
ADDRESS
4300 Speedway
Austin, TX 78751
HOURS
Opening Soon
7-Days a Week
Books (and more books) all day.
First Light is a lovingly operated, independent bookshop and café in Austin, Texas, set to open in spring 2023. We’re opening First Light because we love great stories and bright ideas, and how both help to weave the fabric of a community. Tucked in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood in an old post office, we’ll be open seven days a week. See you there.


Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
Dillard, Annie
1988

Path Lit by Lighting: The Life of Jim Thorpe
Maraniss, David
2022

Horseman, Pass By
McMurtry, Larry
1961

Bluest Eye
Morrison, Toni
1970

Best Barbarian: Poems
Roger Reeves
2022

This Time Tomorrow
Straub, Emma
2022

Heaven's Breath: A Natural History of the Wind
Watson, Lyall
1985
A book + a beverage = the good life.
The best thinking often happens around the table. Our cafe serves coffee all day, wine and beer until closing time, and a menu crafted to fuel camaraderie and the efforts of the mind and spirit.
our offeringsfirst 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
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