Our branded merchandise is always made in Pittsburgh, because you can count on us keeping the city in City Books. Buy something for yourself–or buy something to give. Items will be shipped unless pick-up is requested. Click a CAPTION to go directly to the item’s order page. All items are subject to availability and may take 4-6+ weeks for delivery if we run out. PLEASE ORDER EARLY FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 

Mass market paperback books wrapped in brown kraft paper.

 

Blind Date with a Book. We’re calling this our “Online Dating” option. You will receive a used mass-market paperback wrapped in brown kraft paper and stamped with the hidden genre. Please remember, these are USED books and will show the patina of age & use. $7, includes tax & shipping.

Midnight purple t-shirt with white printing

 

New logo. New t-shirt. The color is “midnight purple” with a slightly heathered finish. Think vintage Crown Royal bag. It’s wonderfully drapey and will be the best t-shirt in your drawer. I am 5’6″/140 and wear a SM. My husband is 6’/170-ish and wears a MD. $20, includes shipping. (No tax on clothes.)

Off white tote bag with Willa Cather quote

 

Tote. Our new tote bag bears a quote from Willa Cather about her decade spent in the Steel City: “Pittsburgh was even more vital, more creative, more hungry for culture than New York. Pittsburgh was the birthplace of my writing.” Show your support for City Books as you strut around town looking cool. $13, includes tax & shipping.

 

Care Package. Each box contains two 2 oz. candles, two artisanal tea blend samples, one RANDOMLY CHOSEN Blind Date with a Book. Library card bookmarks are courtesy of Bird and the Beard. No two boxes are the same. $22, tax & shipping will be added at checkout.