Pick up to 3

What kinds of events would actually bring you in?

Check all that apply

If you could only read one genre for the rest of your life, you'd pick:

Pick one

Would you like updates as we get closer to opening — including early access to a potential founding-member program?

We're not open yet

We're not open yet — we're building it, out loud. Here's how to follow along.

Ever Isle Books · An independent bookstore in the works · Downtown Everett, WA