
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 Uproar
Karim Dimechkie
2025

100 Years of the Best American Short Stories
Lorrie Moore
2015

Sorrowful Mysteries
Stephen Harrigan
2025

Square Waves
Alexandra Romanoff
2025

Il Dolce Far Niente
Lucy Laucht
2024

The First Bad Man
Miranda July
2015

I Regret Almost Everything
Keith McNally
2025

The Möbius Book
Catherine Lacey
2025
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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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