Secret Garden Bookshop

I love all the books about cats and dogs and frogs here 🥺 I'm also a introvert but I have great experience lurking and reading, no one interrupted xD

This is a "full-service, general bookstore, featuring books for everyone, with a particular specialty in children's books". I always enjoy browsing their non-children section and always find a book or two for myself. I also like their cool stationary/gifts section. They have a "loose bricks" section (what I like to call it) and whenever I go there, it makes me feel super aware and present. I don’t know if that was the purpose of it or not, but I like it.

I really want to love Secret Garden Bookshop, and I appreciate having a local bookstore nearby. However, I’ve often found the selection to be quite limited, and we frequently leave without finding what we came in for. Staff experiences have been hit or miss, but I hope things improve because I’d love to support this shop more regularly.

Little bookstore in Ballard which had quite a few books on race & social justice. Some contemporary magazines, small sections on categories like food, travel, and business. I noticed they didn't carry all the "best sellers" so it's a good store to discover alternatives. I liked how they had pieces of paper with short blurbs about why to select various books. The staff was conversing amongst themselves the entire time, so service could be improved.

Our favorite local bookshop. Online ordering is great and we love that the employees can always give us knowledgeable recommendations for books.

The books amazon won’t necessarily suggest and books so long buried in memory can be found here. It’s a quite bookstore where you can commune with the books and let your intuition guide you to just the right book for right now or a gift. Definitely worth spending some time to browse and enjoy. The people here are respectful and knowledge. This store has been in Seattle long enough almost to be an institution. Take long enough in the front section to notice the music your feet make and explore the shelves along the way to the back for a perfect gift for yourself or someone.

We love buying books here! They are always so friendly and helpful and their selection is so broad and incredibly well curated. I always find the book I’m looking for here!