Celebrating One Year serving our community!
Birdhouse Books and Gifts is a neighborhood, community-focused independent bookstore in central Austin, Texas. We are a queer-owned, veteran-owned, and woman-owned business (and all of those are the same person!). We are an indie bookshop focused on inclusivity, community, and welcoming. Our goal is for every person who walks through our doors to feel seen and a sense of belonging here.
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Our selection is ever-expanding as we grow within our space. We've got a fun and beautiful kids and middle grade section, and features for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC authors, alongside new fiction and non-fiction for adults. Check back frequently because we are growing and changing every day!
We have always have full slate of events on the calendar, which are detailed below and updated here monthly. We hope to see you soon at the Birdhouse!
5925 Burnet Rd
Austin,TX
512-215-2539
HOLIDAY SEASON Store Hours:
Thanksgiving Week:
Tues, Nov 25: 11 am-6 pm
Weds, Nov 26: 11 am-3 pm
Thurs, Nov 27: Closed for Thanksgiving
SMALL BUSINESS WEEKEND Hours:
Friday-Sunday, Nov 28-Nov 30: 10 am-6 pm
Dec 1-Dec 23
Open every day
Mon-Sun: 10 am-6 pm
Dec 24:
10 am-3 pm
Dec 25-Jan 5: CLOSED for staff post-holiday break
Reopening Jan 6, 2026
Upcoming Events
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November Events
Regular Monthly Book Clubs, Writers Groups, and Hobby Groups:
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Local Author Book Club Meetups, with author in attendance (no RSVP necessary)
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Flame In The Silver Storm with Rocio Carranza: Nov 1 at 1 pm​
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Teenset with Allison Bumsted: Nov 2 at 1 pm
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Sapphic Writers Group: Every Saturday at 4 pm. No RSVP necessary.
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InkDrop Lit Community Writers Group: Saturday, Nov 23 at 10:30 am, RSVP Here
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Commonplace Lit Discussion Group: Nov 2nd at 2 pm (RSVP Here), Nov 16 at 4 pm (RSVP info to come), and Nov 30 at 2 pm (RSVP info to come)
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Queer Tarot Hang: Saturday, Nov 22 at 2 pm. No RSVP necessary.
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Queer Poetry Open Mic Night: Saturday, Nov 15 at 6:30 pm. RSVP here (required)
Other Community Events:
Santa Claus In-Store!
Small Business Saturday - Nov 29, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
No RSVP Necessary
Saturday, Nov 29, 7-9 pm
Sapphic Sip & Paint
Hosted by Yoly of Netflix's Queer Love Ultimatum
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December Events
Regular Monthly Book Clubs, Writers Groups, and Hobby Groups:
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Local Author Book Club Meetup, with author in attendance (no RSVP necessary)
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Mother-Eating with author Jess Hagemann: Sunday, Dec 7 at 1 pm​
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Sapphic Writers Group: Every Saturday at 4 pm. No RSVP necessary.
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Queer Poetry Open Mic Night: Thurs, Dec 18 at 6:30 pm. RSVP here (required)
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Queer Tarot Hang: Saturday, Dec 20 at 2 pm. No RSVP necessary.
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InkDrop Lit Community Writers Group: Sunday, Dec 21 at 10:30 am, RSVP Here
Author Events, Story Times, and Community Events:
Friday, Dec 5 at 6:30 pm
Heidi Kasa
The Bullet Takes Forever
Poetry book launch event
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Saturday, Dec 6 at 11 am
Board-Book-A-Palooza!
Toddler Story Time with authors
Liz Garton Scanlon
Anne Wynter
Divya Srinivasan
Saturday, Dec 6, 2-4 pm
Author Lexi Richards
Podium Perfect book signing
No RSVP necessary
Sunday, Dec 7 at 1 pm
Local Author Book Club Meetup
Discussing Mother-Eating by Jess Hagemann
Author will be in attendance!
No RSVP necessary
Dec 12th, 13th, and 20th
6:30 pm
How The Grinch Stole Christmas: A Storytime Musical
Presented by Birchwood Performing Arts
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Dec 13th 12-3 pm:
Author Signing: Erica Vipond
One Night In Warsaw
No RSVP necessary
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Book Clubs
2025 Local Authors Book Club
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Join us in reading books by Austin and San Antonio-based authors you may not have had the chance to read before! The list for July through December is below!
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Sign up for any month at any time via this form!
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Our next meeting is Sunday, Dec 7 at 1 pm, to discuss Mother-Eating with author Jess Hagemann
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Our December book club pick is One Night In Warsaw by Erica Vipond, and we will meet to discuss with Erica on Sunday, Jan 11th, at 12 pm.
