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Watermark Books & Cafe

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For upcoming events, please see the Watermark Events Page!

4701 E. Douglas Ave. (316) 682-1181
Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat-Sun 8-5 (café opens 7am daily)

Watermark Books & Café has been Wichita, Kansas’ leading independent bookstore since it opened downtown in 1977. Now located on the city’s east side, Watermark is home to a bustling café, a full calendar of book clubs and literary events, and thousands of good books—including bestsellers, rare finds, and a large selection of children’s books and toys.

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My Interests

Novels you can’t put down, books that make you think, stories you want to share, authors you want to celebrate, mysteries that bring the shivers, and recipes you can’t wait to taste.

My Blog

Sara Paretsky Visits Watermark!

On Friday, January 11, 2008 author Sara Paretsky visited Watermark Books & Cafe for a reading & signing at 7:00 p.m. Kansas native Sara Paretsky read from and signed her new novel "Blee...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:38:00 PST

The Pulpwood Queen Starts the Year with a Bang!

The Pulpwood Queen graced Watermark Books with an awesome event on Sunday, January 6, 2008. Kathy Patrick is a Eureka native and the founder of Beauty and the Book (the nation's ONLY book store/hair...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:17:00 PST

Reed & Rine Events Rocked!

Jim Reed was at Watermark on December 6th at 7:00 p.m. for his book "Storm Chasers." Jim is a Wichita-based photographer receiving national attention. He was recently interviewed for Good M...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:15:00 PST

Author Tess Gerritsen Visits & We Get a New Art Show

These past few days at Watermark have been fun-filled and exciting. On Final Friday, November 30, 2007 we hosted an opening reception for Jaki McElroy's new art show. Check out pictures from the event...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST

Myrne Roe Event for "Under Hopes Roof" Benefited Inter-Faith Ministries

Myrne Roe wrote and compiled Under Hope's Roof, a book of stories by people who have faced homelessness and found help and hope with Inter-Faith Ministries Wichita. For the reading and signing, Myrne ...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:13:00 PST

October Events Round-Up

Whew! October has been a crazy month, chock-full of awesome Watermark events! Here's a round-up of what has been happening around here, along with links to the photo page for each event: Artist Jo-Qui...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:22:00 PST

Children’s author Jon Scieszka rocked!

From the creators of "The Stinky Cheese Man," we now have "Cowboy and Octopus!" Funnyman Jon Scieszka came to Wichita to celebrate this new book which was illustrated by Lane Smith. The event wa...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:22:00 PST

Watermark and the Frank Lloyd Wright House were the perfect team for hosting author Nancy Horan

Nancy Horan was at Watermark Thursday, September 27, 2007 for a 7:00 p.m. talk & signing for her new book, "Loving Frank." Watermark also hosted a pre-signing reception at the Frank Llo...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:16:00 PST

The Yarn Harlot Event Drew Knitters from All Over the Midwest

Sunday, September 16, The Yarn Harlot came to Wichita! Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is a writer, knitter, and doula living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her writing and work is best known through her blog: ...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:36:00 PST

Author Laura Moriarty Rocked the House

Laura Moriarty's "The Center of Everything" was one of our bestselling novels of recent years. You can imagine our excitement when we learned that Laura Moriarty had written a second novel, "The Rest...
Posted by Watermark Books & Cafe on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:03:00 PST