50 Watts is a bookstore with a focus on visually-striking and unusual books from around the world — incredible art books and artists’ books, surreal picture books, graphic design icons, underground comics, risograph zines, Writers No One Reads, deep backlist finds, odd vintage arcana, and funky gift books, prints, and ephemera. Expect to find lots of publications from Japan and Europe.

50 Watts also publishes books and zines (which you might stumble upon in other shops) and imports a handful of books to distribute to the trade.