Alaska's Largest Bookstore

Anchorage's Home For Half A Million Books

New and used books, DVDs, vinyl, CDs, audiobooks and video games, buying and trading daily in Spenard.
35+ Years
25,000 Sq Ft
350,000+ Books

Two Counters, Two Clocks

The store and the Intake Counter run on different schedules.
Worth a glance before you drive over.

Store Hours

10am - 7pm

Every day, all year

Browse books, DVDs, vinyl, CDs, audiobooks and games.

Intake Counter (sell & trade)

Thu – Tue, until 6pm

Closed Wednesdays

Bring in books, movies, music or games to sell or trade for credit.
How Trade Credit Works

Our History

Open in Spenard Since 1991

Title Wave opened across from the old Sears Mall, expanded to Fireweed in 1998, and settled into the Northern Lights Center in 2002. Locally owned, woman owned, and still growing.
Read The Full Story

Donations

Give Books A Second Chapter

We donate books to schools, libraries and other organizations across Anchorage, kept separate from our in-store trade credit program.
See The Donation Program

Reviews

What Anchorage Is Saying

Excellent4.71,503 reviews
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Levi Livengood
2 hours ago

They have lots of books here. You can find a lot of books here. A lot of books here are in great condition. There are so many books you might get lost. You have to be careful, because a lot of books might follow you home or get stuck in your head

Eric Van Thiel
15 hours ago

Always the best, quirky selections at a great venue

Michelle Winsor
17 hours ago

Really great collection of Alaskan books! If you're looking for a great book, this is your spot.

Crystle
a day ago

Zack Wolf
2 days ago

Nice to see a place calling romance books erotica

Vivian Rowley
3 days ago

Amazing selection! One of our favorite bookstores in Anchorage.

Sofia Sienkiewicz
2 weeks ago

I love this bookstore. Great prices for great quality books. The books are in good look and lots of good book. Good variety of books. Also popular books and cute notebooks.

Bell
2 weeks ago

wildeduv
2 months ago

Huge selection! I really enjoyed browsing through this friendly store.

Tim Long
a month ago

Best used bookstore in Anchorage. They buy books when the intake counter is open...trade your books in for cash or pocket credit. Fair prices for both buying and selling. Very knowledgable and friendly staff, and a huge selection including Alaskana and local authors and merchandise.

Events

Seasonal Happenings

Holiday markets, author visits, and in-store events are concentrated around the season. Check back as the holidays approach.
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Save the Date

Dec 14th

Holiday Open House

10am - 6pm

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