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ABOUT THE BOOKSTORE
First Light is daybreak, the glow of dawn. It’s the feeling of possibility that a new day brings. It’s when we do our best thinking, sitting in the quiet with a cup of coffee and a book. It’s an open path, a blank page, a new beginning. Our hope at First Light is that walking inside our doors conjures these things for you, all hours and everyday.
ABOUT THE post office
Before First Light Bookshop found a home at 4300 Speedway, the building was a beloved post office for many years. It served as an important neighborhood hub. We’ll do our very best to be sure we’re carrying on that legacy and creating space for our Hyde Park community and beyond. 
we the people
Meet the fine folks of First Light Books. Find them in the cafe and near the shelves at your new neighborhood place. Tell them what you’re reading lately. Ask them what you’re reading next.
Ben Cass
hometown
South Bend, Indiana
always recommends
The Virgin Suicides
Jeffrey Eugenides
6-word BIO
Jack of all, master of none
Max Simon
hometown
Birmingham, Alabama
always recommends
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned
Wells Tower
6-word BIO
Professional lore enthusiast and freelance grillmaster
Brandon Campos
hometown
Austin, TX
always recommends
Of Human Bondage
Somerset Maugham
6-word BIO
Painter and husband with four cats
Hannah Nelson
hometown
Raleigh NC
always recommends
In the Shelter
Pádraig ó Tuama
6-word BIO
Theatre kid, libra, Dorinda Medley fan
Zach Wade
hometown
Allen TX
always recommends
Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut
6-word BIO
I love making art and etc.
Octavio Flores-Chasnoff
hometown
San Antonio, Texas
always recommends
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar
6-word BIO
Probably listening to the Beatles
Deanie Crow
hometown
Dallas, TX
always recommends
4 x Through the Labyrinth
O. Nicolai and J. Wenzel
6-word BIO
Tell me about your weird music
Sofia Franchi
hometown
Austin, TX
always recommends
Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino
6-word BIO
So many books, so little time
Alanna Malcolm
hometown
Georgetown, TX
always recommends
The Vet's Daughter
Barbara Comyns ♡
6-word BIO
Obsessive cat mom and truly gemini.
Ryan Sapp
hometown
Coppell, TX
always recommends
The Last Picture Show
Larry McMurtry
6-word BIO
Indoor cat energy, outdoor cat lifestyle
Eddie James
hometown
Enumclaw, WA
always recommends
Palace of the Peacock
Wilson Harris
6-word BIO
Birdwatcher, musician, eternally curious, purposely purposeless
Ann Hoffman
hometown
Tomball, TXc
always recommends
These Possible Lives
These Possible Lives
6-word BIO
Industrial magnate and wealthy beyond imagination
Paloma Jones
hometown
Austin, TX
always recommends
Women Who Run with the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
6-word BIO
I attract I do not chase
Annie Tate Cockrum
hometown
Austin, Texas
always recommends
Ways of Seeing
John Berger
6-word BIO
Loves her dog and hanging out
Taylor Bruce
hometown
LaGrange, GA
always recommends
Let The Great World Spin
Colum McCann
6-word BIO
Life Advice: Build fires year round
Noe Zuniga
hometown
Austin, TX
always recommends
The Plague
Albert Camus
6-word BIO
I enjoy music and watching Films
Trevor Haggard
hometown
Fort Worth, TX
always recommends
Pure Colour
Sheila Heiti
6-word BIO
goated, gorgeous, perfect, silly, awesome, humble
Jason Pollard
hometown
Bedford, TX
always recommends
Shock Doctrine
Naomi Klein
6-word BIO
A Game of "Scene It?" Incarnate
Rachel Scherr
hometown
San Antonio, TX
always recommends
Train Dreams
Denis Johnson
6-word BIO
Word play, Kimchi raised, introvert, extrovert
Julianna Riccioli
hometown
Dallas, TX
always recommends
In Memoriam
Alice Winn
6-word BIO
Lover of snoopy, lady bird, & literary fiction
Deyana Iqbali
hometown
Kabul, Afghanistan
always recommends
I Am Malala
Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai
6-word BIO
Curious, hardworking student, eager to learn
Alex Castillon
hometown
Laredo, TX
always recommends
Hour of the Star
Clarice Lispector
6-word BIO
The answer is in the attempt
Robin Bruce
hometown
Houston, TX
always recommends
O Pioneers!
Willa Cather
6-word BIO
Fred Rogers, steep hikes, our kids
Jane Eaton
hometown
Crane, Texas
always recommends
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
John Steinbeck
6-word BIO
Calm Curator. Pizza Inhaler. Desert Dweller.
Breezy Mayo
hometown
Wilmington, NC
always recommends
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
6-word BIO
Can we make it a game?
Ashley Franklin
hometown
McAllen, Texas
always recommends
On A Sunbeam
Tillie Walden
6-word BIO
Reading books, drawing comics, going outside
Audrey Hollingsworth
hometown
Austin, Texas
always recommends
The Stain
Rikki Ducornet
6-word BIO
Always have snacks in my purse
Jordan Steyer
hometown
El Paso, Texas
always recommends
Catnip Magazine
6-word BIO
"Protect me from what I want"
Carey Maul
hometown
Sandwich, Massachusetts
always recommends
Bunny
Mona Awad
6-word BIO
grad student, book lover, reality TV aficionado
Sam Ackerman
hometown
Houston, Texas
always recommends
The Waves
Virginia Woolf
6-word BIO
don't try and figure me out