
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
Lost Lambs
Madeline Cash
2026

Traversal
Maria Popova
2026

The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky
1880

A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
Michael Pollan
2026

The Complex
Karan Mahajan
2026

The Future Book
Mac Barnett + Shawn Harris
2026
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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