Hild is, and Menewood will be, available all over the English-speaking world. If you’d like the physical book from a physical store there’s a lot of choice.
If you’re in Seattle, I’d like to suggest you order from any of the following (and see below for many more bookshops close by, such as Edmonds, Redmond, various San Juan islands, Bellingham, Leavenworth, etc):
- Phinney Books
- Third Place Books
- University Bookstore
- The Elliott Bay Book Company
- Queen Anne Book Company
- Secret Garden Books
United States (alphabetical by state then city)
- Any US Bookshop.org store
- Tempe, AZ: Changing Hands Bookstore
- Tucson, AZ: Antigone Books
- Berkeley, CA: Mrs. Dalloway’s
- Los Angeles, CA: Skylight Books
- Oakland, CA: A Great Good Place for Books
- Oakland, CA: Walden Pond
- Oakland, CA: East Bay Booksellers (formerly Diesel)
- Pasadena, CA: Vroman’s Bookstore
- San Diego, CA: Mysterious Galaxy
- San Francisco, CA: Book Passage
- San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books
- Sonoma, CA: Readers’ Books
- West Hollywood, CA: Book Soup
- Boulder, CO: Boulder Book Store
- Denver, CO: The Tattered Cover
- Durango, CO: Maria’s Bookshop
- Washington, DC: Kramerbooks and Afterwords
- Washington, DC: Politics and Prose
- Coral Gables, FL: Books and Books
- Palm Springs, FL: Q Trading
- Atlanta, GA: Charis Books and More
- Chicago, IL: Women and Children First
- Lexington, KY: Joseph Beth Booksellers
- Lexington, KY: the Morris book shop
- Boston, MA: Barbara’s Bookstore
- Brookline, MA: Brookline Booksmith
- Cambridge, MA: Harvard Book Store
- Cambridge, MA: Porter Square Books
- South Hadley, MA: Odyssey Bookshop
- Ann Arbor, MI: Literati Bookstore
- Ann Arbor, MI: Nicola’s Books
- St. Louis, MO: Left Bank Books
- Grand Rapids, MN: Schuler Books
- Minneapolis, MN: DreamHaven Books, Comics, and Art
- Minneapolis, MN: Uncle Hugo’s
- Oxford, MS: Square Books
- Asheville, NC: Malaprop’s Books
- Chapel Hill, NC: Flyleaf Books
- Durham, NC: The Regulator Bookshop
- Fearrington Village, NC: McIntyre’s Books
- Raleigh, NC: Quail Ridge Books and Music
- Keene (etc.), NH: The Toadstool Bookshops
- Portsmouth, NH: RiverRun Bookstore
- Albuquerque, NM: Page 1 Bookstore
- Albany, NY: The Book House
- Hudson Valley, NY: Oblong Books
- Ithaca, NY: Colophon Books
- New York, NY: Bluestockings
- New York, NY: Book Court
- New York, NY: Greenlight Bookstore
- New York, NY: McNally Jackson Books
- New York, NY: Three Lives and Company
- New York, NY: Word
- Troy, NY: Market Block Books
- Columbus, OH: The Book Loft
- Newberg, OR: Chapters Books and Coffee
- Portland OR: Annie Bloom’s Books
- Portland OR: Broadway Books
- Portland OR: In Other Words
- Portland, OR: Powell’s Books
- Portland OR: St. John’s Booksellers
- New Hope, PA: Farley’s Bookshop
- Philadelphia, PA: Giovanni’s Room
- Nashville, TN: Parnassus Books
- Austin, TX: Book People
- Austin, TX: Bookwoman
- Houston, TX: Brazos Bookstore
- Houston, TX: Murder By the Book
- San Antonio, TX: The Twig Book Shop
- Brattleboro, VT: Everyone’s Books
- Manchester Center, VT: Northshire Books
- Montpelier, VT: Bear Pond Books
- Montpelier, VT: Rivendell Books
- Bainbridge Island, WA: Eagle Harbor Book Co
- Bellingham, WA: Village Books
- Edmonds, WA: The Neverending Bookshop
- Leavenworth, WA: A Book For All Seasons
- Lopez Island, WA: Lopez Bookshop
- Orcas Island, WA: Darvill’s Bookstore
- Mercer Island, WA: Island Books
- Redmond, WA: Brick and Mortar Books
- Seattle, WA: Phinney Books
- Seattle, WA: Third Place Books
- Seattle, WA: University Bookstore
