
ADDRESS
4300 Speedway
Austin, TX 78751
HOURS
Coffee Window at 7 AM
9 AM - 9 PM - 7-Days a Week

ADDRESS
4300 Speedway
Austin, TX 78751
HOURS
Coffee Window at 7 AM
9 AM - 9 PM - 7-Days a Week
Books (and more books) all day.
First Light is a lovingly operated, independent book shop in Austin, Texas. It’s the bookstore, coffee shop, wine bar, cafe you didn’t know you couldn’t live without. Tucked in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood in an old post office, we’ll be open seven days a week. See you there.

The Gift Guide
Our annual Gift Guide gathers 75+ books across genres that we know will be unwrapped with glee by all ages.
SHOP THE GUIDE
The Book of Lives
Margaret Atwood
2025

Grape Juice
Eliza Dumais
2025

Cursed Daughters
Oyinkan Braithwaite
2025

The Silver Book
Olivia Laing
2025

On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
Solvej Balle
2025

Dog Show
Billy Collins
2025

Bread of Angels
Patti Smith
2025
first light years: a community
20% off all
book purchases
Free drip coffee
every day
Free book delivery
within a 5 mile radius
VIP access to author
events and special
member programming
become a memberBooks (and more books) all day.
First Light is a lovingly operated, independent book shop in Austin, Texas. It’s the bookstore, coffee shop, wine bar, cafe you didn’t know you couldn’t live without. Tucked in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood in an old post office, we opened our doors in August 2023 and are open seven days a week. See you at the shop.
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