Spare Time Books

02/20/2026

Attention! Booktok Book Club is postponed to next Friday 2/27! This gives you all an extra week to finish reading Book Lovers by Emily Henry! March’s book club will be announced then as well 😍!

Please comment below if you are coming, seats are limited and we want to make sure we have treats for you! See you then!

If you still need a copy DM us and we can set one aside for you!

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day!💕 We love and appreciate you all so much! You already know the spiel, but if you need the perfect gift for a book lover in your life, we’ve got you covered 😘

02/09/2026

ATTENTION 💫 we will be CLOSED until THURSDAY 2-12 for ✨💕termite fumigation 💐🥀💫🙏👐 Don’t worry, our books are safe but our building is getting remodeled and they wanted to be extra safe as they make their improvements! Our online shop and warehouse is still open so we can still pack and ship your orders:)! Also our Valentine’s Book Box is on SALE until this weekend so grab a super cute romance for the season 💕💛🌸 We can also have them ready for PICK UP ON THURS 💕🩷💘Link in bio 💕

See you all Thursday at 11am for a weekend of festivities, can’t wait to see you soon and we are so sorry for the inconvenience 🥀🫰

Also crazy this is the first time we are closing due to construction or for any reason during normal business hours! Even with all of our crazy remodels we always managed to squeeze that in after hours or on the days the shop is closed! However, even we have to draw the line at lethal gas 💅Thank you as always for the love and support 💕

One last thing, our friends at are using a gas that won’t damage the books, it’s the same gas they use in archives and libraries so don’t worry the shop is in good hands 🩷

02/01/2026

Book club is SO back 📚✨

Two clubs, two very different vibes, but whether you’re in the mood for Russian aristocracy drama or rom-com banter and cozy small town vibes (or both!), there’s a seat waiting for you! ☺️

🤍 Classics Book Club: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (this one will be divided between two months, because she’s quite the undertaking. The book is luckily in 8 parts, so to stay on track, we’ll read one part per week!)

💌 BookTok Book Club: Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Let us know below which one you’ll be joining, can’t wait to kick things off with you! 🎉

01/14/2026

We hope you’ll join us this Monday 1/19 for an afternoon with Seung Paik as he talks about his new book, Leadernomics!

MEET THE AUTHOR
Seung Paik is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, award-winning educator, and creator of Leadernomics, a leadership framework founded upon core economic principles and shaped by 25 years of global leadership.

Seung has taught economics at the United States Air Force
Academy and the University of Colorado, and has advised leaders across government, industry, and academia. Leadernomics is the Econ 101 every leader needs to Ace... one story at a time.

Whether you are a student, professional, or creative seeking to use economics as a tool to grow in your leadership potential, we hope to see you this Monday!

We’ll have copies available for purchase in store as well 😊!

01/06/2026

Hello everyone! If you have a moment, would you be able to vote for our bookshop in the Best of North SLO County award 🙂? Under “Best Bookshop” or “Best Renovation” if you could write “Spare Time Books” it would mean the world!!

You dont have to vote every cateory but you do have to go to the end and click “submit”

Voting ends tonight! Thank you so much 💛🫶

We’re so grateful to our readers for helping make this event a success year after year! Use the form below to cast your votes in the 13th Annual Best of North SLO County Readers Poll — presented by The Paso Robles Press, The Atascadero News, Paso Robles Magazine, and Atascadero News Magazine...

11/23/2025

Four-legged customers > everyone else. Sorry, we don’t make the rules. 😌🐾
Olive and her hedgehog bestie stopped by to bless us with these LEWKS. 💅📚

11/19/2025

Grab your besties and head over to the bookshop TOMORROW Thursday the 20th from 5-6pm for our Booktok Bookclub to discuss The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller! We will also announce our next Booktok book club book after the meeting. Come for complimentary tea, snacks, and good discussion! See you there! ⚔️ 🏺 💔

11/17/2025

What's your go to fav board game? We love anything cozy for these rainy fall days. Now carrying new and used board games at your favorite local indie bookshop ❤️

11/15/2025

See you all TONIGHT 5-8pm in downtown paso for Elegant Evening 💅🏼💛 We’ll be serving bites, elegant vibes and good books, rain or shine!

10/28/2025

This Thursday join us for our Silent Bookclub at Spare Time Bookshop! Bring your own book and enjoy peak cozy vibes with other book lovers in our community. We will be serving tea for sale for $3 but you are welcome to bring your own beverage as well ☺️ ☕️

The event begins at 6pm, we have a bit of a social hour from 6-7 where you can mingle, shop, and find your reading spot. (You can also just find a cozy corner and start reading;).) We usually share what we’re reading and have a spot to give recs. At 7 we start our true silent reading time and although the event ends at 8, if the vibes continue, we’ll stay and hang out!

This is a great opportunity to meet other bookish pals and maybe find your new favorite fall read! 🍂 📕

See you THIS Thursday October 30th!