About Us!
Solid State Books is a full-service, Black-owned general interest bookstore with a great selection of fiction & non-fiction titles. We stock literary gifts, stationery, greeting cards & puzzles for all ages. We have a carpeted, playful children’s books area in both stores for kids & parents alike to spread out & read together. Come by for weekly children's story hours, catch monthly book groups, author readings/signings, local interest panels, political conversations & more!
It's easier than ever to support us online! Click here to simply choose Solid State Books for delivery via Bookshop.org; a platform by and for independent bookstores nationwide. If you’re buying just books for delivery, then the Bookshop option is recommended. Bookshop stocks very broadly, so not all items may be available in-store. Give us a phone call to learn more!
Best Books of 2018 - Brightest Young Things, December 2018
Best Children’s Book Section - Washington Post Express Editors’ Choice, October 2018
Solid State, DC’s Newest Bookstore, Open on H Street - Hill Rag, July 2018
Bookstore Solid State Books Opens in Historic H Street - AFRO, July 2018
Best of Washington 2018 - Washingtonian, June 2018
H Street Book Store’s Boozy New Cafe Is Nearly Here - Eater DC, June 2018
DC is Having an Independent Bookstore Renaissance - Washington City Paper, May 2018