Night Owl Books

Night Owl Books Located at 605 Sumner Avenue in downtown Humboldt, Night Owl Books is a cozy haven for readers, gamers, and hobbyists. Hope to see you there!

Enjoy an Iowa craft beer, a glass of wine or mead, or non-alcoholic beverages like craft soda and coffee. Books keep us up at night. 🌙

Coming soon to Humboldt! We’re creating a cozy haven for book lovers, featuring a curated selection of new, used, and rare books. Enjoy a unique experience with our beer and wine offerings, perfect for unwinding with a great read. 🦉

Join us for community events and more. Stay tuned for our grand opening and follow us for updates!📖✨

🎉📚 DID YOU KNOW IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY WEEK?! 🍻🥳Night Owl Books is celebrating TWO YEARS in business this Saturday! 🦉❤️ And b...
08/25/2026

🎉📚 DID YOU KNOW IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY WEEK?! 🍻🥳

Night Owl Books is celebrating TWO YEARS in business this Saturday! 🦉❤️ And because one day just isn’t enough, we’ve got a whole week of fun planned!

👀 TOMORROW: We’ll be announcing all of our anniversary deals & specials, so stay tuned!

💕 WEDNESDAY at 7 PM: Crista’s Romance Book Club is talking Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn!

⚔️ THURSDAY at 7 PM: Fantasy Book Club is discussing Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider!

🎂 SATURDAY: It’s our official 2nd Anniversary celebration! Plus, join us at 1 PM for a book signing with Humboldt local Phyllis Johnson!

We’re so excited to celebrate two years of books, beer, book clubs, events, and this amazing community. 🥹

Let’s have a GREAT week, everyone! 🦉📚🍻🎉

Shay & Connor are off in Dubuque today enjoying the Irish Hooley with some friends! ☘️🍻🎶While we’re soaking up some Iris...
08/22/2026

Shay & Connor are off in Dubuque today enjoying the Irish Hooley with some friends! ☘️🍻🎶

While we’re soaking up some Irish music (and maybe a Guinness or two 😉), Lily is holding down the fort at Night Owl!

📚🍺 Go keep her company, grab a book, have a drink, and hang out with us until 8:00 tonight!

Sláinte! ☘️🍻

🍎📚 TODAY is our Back-to-School Staff Special! 📚🍎We’re celebrating ALL of our local school staff today — teachers, admini...
08/21/2026

🍎📚 TODAY is our Back-to-School Staff Special! 📚🍎

We’re celebrating ALL of our local school staff today — teachers, administrators, office staff, paras, support staff, and everyone else who helps keep our schools running! ❤️

📚 20% OFF books storewide
🍻 Buy 2, Save $2 on in-house pours
🥤 10% OFF Mix & Match 4-Packs to-go

Just bring your school/employee ID or pass to get the deals! And yes, if you're an out-of-town teacher, you can get these deals too!

We know so many of you already, but with a new school year comes some new faces, and we’d love to meet you! 🦉 Come hang out, grab a drink, find a new book, and treat yourself before the school year gets rolling.

We’re here until 9 PM tonight! 🍻📖

08/20/2026

🍎📚 SCHOOL STAFF — TOMORROW IS FOR YOU! 📚🍎

Connor’s here with the details on our School Staff Deal happening tomorrow! Whether you’re a teacher, administrator, office staff, paraeducator, support staff, or part of the crew that keeps our schools running, we want to celebrate YOU before the new school year! ❤️

🍺 Drinks
• Mix & Match 4-Packs — 10% OFF to-go
• In-house pours — Buy 2, Save $2!

📚 Books
• School staff get 20% OFF books STOREWIDE!

Just bring in your school/employee ID or pass to get the deal! We know a lot of our local school staff already, but we know there are some new faces this year, and we’d love to meet you! 👋

Come stock up on books, grab a drink, and enjoy a little back-to-school treat at Night Owl. 🦉📚🍻

See you tomorrow!

