Gate-area paperback fix before boarding in Concourse 1
Hudson Booksellers sits airside in Terminal 1 at Richmond (RIC), just past the main security checkpoint and before the split toward the A/B gates. You spot it by the wall of bestsellers and magazines facing the concourse. If you forgot a book for a 2–3 hour flight, this is the easiest stop between security and most gates.
Hours typically track the morning bank of departures, opening around the first 5:00–6:00 a.m. flights and closing after the last evening departures, usually around 8:00–9:00 p.m. Exact times shift with the schedule, but if you can see TSA open, Hudson is usually lit up too. Late-night delays after 9:30 p.m. are hit-or-miss for finding it open.
Pricing runs at standard airport markup: expect around $18–$20 for new release hardcovers, $10–$18 for trade paperbacks, and $6–$7 for mass-market paperbacks. Magazines hover in the $6–$12 range. There’s also a rack of snacks and bottled drinks priced similarly to other Hudson locations in the terminal, so you can grab reading material and a water in one stop.
Stock leans heavily on current fiction, thrillers, business titles, and travel-friendly paperbacks, plus a section of kids’ books that works for keeping a 2–8 year old busy on a short hop. You’ll also see standard airport extras: headphones in the $15–$30 range, basic chargers, and a few $10–$20 souvenir items with “Richmond” or “Virginia” printed on them.
Plan one quick pass here right after clearing security, before you head down to your gate; lines grow near the top of the hour when multiple 7:00–8:00 a.m. departures board at once.