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About
Friendly City Books is located at 118 5th Street North in the historic downtown of Columbus, Mississippi.
Our hours are 10 am-5:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Need to talk to someone? Call us at (662) 570-4247 or email us at info@friendlycitybooks.com.
Bookstore
Friendly City Books is a general bookstore, with a wide variety of genres, including children’s books. Browse over 5 million books at our online store hosted by Bookshop.org. We also offer audiobooks on the Libro.fm app.
Consignment
Thank you for your interest in selling your book at Friendly City Books. Our consignment program is open to authors who are current or former residents of Mississippi. Email us at info@friendlycitybooks.com to learn more about participating.
Jobs
Thank you for your interest in working at Friendly City Books. We do not have any open positions at this time. Opportunities will be posted when they become available.
Media
We’re grateful that readers of the Commercial Dispatch voted Friendly City Books the Best Book Store in the Golden Triangle three years in a row.
Memberships
Join the Frequent Flyers for special monthly discounts and exclusive gifts in our brick and mortar store all year long.
Not local? We’re working on a program for long distance membership. Stay tuned!
Partners
Friendly City Books supports the following organizations: American Booksellers Association, Bookshop.org, Columbus Arts Center, Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce, Columbus Main Street, Contact Helpline, Friends of the Columbus Lowndes Public Library, Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience, Mississippi Book Festival, Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters, MSMS Foundation, MUW Foundation, Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, and United Way of Lowndes and Noxubee.
Publications
Friendly City Books publishes original books 2-3 times per year. We released Stretch Like Scarlet, a children’s book by Emily Liner, in 2020, and How to Read, a poetry collection by Thomas Richardson, in 2021. Our next project is Savor, a food poetry anthology planned for Spring 2024. Bookstores can purchase our titles through Ingram or directly at wholesale from Friendly City Books by contacting info@friendlycitybooks.com.
Scarlet
If you’re lucky, you might get to meet our bookstore dog Scarlet on a visit to Friendly City Books. Did you know that she has her own book? You can get your own “pawtographed” copy of Stretch Like Scarlet at the shop or online.
Subscriptions
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Used Books
We so appreciate that you’re interested in sharing your previously loved books! Read on for frequently asked questions and additional information about our used book buyback and donation program.