New stuff alert! 📚✨We’ve got new books, new accessories, new puzzles, AND new chocolate hitting the shelves! 🍫🧩 There’s ...
08/20/2026

New stuff alert! 📚✨

We’ve got new books, new accessories, new puzzles, AND new chocolate hitting the shelves! 🍫🧩 There’s a little something for everyone—or plenty of excuses to treat yourself. 😉

We’re open today until 8 PM, so come in, browse around, grab a drink, and see what’s new at Night Owl! 🍻📖

See you soon! 🦉

🔎📚 Mystery Book Club is TONIGHT!We’re talking Middle of the Night by Riley Sager at 7:00 PM — the perfect summer mystery...
08/19/2026

🔎📚 Mystery Book Club is TONIGHT!

We’re talking Middle of the Night by Riley Sager at 7:00 PM — the perfect summer mystery filled with secrets, suspense, and plenty to talk about. 🌙👀

If you’ve read the book, come join us! Book club is always open to new faces, so grab a drink, settle in, and let’s talk theories, twists, and everything in between.

See you tonight at 7! 🦉📖

08/18/2026

🎉📚 NIGHT OWL BOOKS IS TURNING TWO! 🍻🦉

We can hardly believe it’s already been TWO YEARS! Come celebrate Night Owl Books’ 2nd Anniversary with us on Saturday, August 29th! 🥳

We’ll be celebrating all day with:

📚 Book specials
🍻 Drink specials
🎁 Giveaways
✍️ Local Author Book Signing at 1:00 PM

We’re excited to welcome Humboldt local Phyllis Johnson for a special book signing featuring her book, An Archive of an Ordinary Life! Stop in at 1:00 PM to meet Phyllis, grab a copy, and have it signed!

And, of course, we’ll have plenty of reasons to hang around, browse the shelves, have a drink, and help us celebrate another year of Night Owl. ❤️

We truly wouldn’t be here without everyone who has walked through our doors, bought a book, grabbed a beer, joined a book club, came to an event, or simply told a friend about us.

🥂 Cheers to 2 years — come celebrate with us! 📚🍻🦉

📅 Saturday, August 29th
📍 Night Owl Books
✍️ Phyllis Johnson signing at 1:00 PM

08/18/2026

🎉 Romance Bookstore Day Giveaway Winners! 🎉

Connor did the official drawing, and we have our winners!

📚 Megan Moore won the signed copy of Rules for the Summer by Meghan Quinn!

💕 Erin Howard won our Local Love gift card bundle with gift cards to Caribbean Coffeehouse and The Protea Collective!

Congratulations, Megan & Erin! 🥳 And a HUGE thank you to everyone who came out for Romance Bookstore Day, shopped with us, shared your book recommendations, and entered our giveaways. We had such a fun day celebrating all things romance with you! 💕📚

Until next year, romance readers! 💘

✨ New week, new stuff at Night Owl! ✨We’ve got new books, new beers, and some fun new products hitting the shelves—inclu...
08/18/2026

✨ New week, new stuff at Night Owl! ✨

We’ve got new books, new beers, and some fun new products hitting the shelves—including these adorable little hair clips. 😍📚🍺

And THANK YOU to everyone who came out Saturday for Bookstore Romance Day! 💕📖 It was such a great day, and we loved getting to see so many of you!

Speaking of Saturday… 👀 giveaway winners are coming later today! Once Connor gets off work at the coffee shop, we’ll be doing our drawings, so stay tuned to see who won! 🎉

📚 This week at Night Owl:
🔎 Mystery Book Club — TOMORROW at 7 PM!
We’re reading Middle of the Night by Riley Sager. If you’ve been around here for a while, you probably already know that Riley Sager is one of our FAVORITE authors at Night Owl, so we’re excited to talk about this one!

Come see us this week, check out all the new goodies, grab a book and a beer, and hang out with us. 🦉🍻📚

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605 Sumner Avenue
Humboldt, IA
50548

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 8pm
Wednesday 12pm - 8pm
Thursday 12pm - 8pm
Friday 12pm - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm

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