Independent Bookstore Day

Featuring exclusive Independent Bookstore Day items, events & giveaways (vary by location). Bookstores on the participant list include: 

A Room Of One's Own Bookstore, 2717 Atwood Avenue. 608-257-7888 roomofonesown.com

Mystery to Me, 1863 Monroe St. 608-283-9332 mysterytomebooks.com

The Book Deal, 319 W. Beltline HWY Suite 111. 608-571-7575 TheBookDeal.com

Kismet Books, 101 N Main St., Verona. 608-845-2500 kismetbookshop.com

more area bookstores:

20th Century Books, 1421 S. Park St., Suite 200. 608-441-1957 southparkbooks.com

Leopold's Books Bar Caffe, 1301 Regent St. 608-256-7709 leopoldsmadison.com

Paul's Book Store, 123 State St. 608-257-2968 paulsbookstore.com

Itty Bitty Bookstore, 123 E. Main St., Stoughton ittybittybookstore.com

media release/info from stores:

Akin to Record Store Day, every year independent bookstores across the country participate in a one-day party to celebrate independent bookstores! We celebrate with EXCLUSIVE IBD merch, events, sales, and more. This year, A Room of One's Own has A LOT of surprises!

This year, Room will have: EXCLUSIVE IBD merch; the Madison Indie Bookstore Passport; raffle for Madison Reading Project (the raffle is open now); all day ARC giveaway; interactive bookish activities; a Photobooth; free gift for every purchase over $100... AND MORE!

Here's what's happening at Mystery to Me... Open 10am to 5pm

Pick up a Mystery Discount or Get a Special Giveaway; bring the kids for a special scavenger hunt (Prizes!!); show us some love by getting yourself a bookseller bag - these are carefully selected books packed in an official Independent Bookstore Day canvas bag; local artist Emily Balsley designed a special IBD bag just for Mystery to Me. All proceeds from the purchase of these bags (while supplies last) will go to Save the Children Emergency Fund. Emily's daughter Stella created a new bookmark that will only be available on Independent Bookstore Day (while supplies last); no surprise here... we'll have $1.00 wrapped books  (max of 3 per person) - all genres represented, but it will be a mystery about what's inside! Pick up a 2022 Midwest Independent Bookstore Map! Check out the $5.00 IBD audio book deal with Libro.fm!

And ... get a Bookstore Passport! Make a day of it! Visit all of the local indie bookstores listed in the passport and receive a gift certificate from one of these indies (while supplies last)! Pick up a passport on Saturday - available at any of the following stores: Mystery to Me, A Room of One's Own, Itty Bitty Bookstore, Kismet Bookstore, Arcadia Books, Leopolds Books Bar Caffe