Fair Isle Books

05/31/2026

We are part of the Wisconsin Indie Books Quest this June! Starting tomorrow you can collect a map and get it marked every time you visit a shop or hit bonus objectives ("side quests"), and every level is another entry in a prize raffle! Details linked in the comments.

05/19/2026

Our opening day this year is Friday, the 22nd! Very excited to see people again. After that we'll be open 10-4 every day but Monday like normal.

05/08/2026

Loved this novel- and apparently lots of other folks do too! The author will be at Washington Island Literary Festival this September.

Thank you to the Friends of American Writers for selecting The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore as a winner of their annual Literature Award. So grateful to readers for picking up this book and sharing

05/07/2026

Great times ahead!

Come to the Washington Island Lit Fest and meet international bestselling author Jane Hamilton!

Register now before workshops fill up: wilitfest.com

-- The 2026 Lit Fest is Sept. 17-19 --

Write On, Door County

04/24/2026

For Indie Bookstore Day today we are doing a special drawing! Share a book you learned about from us (or another indie bookstore, or a library) and loved in the comments, and one lucky winner will get a year of audiobooks from Libro.fm. Post by midnight CDT tonight Saturday 4/25.

Booker's selection is Dog Affirmations, but sadly as a bookstore employee he is ineligible for the drawing.

04/04/2026

Registration open - always a great time!

We are so excited to announce our FEATURED AUTHORS for 2026 for the theme Belonging!

Anika Fajardo, Jane Hamilton, Catherine Jagoe, Erika Meitner, and Naeem Murr.

Registration opens April 1.
http://wilitfest.com

On, Door County

02/26/2026

Linda and I are in Pittsburgh at the National Booksellers conference finding new books for you all for this season 😊

01/20/2026

To support this fledgling island book club, I am offering to send free books to 4 island addresses if you're planning to attend the discussion.

12/15/2025

Today is the last day the Post Office recommends for placing mail orders that you want to arrive by Christmas without paying for expedited shipping. Perfect time to get one more thing off of https://bookshop.org/shop/fairislebooks

12/02/2025

Deb met her husband in Urbana-Champaign and hosts an online registry for this book charity based there that serves all of Illinois. Please consider giving a book on this Giving Tuesday. In addition to the books purchased, all profits are also donated to help defray mailing costs. https://bookshop.org/wishlists/fc12f831ccc3278e3cf92142e7370c4b50dd2e8e

"To whom it may concern,
Thank you so much for servicing the literature needs of the incarcerated. Reading allows us to remain mentally sharp and provides a constructive release from present circumstances.
Happy Holidays" - an Illinois prisoner

If you would like to help us send more books to prisoners, visit our registry at https://bookshop.org/wishlists/fc12f831ccc3278e3cf92142e7370c4b50dd2e8e?fbclid=IwY2xjawOKC75leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0MXl6MlJjWUZQTDdPODZBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjTjQgoUyWV6YXsa0vk4Ahy04GCnG19bjiDqRcQCX-zzTp-caYDEHbNyx0_L_aem_BCSm79JAE19eAU_z8I8tAg