The Writer's Block is an independent bookseller, publisher, and literacy educator in downtown Las Vegas.

[6] Years before its establishment, 826NYC co-founder Scott Seeley and Drew Cohen came together with plans to found an independent bookstore in downtown Las Vegas.

In 2014, the Writer's Block was opened at 509 Fremont Street, a location previously occupied by a tattoo parlor, with former BSSco.

[7][8][9] Behind the bookstore front, at its original Fremont Street location, was the literacy education component of the Writer's Block, known as Codex.

Similar in layout to the educational area behind 826NYC's Superhero Supply Store,[10][11] Codex also featured movable walls, tables and desks.