Moon Palace Books

Love this place! I always find something I like, whether I go in knowing what I’m looking for or not. The staff is book-​smart and there’s a great little kids corner to keep my daughter occupied while I’m browsing. Nice décor. It’s a happy place to walk into.

This is the best bookstore I’ve been to in YEARS! The owners are amazing, thoughtful and organized with their spectacular SELECTION of books!
After randomly walking to Moon Palace Books after getting some delicious coffee at Peace Coffee several of my friends and I stepped into this clean and unique bookshop! After asking one of the owners questions like … «Do you know of a funny fiction book that is newish?»… and «Do you have any Kate Dicamillo books?» … She was able to answer every question I asked offering suggestions (that I took) and finding all of the books I needed.
I was able to get some personal books (which I have been looking for months!), some gifts for my mom (totally cute and appropriate) and some sassy quirky books (full of swear words) for my friends!
My friends and I will be back for more Christmas, Birthday and ANY holiday shopping!
GO GO GO to this great shop! You won’t be disappointed! :)

Wow. GREAT selection — I mean, books I’ve never even *heard* of, but want to read; small but friendly kids’ play area; humor — like smart sassy humor from signage to book placement; helpful, mellow owner; local business/​not a chain; and free parking. Dude, I’m sold. Used and new books, too. And it doesn’t smell bad, like many used bookstores do.
I so want this shop to succeed, so I have «my bookstore» around for years.

There are times in my adult life when I have a free evening, and catch myself thinking, «I should do the laundry!» or «I could tidy up the living room and then watch Star Trek!» Discovering when you’re 28 that you’ve turned into your parents at 45 is not super heartening. This evening I remembered what I actually like to do– BUY BOOKS– and took off on my bike before my adult self realized what was happening.
Moon Palace has been on my checklist of places to scope out for awhile– it’s right next door to Peace Coffee, and I’ve biked past their tent sign on the sidewalk («Books! Here! Seriously right here!») with regret on multiple occasions when I’ve been too busy to swing past. As you can see from the photo, the second you turn the corner it’s obviously a tiny haven of awesome in the midst of this neighborhood.
The shop is perfect. It has a wonderful mix of books: the best new releases (Paul Harding, Junot Diaz, Margaret Atwood), a well-​curated collection of great fiction, graphic novels, solid nonfiction (with a sizable section of urban farming/​canning/​food justice) and then an entire half of the shop dedicated to used books. There’s also a really nice and unique selection of hand-​made/​local/​artistic cards.
I went in looking for a specific book and actually FOUND it, half-​priced. This is obviously used bookstore magic and can’t be counted on to happen regularly, but it was still a simple pleasure to find exactly what I was looking for.
Plus, the owner was there and she’s awesome. She’s obviously a voracious reader, and was able to suggest great reads and steer me away from others. Woman-​owned bookstore! SHAZAM!

They have new and used books and are well organized. The owner seems very knowledgeable. Went in looking for some gifts — each section we looked many great titles we had never heard of. (I left with a list of things I want to read!)
As a teacher and parent I was really excited about the great titles in their kid/​youth section that I had never heard of.
Yay local independent bookstore.