The Floating Bookshop
@thefloatingbookshop
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
It’s #smallpressday2026! We’ve got @regularcandy.bsky.social, the @tanglman.bsky.social team, & @luckyjorabbit.bsky.social at the shop with comics and zines now until 3pm: Come get some indie media from them and join in the international celebration that is @smallpressday.bsky.social!
SATURDAY! We’ll be celebrating self-pubbed and small press comics and zines for @smallpressday.bsky.social w/ @luckyjorabbit.bsky.social, @tanglman.bsky.social, @regularcandy.bsky.social, and more! Come join us from 12-3 and pick up something new to read! be kind. stay weird. support small press.
Tomorrow July 15th @ 6pm Deep Dive in the Shallow End will meet to discuss Nothing but the Rain by @naomisalman.bsky.social
Todd Jackson (of Brother Gruesome) is going to grace our porch with his songs this Friday, July 17, beginning at 5pm. Enjoy some chicken and a beverage from @nashbirdchicken while sitting on their patio. We don’t use a.i. in making our fliers.
Saturday, July 11 we welcome @samryanreally.bsky.social from 11-2. These Are Not My Final Words is one of our favorite books of the past year, about death and mourning it’s at turns devastating and hilarious.
Consider this an invitation to our radical tea soirée
Now in stock! Shape-Man and Other SUPER Stories from Oklahoma comics superstar @breydenboyd.bsky.social!
Weird, wonderful 9th Street is brimming with magic, and yesterday’s Future of Sound Fest was no exception. Thank you to @factoryobscura.bsky.social for showcasing local music and art. And thank you, dear readers, for an incredible day. be kind. support local, human made music & art. read books.
@tomgauld.bsky.social is such a master (and student) of the medium. I've been using this page from Guardians of the Kingdom in comics making workshops for years and years to talk about how panels and gutters to create motion (and time!) on the static page.
Recent arrivals from our never-ending quest to bring you the best in indie comics from around the world and down the block include gems from Anders Nilsen, @bensears.bsky.social, and @luckypocketpress.bsky.social! be kind stay weird read indie comics
We love how much y’all love helping our community stay safe! We have restocked safety whistles thanks to the 3D Printed Whistle project. Come get one and help keep our friends & neighbors safe! be kind. stay weird. we keep us safe.
In addition to the FLOATING BOOKSWAP from 11-5 tomorrow, will also have a table set up with some templates & these postcards by local artist @cscprojects.bsky.social along w writing utensils & stamps for those who want to take a minute to write to their elected officials.
In our quest to bring you awesome indie comics from around the world & down the block, we’ve got copies of Spet’s THE MOURNING LIGHT, a visceral story of abuse, trauma, and healing. Spet makes comics in Arkansas & hopefully we’ll get them to stop by soon. be kind. stay weird. read indie comics.
A little glimpse of all the awesomeness from the indie comics publisher @gorilasentado.bsky.social of Porto, Portugal. We’re very proud to be the only place you can get these comics (in physical form, at least) in North America. All in English, all amazing. Come get yours!
It’s the last day of the year and our STAYING PUT sale! We’re open 10-6 today and all hardbacks are 20% off and pretty much everything else is 10% off. Thank you, dear readers, for an amazing year. We’re looking forward to 2026 on the best little street in OKC. be kind. stay weird. happy new year.
We FINALLY got copies of Daggerheart They were supposed to be here before Black Friday, then before Christmas… but at least they made it in time for the STAYING PUT sale! Come get the Daggerheart Core Set while supplies last and experience the ttrpg from Critical Role that everyone is talking about!
2026 is a year to ORGANIZE, and we’ve got a few Slingshot planners left to help do it. While supplies last, you can save 10% on these radical planners. Plus most everything else is 10% off, AND all hardbacks are 20% off through Wednesday, December 31! be kind. stay weird. organize.
Rick Steves is among the best of us. If you get a chance, I highly recommend his book “Travel as a Political Act: How to Leave Your Luggage Behind”
Tomorrow night, Wednesday Dec 17 at 6pm, A Deep Dive in the Shallow End (our book club for reads under 200 pages) meets to discuss RING SHOUT by @pdjeliclark.bsky.social. Next up on Jan 21 is Steinbeck’s THE PEARL. Get yours today and get our special book club discount.
Whoops. Clipped into the backrooms again at Mountains & Plains FallCon. Don’t worry. I’ll be fine. probably
Just in time for spooky season, we are fully restocked with Monsterama and Sean Tejaratchi’s Crap Hound. PLUS, our first round of Slingshot 2026 planners is here (come and get ‘em, because I literally sold two straight outta the shipping box)
Met this amazing leaf bug when I opened up the shop this morning. Obviously I dubbed it Ted, in homage to @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social I’m choosing to believe that meeting (and not stepping on Ted) means I am about to be part of an epic adventure.
The response to our first ever art show call has been awesome! We’re gonna close the call Monday, Sept 29 at noon, so we can notify those selected & make sure they can pick up their race kits with plenty of time before 9th Street Derby Day on November 22. Details & entry: forms.gle/ksqSnTcJ9ipq...
We’ve had an amazing response to the call for artists for our first ever show already, but have you thought about what kind of mad science, magic, and artistry you could do to turn a pinewood derby block + wheels into art? For more details and to apply to the show: forms.gle/D1L2mkxcRC3q...
More of our famous free shop stickers and less-famous @carefulkittybooks.com stickers are here! Get the TFB stickers at the 🌈🏡 on 9th St, & Careful Kitty stickers at any of the stops on our tabling tour, including @okcomicarts.bsky.social (Sept 13) @slicexpo.bsky.social (Oct 18) and OKCZFX (Oct 25)
Squeaked by the train this morning on my coffee walk over to @preludecoffeeroasters, so the shop is open just a little bit early instead of just a little bit late. be kind. stay weird. trains rule.
We’ve had an influx of people with AI stuff asking us to buy it for the shop, so to clarify: The Floating Bookshop does not knowingly sell anything w/ AI images, “writing,” “editing,” “plotting,” or what-have-you, & does our very best to avoid it altogether. be kind. stay human. do it yourself.