Locally Owned Since 1970.

Chapter One Bookstore is stocked with best sellers, local interest, outdoor & adventure, children's books, and more!

We proudly partner with our community, including with the Community Library, Hemingway Festival, Sun Valley Writers Conference, Sun Valley Museum of Art, The Women's Conference & Wellness Festival Wood River Land Trust, Swiftsure Ranch, Alpine Collective, Ketchum Wide Open, Mountain Humane, Sun Valley Community School, The Spot, St. Thomas Playhouse, Ketchum Realtors, Sun Valley Culinary Institute, Sawtooth Botanical Society, and more.

Chapter One's home at 340 East Second Street carries its own literary weight. The building was formerly a fly fishing shop — one that Ernest Hemingway himself visited during the years he made Ketchum his home. There is something fitting about a building that once sold flies and tackle becoming a home for books — both are about patience, attention, and the kind of deep engagement with the world that good stories demand. Explore our dedicated Hemingway section and find your next story.

Chapter One is the official recommended bookstore of the Sun Valley Writers' Conference, appearing on their reading list each year.

Come find your next chapter at Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum, Idaho

(208) 726-5425 · hello@ketchumbookstore.com · 340 East Second Street, Ketchum, ID 83340

Every story begins at Chapter One

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