- Seattle, WA: The Elliott Bay Book Company
- Seattle, WA: Queen Anne Book Company
- Seattle, WA: Secret Garden Books
- Seattle, WA: Madison Books
- Stanwood, WA: Snow Goose Bookstore
- Yakima, WA: Inklings Bookshop
- Madison, WI: A Room of One’s Own
International (alphabetical by country then region then city)
- Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Slow Glass Books
- Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Hares and Hyenas
- Edmonton, AB, Canada: Audrey’s Books
- Vancouver, BC, Canada: Chapters
- Vancouver, BC, Canada: Pulpfiction Books
- Winnipeg, MB, Canada: McNally Robinson
- Ottawa, ON, Canada: Perfect Books
- Montréal, QC, Canada: Olivieri
- Auckland, New Zealand: Mighty Ape
UK (alphabetical by city)
- Any UK Bookshop.org store
- Aberdeen: Blackwell’s
- Abbingdon: Mostly Books
- Aldeburgh: Aldeburgh Bookshop Ltd.
- Banchory: Yeadons
- Bath: Mr B’s Emporium
- Bath: Topping and Co Booksellers Ltd
- Brighton and Hove: City Books
- Bristol: Blackwell’s
- Bristol: Foyles
- Cambridge: Heffers Academic and General
- Carlisle: Bookends
- Chepstow: Chepstow Bookshop
- Chipping Norton: Jaffe and Neal Ltd
- Colchester: Red Lion Books Ltd
- Cochester: Wivanhoe Bookshop
- Edinburgh: Blackwell’s
- Edinburgh: Word Power
- Edinburgh: Transreal Fiction
- East Grinstead: The Bookshop
- Elgin: Yeadons
- Ely: Topping and Co. Booksellers Ltd
- Everywhere: Best Little Bookshop
- Exeter: Blackwell’s
- Falmouth: Falmouth Bookseller
- Glasgow: The Milngavie Bookshop
- Guisborough: The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd
- Haverfordwest: Victoria Bookshop Limited
- Hebden Bridge: The Bookcase
- Hexham: Cogito
- Ilkley: The Grove Bookshop
- Keswick: Bookends
- Ledbury: Ledbury Books and Maps
- Leeds: Blackwell’s
- Leeds: Radish
- Liverpool: News From Nowhere
- London: Blackwell’s (x2)
- London: Forbidden Planet
- London: Foyles Ltd (x many)
- London: Daunt Books (x several)
- London: The British Library Bookshop
- London: Primrose Hill Bookshop
- London: Owl Bookshop
- London: Muswell Hill Bookshop
- London: Brick Lane Bookshop
- London: The Broadway Bookshop
- London: Newham Bookshop
- London: Pages of Hackney
- London: The Riverside Bookshop Ltd
- London: Belgravia Bookshop
- London: John Sandoe (Books) Ltd
- London: Slightly Foxed
- London: Barnes Bookshop
- London: Village Books
- Lowdham: The Bookcase
- Ludlow: Castle Bookshop
- Lytham-St-Anne’s: Plackitt and Booth Booksellers
- Manchester: EJ Morton
- Monmouth: Rossiter Books
- Newcastle: Blackwell’s
- Norwich: The Book Hive
- Norwich: Jarrold and Sons Limited
- Nottingham: Five Leaves
- Oxford: Blackwell’s
- Penarth: Windsor Bookshop
- Penzance: Edge of the World Bookshop
- Petersfield: One Tree Books
- Petworth: The Petworth Bookshop Ltd
- Plymouth: University Bookseller
- Richmond: Kew Books Ltd
- Ross-on-Wye: Rossiter Books
- Saltaire: Salt’s Mill
- Sheffield: Rhyme and Reason
- Sheffield: Blackwell’s
- Sherborne: Winstone Books
- Spalding: Bookmark
- St Peter’s Port: The Lexicon Ltd
- St Ives: The St Ives Bookseller
- Stockport: Simply Books
- Tetbury: The Yellow Lighted Bookshop
- Totnes: Totnes Bookshop
- Whitby: Whitby Bookshop
- Woodford Green: Village Bookshop
If you buy and read digitally, then you have so much choice your head will burst:
UK
– Kobo
– Amazon UK
– Apple Books
ANZ
– Apple Books
– Amazon Australia
– Kobo
– JB Hi-Fi
– Google Play
India
– Flipkart
US
– Amazon
– Apple Books
– Barnes and Noble
Where are you? Where should people buy Hild? Tell me your favourite bookshop and I’ll add it to the list.
