Books & Books at The Studios of Key West

Books and Books at the Studios of Key West is located at 533 Eaton Street, operating out of the Studios of Key West arts complex a few blocks off the main Duval Street strip. The shop is an outpost of the independent Books and Books brand, a small, family owned group of bookstores based in South Florida that also includes flagship locations in Coral Gables and Bal Harbour. Author Judy Blume was closely involved in bringing the store to Key West, giving the location a specific literary pedigree beyond the parent brand’s broader reputation.

Inside, the shop carries a general trade book selection alongside art supplies and merchandise tied to the surrounding Studios of Key West complex, which itself hosts working artist studios, gallery space, and community arts programming. That pairing of bookstore and arts campus gives the shop a different character than a standalone retail bookstore, since visitors often combine a stop here with browsing the Studios’ gallery spaces or attending one of the complex’s events.

The store keeps consistent daily hours, open every day from 10 in the morning until 6 in the evening, which makes it one of the more reliably scheduled independent bookstores covered in this directory. It also hosts author events throughout the year, a program consistent with the broader Books and Books brand’s reputation for treating its stores as literary community hubs rather than purely transactional retail spaces.

Because the shop is part of a small, independently owned group rather than a single standalone business, it benefits from more established infrastructure than most single location independent bookstores, including an online shopping platform for customers who want to browse or order without visiting Eaton Street in person. That said, the Key West store operates as its own physical retail space with its own staff and its own selection reflecting local interest, not merely a satellite fulfillment point for the larger company.

With a published phone number, confirmed daily hours, and active social media accounts, Books and Books at the Studios of Key West is one of the more fully documented and easy to plan around bookstores in this directory. Its Eaton Street location puts it within a short walk of Key West Island Bookstore and Amanda Johnson Gallery, making this stretch of Eaton and Fleming Streets a solid pairing for a literary and arts focused afternoon in Old Town, away from the heavier tourist traffic of Duval Street itself.