Friendly Alien Books

Friendly Alien Books

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Independent bookstore in downtown Scranton offering a curated selection of new and used books, plus other bookish merch and goods from local vendors and artists!

Photos from Friendly Alien Books's post 06/19/2026

Some of the books that have landed at FAB this week🛸✨
And we’ve got the perfect titles for Dad to read this weekend, as well as Father’s Day cards! We’re here until 8 tonight!👽

06/18/2026

Crafts & Mocktails- the perfect pair 🧶🍹
Join us for our first crafty hour at FAB. Whether you knit, crochet, or build- bring whatever you’re working on for an evening of community! And enjoy a pop-up mocktail bar from Old&Brew 🛸✨

Photos from Friendly Alien Books's post 06/17/2026

Admittedly, our pride table isn’t big enough for all the stories we want to feature this month🌈👽✨
But that’s okay, our shelves feature q***r stories in every genre all year long! And these are some of our favorites🛸

Photos from Friendly Alien Books's post 06/15/2026

We’re OPEN for Big Boy 4014.
We’ve got Scranton history books, train books, and so much more🚂👽✨
Old&Brew is also here with coffee and vintage so stop by before or after you check out Steamtown NHS

Photos from Friendly Alien Books's post 06/11/2026

We're getting ready for another fun weekend at FAB! 👽️
It all starts tomorrow with our next workshop (there are TWO spots left!), storytime Saturday, and a sudsy pop-up event Sunday. 🫧
AND THEN- the party continues Monday (6/15) & Tuesday (6/16) FAB will be open 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. both days as the city welcomes Big Boy 4014 to Steamtown National Historic Site🚂

06/11/2026

We're getting ready for another yoga class in the stacks!
Join us on Saturday, June 20, as Gianna Cancelli leads the all-levels class!
Tickets are available here: https://square.link/u/JlxO7nhN

Photos from Friendly Alien Books's post 06/10/2026

New books landing…🛸✨
We’re ready for the first week of Year 2 with plenty of new titles, including signed copies of Dave Eggers “Contrapposto,” a new dark romance from Navessa Allen, Atomsphere in paperback, and so much more! 📚
We’re here til 7!👽

Photos from Friendly Alien Books's post 06/07/2026

WHAT. A . YEAR. 👽🎉🪩
Thank you everyone who stopped in to shop, party, and celebrate one whole year of Friendly Alien Books🥳
It was so great to see so many familiar (& new!) faces over the last three days. And thank you to the vendors and authors who spent the weekend with us, too!! We love this community so much and we feel so honored to be able to do what we love every day! Can’t wait to see what Chapter 2 has in store!

Photos from Friendly Alien Books's post 06/05/2026

This post is all over the place, so bear with us because it’s (almost) our birthday!!
Starting with our May best sellers, which features TWO local anthologies👽✨ And we’re getting ready to celebrate another local author tonight as we kick off our first anniversary festivities for First Friday🥳 including FAB stickers and new bookmarks for the occasion- free with every purchase! Plus a bookish raffle going on all weekend📚
There’s A LOT on tap, and we can’t wait to see you on Wyoming 🪩🛸✨

Photos from Friendly Alien Books's post 06/03/2026

A STACKED new book Wednesday✨
We’ve got the Indie exclusive edition of Maggie O’Farrell’s “Land,” plus new titles from Ann Patchett, Melissa Albert, Claire Fuller, and the Kelce Brothers!
And some new paperbacks in fantasy and mystery👽🛸
We’re here til 7!

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111 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, PA
18503

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm