Kansas City Booksellers Association

11/28/2025

11/28/2025

Welcome to KC Bookstore Crawl day one! Find all this info on the Bookstore Crawl website: kcbooksellers.org/bookstorecrawl

Happy crawling 🐛

11/23/2025

Reminder, we will be closed Sunday-Thursday this week for family dinners and Teigen’s surgery recovery. 💕

We’ll be back with extended hours for 🛍️Small Biz Shopping Weekend🛍️ and Kansas City Booksellers Association’s Bookstore Crawl Weekend!

It’s going to be a full weekend of bookish fun, shopping small, and celebrating our incredible community. Hope everyone has a fun and safe week!

11/23/2025

Get your Digital Passports: https://tally.so/r/LZZNPl

Here's where you’ll be crawling over Black Friday and Small Business weekend:
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Basement Books KC
Flagship Books
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Ink and Page KC
KD's Books
The Littlest Library
Monarch Books & Gifts
Monstera’s Books
Rainy Day Books
Read & Rooted

Smitten Booktique


Under the Cover


& Friends of Olathe Public Library Bookstore

Find a map, route planner, and more at the KCBC website.

11/14/2025

Order yours by 11:59 PM tonight. Kcbooksellers.org/bookstorecrawl.

Th crawl will be one full weekend instead of just one day — so you have plenty of time to crawl across the sprawling KC metro.

Follow us so you don’t miss when we share more details:
*Participating indie bookstores
*This years’ sponsors

11/14/2025

Only the first 500 bookworms shall enter this year’s Silent Reading Party.

Link in comments to reserve passport.

HOW TO GET IN

- Reserve your Kansas City Bookstore Crawl passport by this Friday, Nov. 14 to have it mailed directly to you (otherwise pick one up from participating bookstores during the crawl, first come, first serve. Digital passports will also be available).

- Crawl between Nov. 28-30 and stamp at least 50% of the participating official KCBA stores.

- Show your passport at the door to gain entry.

ABOUT THE PARTY

Hosted at (2700 Guinette Ave., Kansas City, MO) on Sunday, November 30 from 4 to 8 PM. There will be alcoholic as well as not alcoholic drinks and food available for purchase.

Bring your newest books to the silent reading party. Upon entry you can claim a pair of headphones provided by . Tune in to the different channels to find the perfect reading music. Look around and see who’s listening to the same channels as you.

This is a party to celebrate you for supporting KC’s indie bookstore scene.

11/13/2025

We’re thrilled to be a stop on the Kansas City Bookstore Crawl, presented by .

Come visit us between November 28–30 for bookish fun, local love, and literary surprises.

11/13/2025

You now have 2 more days to reserve your KCBC passport to have it mailed directly to you! (Tote bags are sold out at this time.)

Comment "Crawl" and we'll send you the link.

And did you notice? Passports are booklets this year instead of a postcard & can be mailed directly to you. Order a passport by this Friday, November 14 for $7 (price covers shipping fees).

Otherwise, you can pick a passport up at participating bookstores during the crawl on a first come first serve basis.

WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
Thank you to everyone who filled out the feedback survey last year. We used that information to make important changes.

1. We extended the crawl:
Based on your feedback, KCBC is no longer just one day. It's now a full weekend, November 28-30. All store hours will be added to the Event Information Hub as well as posted on their individual social media pages & ours.

2. We added routes:
There are still a few more bookstores joining the crawl so the routes have not been posted yet. But, it will be shared to the Hub and emailed to all those on our email list when it is live as well as posted on Instagram.

3. Silent Reading Party starts earlier & has non-alcoholic options:
The Silent Reading Party will be Sunday, Nov. 30, from 4-8 pm at J. Rieger & Co. (2700 Guinotte Ave, Kansas City, MO). Drinks will be available for purchase and will include non-alcoholic options. Thank you to our sponsors, and .

We can't wait to see all you bookworms!

08/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first Brunch & Books workshop, “So You Want To Open A Bookstore.” It was a pleasure to gather with aspiring booksellers for meaningful conversation, practical insights, and shared inspiration.

A special thank you to for generously providing their beautiful space and for being a valued member of Kansas City Booksellers Association. We’re grateful for your support and partnership.

Stay tuned to our socials for updates on future events.

07/26/2025

Tomorrow’s the big day! Don’t forget to stop at the KCBA raffle table tomorrow and enter for a chance to win one of these amazing prizes!

Raffle tickets are $5 each and all proceeds benefit KCBA.

07/02/2025

Congrats to Katrina Hawkins on winning our first ever Micro Fiction Competition with her entry "Wildflowers."

Please check your email for instructions on how to claim your prize of $100 + ribbon.

The prompt was:

A series of letters between two q***r writers in the 1950s who’ve never met,
then, one day, one of them stops writing.

Must Include:
- A quote from a presumed historical q***r author
- A coded message
- A final letter that was never sent
- 250 words or fewer.

Be on the lookout for the July prompt! Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know.

04/18/2025

📸✨ Bookish professionals! Need a fresh headshot? Get your headshots taken on Tuesday, April 22 in a mini photo session — slots start at 7 PM.
$50 for a polished, professional photo perfect for your literary brand!
($75 for non-bookish professionals)

📆 Register now at tinyurl.com/bookishheadshots

Presented by KCBA and Volunteer KC 💼📚