OPEN EVERY DAY
Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
Sunday 11am-7pm
If you want to sell your books, the buyer is here between 11am-4pm Tues-Sat.
If you have mobility concerns or a large collection (>15 boxes), call to ask when the buyer can come to you.
Sunday 11am-7pm
If you want to sell your books, the buyer is here between 11am-4pm Tues-Sat.
If you have mobility concerns or a large collection (>15 boxes), call to ask when the buyer can come to you.
Independent Bookstore Day
Saturday, April 29
Make sure you visit each of Iowa City's
independent bookstores today &
let us know what we do that is important to you!
We have a special offer for our guests that day:
Each one may receive one book up to $5 - FREE!
Each one may receive one book up to $5 - FREE!
Get Audio from an Independent Bookstore Supporter
When we found out that it supports independent bookstores, our staff switched to
for digital audio downloads. There are over 70,000 titles, including books on the Indie Next List - books that might not have made any bestseller lists (yet) but deserve to be discovered - and staff picks from top independent bookstores, recommended titles for genres from current events to horror to fiction award winners to young adult, and playlists of and for featured authors. The prices and subscription benefits are excellent, and there's nothing like knowing you're getting the best of the best from a company that values independents just like you do.
Welcome to our house
The Haunted Bookshop, Iowa City's oldest secondhand bookshop, carries over 50,000 used, rare, out of print and antiquarian titles in over 50 different subject areas, specializing in poetry, literature, and Iowa-related books, with wide selections of history, cultural studies and religions, sciences and languages, play scripts, art books, children's books, literary nonfiction, and more.
We are located in the Northside district in the historic Wentz House (1847), its rooms lined with shelves and comfortable chairs, its walls offering toys, games, cards, and more. Our friendly and quirky staff delight in helping visitors to find old book-friends and new, and we pride ourselves on resourcefulness and individual attention to our guests.
We're fond of avid readers, browsers, families, students, teachers, literary reviewers, artists, writers, and other good company; we welcome book groups and community organizations; and we delightedly encourage storytelling, reading aloud, book recommendation, puppet shows (use ours or bring your own), and spontaneous performances by visiting piano players.
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