Nicola Griffith 
The Tattered Cover in Denver, CO!
In Minneapolis, Uncle Hugo's: http://www.unclehugo.com
In Vermont, Rivendell Books: rivendellbooksvt.com
or Bear Pond Books: www. bearpondbooks.com
(Both in my hometown, and I can't choose between them!)
In NYC, I love Bluestockings, 172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington, 212.777.6028, http://bluestockings.com/ .
Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia – http://www.giovannisroom.com/
I live practically around the corner from Secret Garden Books in Ballard and will order it from there.
http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/
Chapters in Newberg, Oregon: http://www.chaptersbooksandcoffee.com/
And Annie Blooms in Portland: http://www.annieblooms.com/
Great indie bookstores!
Yakima has a small population, but Inklinks Bookshop serves them well: http://inklingsbookshop.com
BookWoman in Austin, TX!
Audrey's Books in Edmonton, Alberta.
http://www.audreys.ca/
Skylight Books in Los Angeles: http://www.skylightbooks.com/
Slowglass Books in Melbourne, Australia
ww.slowglass.com.au
Thanks!
http://www.portersquarebooks.com/
Page 1 Books in Albuquerque, http://www.page1book.com/
Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ (which is part of the Phoenix metro area). http://changinghands.com
Toadstool Bookshops of Keene, Milford and Peterborough, New Hampshire. Great independent book stores! http://www.toadbooks.com/
University Book Store for Seattle; Powell's for Portland, OR.
The Women's Bookshop, Auckland
http://www.womensbookshop.co.nz/
Just outside of Seattle, Island Books, at http://wwww.mercerislandbooks.com
Brazos Bookstore in Houston http://www.brazosbookstore.com/
McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The absolute best bookstore in Winnipeg, independent and family-owned! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com
McNally Robinson Booksellers, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The absolute best bookstore in Winnipeg, independent and family owned! http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com
Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor, MI of course. Long-time local independent. Was here before Borders got started, and has outlived the chain they became.
http://www.nicolasbooks.com/
Portland Oregon:
http://www.broadwaybooks.net/
http://inotherwords.org/
http://www.annieblooms.com/
WORD Brooklyn: http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/
Books and Books (Coral Gables, FL): http://www.booksandbooks.com/
I'll buy two copies so I include my faves because our cup runneth over and here and it's a tie!
Lexington, Ky:
Joseph Beth Lexington: http://www.josephbeth.com/Default.aspx
and
The Morris Book Shop: http://www.morrisbookshop.com/
In Tucson, Arizona: Antigone Books
http://www.antigonebooks.com/
Montpelier VT: Bear Pond Books http://www.bearpondbooks.com
Montpelier VT: Rivendell Books rivendellbooksvt.com
Exciting!
Portland, OR: St Johns Booksellers, http://www.stjohnsbooks.com
In my old stomping grounds, Ithaca, NY: the dyke-owned bookstore where I first picked up The Blue Place, Colophon Books, http://www.colophonbooks.us
The Book Loft in Columbus, Ohio http://www.bookloft.com
Hmm, good job! This is really something!
This is cool!
I am really looking forward to reading this book, which I just heard of today! It has such a striking cover — who did the cover illustration, I wonder?
A wrote whole post about the cover here. Enjoy!
Ha! The very next day, only a year later.
Just wanted to give a shout out to The Twig in San Antonio, TX: http://www.thetwig.com/book/9781250056092
Well, cool! Will add.