10702 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5J 2A7
Save the date for after-dark bookstore visits, hot chocolate, abounding coziness, and reams of winter cheer. Participating indie bookstores city-wide will keep our doors open late until 9 PM, with treats, giveaways, hot chocolate, and other festivities!
Get on gift buying before December hits, support local and independent businesses, and have a delightful, book-filled evening, all under the gentle glow of your favourite indie bookstores’ evening lighting.
Participating Downtown Locations:
- Audreys Books
- Wee Book Inn
- Alphabet Soup Books & The Book Archive @ Fawkes Café
The YEG Yule Book Flood started in 2025, inspired by Jólabókaflóðið, an Icelandic term referring to the annual release of new books (hence, the “flood”) occurring in the months before Christmas. The books are purchased, gifted, and read all night long with hot chocolate—at least, in the version of the tradition we know of and highly enjoy.
Adopted with gusto by the bookstore and book publishing world, this tradition has come to represent the epitome of bookish winter coziness, a celebration of books as comforting companions in the darkening months, as well as go-to gifts for friends and family.