Rainy Day Books

Rainy Day Books Kansas City's Community Independent Bookseller Since 1975. www.RainyDayBooks.com Our "Author Events Calendar" is one of the best and busiest in America.
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Rainy Day Books is a full-line, full-service independent bookseller that carries a wide array of carefully selected hardcovers and softcovers for adults and children alike. We also carry a wide selection of creative and imaginative boxed and individual greeting cards. Among our personal services: we special order books daily, provide complimentary high quality gift wrapping, and we carefully selec

t appropriate gifts for in-store pick-up and/or Global Shipments. Each year we welcome about 300 authors to Kansas City, ranging from debut novelists destined for greatness to prize-winners, bestselling legends and the movers & shakers in the news. Most of our author events are held off-site at venues that comfortably seat the large crowds that we draw. Our Loyal Customer Program rewards your faithful patronage. Purchase one or more books in-store and we will add you to our Loyal Customer Database. You will save 10% on most in-store in-stock books and 20% on hardcovers currently listed as a "The New York Times Best Seller." You will automatically remain in our Loyalty Reward Program as long as you purchase 1 or more books every 6 months. Rainy Day Books is a Senior Member of the American Booksellers Association and IndieBound.org America's Community of Independent Booksellers. Join IndieBound.org's Social Network, download the IndieBound.org app for your iPhone and join our enlightened conversation about Authors, Books and Literacy!

06/10/2026

*tap tap tap* is this thing on?

Y’all (meaning all) better be reading this Pride month!You’ve heard of “eating the rainbow,” now it’s time to READ the r...
06/08/2026

Y’all (meaning all) better be reading this Pride month!

You’ve heard of “eating the rainbow,” now it’s time to READ the rainbow!

Swipe through for our top picks to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ friends.

06/07/2026

Care for a classic?

Browse through our FULLY STOCKED classics section, filled to the brim with classics!

Feel intimidated or don’t know where to start? Ask any of our booksellers, we all have a few favorites we could point you toward.

Summer lovin’, readin’ so fast!Swipe through for our summer lineup of incredible author events!
06/05/2026

Summer lovin’, readin’ so fast!

Swipe through for our summer lineup of incredible author events!

🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED 🚨 We are SO EXCITED to be hosting the Patron Saint of Indie Bookstores, JAMES PATTERSON with MIKE LUPIC...
06/04/2026

🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED 🚨

We are SO EXCITED to be hosting the Patron Saint of Indie Bookstores, JAMES PATTERSON with MIKE LUPICA!

Join us at Unity Temple on the Plaza on July 14th to see Mike and James present their newest book, The Country Road Murders!

Get lost in one of these great books… or in the Backrooms! You never know what could be behind the next turn. 🧍🏽
06/03/2026

Get lost in one of these great books… or in the Backrooms! You never know what could be behind the next turn. 🧍🏽

It’s the Summer of Love at Rainy Day Books!Romance readers rise, this summer is for you! We have SO MANY romance authors...
05/29/2026

It’s the Summer of Love at Rainy Day Books!

Romance readers rise, this summer is for you! We have SO MANY romance authors coming through to present the newest books sure to melt your heart.

Swipe through to see all of the festivities!

05/27/2026

Working hard or hardly working?

Either way, be sure to work on your TBR when you get home! 📚

Want some information? PICK UP A BOOK! 📚 Do we need to say anything else? 😏
05/25/2026

Want some information? PICK UP A BOOK! 📚

Do we need to say anything else? 😏

This year has some BANGER books coming out from the biggest names in the literary landscape right now. Swipe through to ...
05/24/2026

This year has some BANGER books coming out from the biggest names in the literary landscape right now.

Swipe through to see what we are excited for, then place your pre-order on our website so you can get your books the day they come out!

Address

2706 W 53rd Street
Fairway, KS
66205

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+19133843126

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