The Floating Bookshop

@thefloatingbookshop.com

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Downtown OKC's bookstore, featuring zines, puzzles, cards, oddities, and more. Locally owned and proudly independent Open 10-6 Sun to Thurs and 10-7 Fri & Sat in the 🌈🏡 3 NW 9TH ST • OKC

A photo of Breyden Boyd holding a copy of the Shape-Man comic in his left hand and pointing at it with his right
A picture of the bookstore right before I locked it up for the night, with the porch of the rainbow house lit up and light shining out from inside.
A page from Tom Gauld's Guardians of the Kingdom. A drawing of a wall snaking through the landscape is divided into 12 equally-sized rectangular panels. Two soldiers walk along the wall, having a conversation, dialogue as follows: "YOU KNOW SOMETHING FUNNY, I'VE FORGOTTEN WHICH SIDE IS WHICH" "YOU"VE WHAT?" "I'VE FORGOTTEN WHICH SIDE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GUARDING FROM THE OTHER" "YOU FUCKING IDIOT. SOME SODIER ARE!" "WHICH IS IT THEN?" "TO OUR RIGHT WE HAVE OUR GLORIOUS HOMELAND AND TO OUR LEFT THE BARBARIC WASTES" "NOW?" "WHAT D'YOU MEAN 'NOW'? HOME IS ALWAYS ON MY RIGHT-HAND-SIDE I'VE MEMORISED IT." "IT CAN'T ALWAYS BE ON YOUR RIGHT BECAUSE IF YOU TURNED AROUND THEN YOUR RIGHT WOULD BE WHERE YOUR LEFT IS." "OH."
Several postcards featuring the same design (a painting of a windmill on the left, the words “A Note from your constituent -❤️ xoxo” in the center, a scissor tail flycatcher in the upper right, and a bison in the lower left).
A photo of a page from THE MOURNING LIGHT and the cover of it.
A photo of about 10 comics published by Gorila Sentado, open and layered loosely on top of each other to show off the art inside.
A picture of the rainbow house that houses The Floating Bookshop overlaid with “DON’T MISS THE FINAL DAY OF OUR STAYING PUT SALE!” “DEC 31, 10-6” “HELP US CELEBRATE NOT MOVING WITH 20% OFF ALL HARDBACKS AND 10% OFF EVERYTHING ELSE”
A photo of the Daggerheart Core Set
A photo of 2026 Slingshot planners in various colors with the text “it’s time to ORGANIZE” and “a slingshot planner can help” overlaid.
A photo of the book “Travel as a Political Act: How to Leave Your Luggage Behind” by Rick Steves
A picture of five sticker designs for The Floating Bookshop and three for Careful Kitty Books.
Upcoming at the floating bookshop July 22 - 27 TUES 7/22 3-6pm Feral Dough Co. POP-UP Delicious Breads & Baked Goods WED 7/23 6pm The Book Club at the End of the World discusses Lousie Erdrich's FUTURE HOME OF THE LIVING GOD THURS 7/24 5:30pm Johnny Cash Listening Party at THE GROOVE SAT 7/26 1pm Red Dirt Reads Book Club discusses STAG'S LEAP by Sharon Olds 1-4pm SUN 7/27 MAKE YOUR OWN MEDIA (and have some tea) at TEA & ZINES DOWNTOWN OKC'S BOOKSTORE the floating bookshop 3 NW 9th ST • OKC • OK 10am-6pm seven days a week be kind. stay weird. read books.
A picture of Stag’s Leap by Sharon Olds
A picture of a box of pomegranate Turkish delight, a copy of T Kkngfisher’s book THE HOLLOW PLACES, and a blue mug.
A picture of a stack of books next to an OK Cider Co. growler with the following text below it: “Monday 7/7 Pretty Quiet Book Club at OK Cider 6pm Blackout Poetry 6:30-8ish Quiet Reading Time”
A picture of the title page of First-Degree Magic and author JM Linkhart’s hand holding a pen about to sign.
A digital flyer with the following info: Upcoming at the floating bookshop TUES 7/1 3-6pm Feral Dough Co. POP-UP Delicious Breads & Baked Goods THURS 7/3 6pm CURIOUSER (our portal book club) discusses THE HOLLOW PLACES by T. Kingfisher FRI 7/4 THE FOURTH OF BOO-LY SALE save on spooky books & comics! SUN 7/6 1-4pm TEA & ZINES make your own media downtown okc’s bookstore the floating bookshop 3 NW 9th ST • OKC • OK 10am-6pm seven days a week be kind. stay weird. read books.
