Space Cowboy Books

Address: 61871 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Website: spacecowboybooks.com

Space Cowboy Books is an independent science-fiction bookstore and small press in Joshua Tree’s Sun Alley Shops. In Joshua Tree, it combines used and new books with its own paperbacks and chapbooks, plus readings, launches, and outdoor film screenings.

Science Fiction on the Highway

Located in the Sun Alley Shops on the highway in Joshua Tree, Space Cowboy Books focuses on science fiction. Its independent bookstore format gives readers a dedicated place to browse the genre while visiting the area. The shop also operates as a small press, extending its connection to speculative writing.

New, Used, and Small Press

The shelves include used and new books, alongside the store’s own paperbacks and chapbooks. That mix creates multiple ways to explore science-fiction writing, from established books to small-press publications. Visitors interested in genre reading can browse across formats rather than limiting the stop to one type of book.

Readings and Screenings

Space Cowboy Books produces the Simultaneous Times science-fiction podcast. It also hosts readings, book launches, and film screenings in an outdoor amphitheater. These programs give the bookstore a gathering-place role for visitors who want to connect a book browse with an event or a science-fiction conversation.

Visit the Sun Alley Shops to browse the science-fiction selection and check ahead for readings, launches, or outdoor screenings. Its outdoor amphitheater gives readings, launches, and films a dedicated setting at readings, book launches, and film screenings.