A picture of the from of rainbow house, the home of The Floating Bookshop, with an image that says “RPG: Free RPG Day 06.21.25” superimposed over the bottom right corner.
Quickly written with a broad nib fountain pen: “I am not always the best at this and am frequently conflicted about the boundaries between people and business, but I LOVE YOU. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. PRIDE IS A RIOT.”
A digital flyer with the following text: “Upcoming at the floating bookshop Fri 6/13 FRIDAY the 13th SPOOKY BOOK SALE 13% off spooky, scary, creepy books when you mention the sale! Sun 6/15 1-4pm TEA & ZINES make your own media Plus free Dad-affirmations from Echo DOWNTOWN OKC’S BOOKSTORE the floating bookshop 3 NW 9th ST • OKC • OK 10am-6pm seven days a week be kind. stay weird. read books.
Picture of a ceramic coffee mug with two opossums looking at a book on it, with train cars in the background, and the digitally added text in the top right on the picture “tfb” and an arrow pointing down to indicate the location of The Floating Bookshop, on the opposite side of the tracks.
A picture of authors Samantha Ryan and Jes McCutchen sitting behind a table displaying their books.
Author JM Linkhart signing a copy of her novel First-Degree Magic
Three people holding up copies of Lora Senf’s THE CLACKITY inside The Floating Bookshop.
A picture of tapes and comics by Ben Sears.
Kenny from Feral Dough Co. giving two thumbs up sitting on a bench in The Floating Bookshop, behind a table with his baked goods.
A picture of 6 cassette tapes, clockwise from top left: Toad Socks -Pond Cryhard - Of Course I Will Cryhard - Stretch Us Outta Here Sweetest Pot - burner tape v. 2 Side Quests V. 1 Donovan Funk - Promo
A digital flyer with the following: Upcoming at the floating bookshop: Sun 6/1: 1-4pm TEA & ZINES make your own media Tues 6/3: 3-6pm Feral Dough Co. POP-UP Delicious Breads & Baked Goods Thurs 6/5: 6pm CURIOUSER (our portal book club) discusses THE CLACKITY by Lora Senf SOON: 2nd Anniversary & Grand Opening at the Rainbow House, Friday 6/6 to Monday 6/9 Fun things happening every day! DOWNTOWN OKC’S BOOKSTORE the floating bookshop 3 NW 9th ST • OKC • OK Open 10am-6pm seven days a week be kind. stay weird. read books.
The front door to The Floating Bookshop, a glass door framed by wood painted white, now featuring a new painting on the glass, with the words “the floating bookshop” and an open book toward the top, two hearts with wings in the middle, and a cyclopean cephalopod battling a giant robot for possession of a book over the downtown Oklahoma City skyline.
A picture of five books, clockwise from top left: SOFTEN THE BLOW Bread Tarleton TOTALITY Jeff Lok AMBIGUOUS BLU Noah Schiatti THE ARDENT Carl Antonowicz SOUVENIR Sara L Jewell with the words “new at the floating bookshop” superimposed over the middle of the picture
A digital flyer that says: Upcoming at the floating bookshop Tues 5/27: 3-6pm Feral Dough Co. POP-UP Delicious breads & baked goods Wed 5/28: 6pm The Book Club at the End of the World discusses THE SLYNX by Tatyana Tolstaya Sun 6/1: 1-4pm TEA & ZINES make your own media Downtown OKC’s Bookstore the floating bookshop 3 NW 9th St • OKC• OK 10-6 seven days a week be kind. stay weird. read books.
A picture of a young person wearing a pink dress with white polka dots carrying a giant stack of books, with the caption “but i only care about books”
A three-pack of IS THE RIVER ALIVE? Field Notes, featuring a representation of the paths of a river in shades of blue on a green background, art by Stanley Donwood
A cartoon drawing of a light blue towel with a pink number 42 on it, hanging on a bar, with the words “May 25” and “Towel Day” above it, and “the floating bookshop” below it