List of independent bookstores in the United States
This is a list of independent bookstores in the United States, both current and defunct. All of these have (or had), in addition to any associated online sites, physical ("brick-and-mortar") locations. Stores which have gone out of business are denoted with a dagger (†).
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Arizona
- Bookmans in Tucson, Mesa, Phoenix and Flagstaff
- The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale
California
- Acres of Books† in Long Beach
- Amicus Books in Marysville
- Bart's Books in Ojai
- The Book Shop in Hayward
- Book Soup in West Hollywood
- Booksmith in San Francisco
- Borderlands Books in San Francisco
- City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco
- Cody's Books† in Berkeley
- Computer Literacy Bookshops† in Sunnyvale
- daliel's† in Berkeley
- A Different Light† in Silver Lake (Los Angeles) and The Castro (San Francisco)
- Dutton's Books† in Valley Village (Los Angeles) and Burbank
- Fahrenheit 451 Books in Laguna Beach
- Gourmet Guides† in San Francisco
- Green Apple Books & Music in Richmond District (San Francisco)
- John Cole's Book Shop† in La Jolla (San Diego)
- Kepler's Books in Menlo Park
- Lobal Orning† in Topanga
- Midnight Special Bookstore† in Santa Monica
- Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego and Redondo Beach
- The Other Change of Hobbit in Berkeley
- Printers Inc. Bookstore† in Palo Alto
- Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural in Sylmar (Los Angeles)
- Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena
Colorado
District of Columbia
- Brian MacKenzie Infoshop† in Washington
- Kramerbooks & Afterwords in Washington
- Lambda Rising† in Washington
- Politics and Prose in Washington
- Teaching for Change Bookstore in Washington
- Washington Bookshop† in Washington
- World Bank Infoshop in Washington
Florida
- Books & Books in Miami Beach
- Books & Books in Miami
- Haslam's Bookstore in St. Petersburg
- Open Books & Records† in Miami Beach
Illinois
- Kroch's and Brentano's† in Chicago
- New World Resource Center in Chicago
- Prairie Avenue Bookshop† in Chicago
- Seminary Co-op in Chicago
Indiana
- Better World Books in Goshen and Mishawaka
- Boxcar Books in Bloomington
Iowa
- ACME Comics & Collectibles in Sioux City
- The Haunted Bookshop in Iowa City
- Prairie Lights in Iowa City
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
- Daedalus Books in Columbia
- Greetings & Readings in Hunt Valley
- Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse in Baltimore
- Victor Kamkin Bookstore† in Rockville
Massachusetts
- The Bookmill in Montague
- Globe Corner Bookstore† in Cambridge
- Grolier Poetry Bookshop in Cambridge
- Harvard Book Store in Cambridge
- Lucy Parsons Center in Boston
- New Words Bookstore† in Cambridge
- The Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley
- Schoenhof's Foreign Books in Cambridge
- That's Entertainment in Worcester
- Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Boston
Michigan
- John K. King Books in Detroit
- Marwil Bookstore† in Detroit
- Schuler Books & Music in Grand Rapids
Minnesota
- Amazon Bookstore Cooperative† in Minneapolis
- Birchbark Books in Minneapolis
- Common Good Books in Saint Paul
- Mayday Books in Minneapolis
- SubText: a Bookstore in Saint Paul
- Mager's & Quinn in Minneapolis
Mississippi
Missouri
- Prospero's Books in Kansas City
Nevada
New York
- 192 Books in Manhattan (2003–)
- Albertine in Manhattan
- Argosy Book Store in Manhattan (1925–)
- Astoria Bookshop in Queens (2012–)
- Blonde Art Books in Bushwick (January 2013 – December 2013)
- Bluestockings in Manhattan (1999–)
- Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks in Manhattan (1997–)
- Book Court in Brooklyn (1981–)
- Book Culture, two stores in Manhattan (1997– / 2009–)
- Book Thug Nation in Williamsburg (2010–)
- Books in the Hood† in the Bronx (2007–2011)
- Bookbook in Manhattan
- The Bookworm in East Aurora
- Catland Books in Bushwick
- Coliseum Books† in Manhattan
- Community Bookstore† in Brooklyn
- Complete Traveller† in Manhattan
- A Different Light† in Manhattan
- Eeyore’s† in Manhattan (?–1993)
- Endicott Booksellers in Manhattan (?–1995)
- Forbidden Planet in Manhattan
- Gotham Book Mart† in Manhattan
- Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn
- Housing Works in Manhattan
- Human Relations in Bushwick
- Idlewild Bookshop in Brooklyn
- J. Levine Books and Judaica in Manhattan
- Librairie de France†
- Love Saves the Day†
- McNally Jackson Bookstore in Manhattan
- Molasses Books in Bushwick
- The Mysterious Bookshop in Manhattan
- Nkiru Books† in Brooklyn
- Oscar Wilde Bookshop† in Manhattan
- Pomander Book Shop in Manhattan
- Oscar Wilde Bookshop†
- Partners & Crime Mystery Booksellers† in Manhattan
- Peace Eye Books in Manhattan
- Posman Books (several stores) in Manhattan
- powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn
- Printed Matter, Inc in Manhattan
- Rizzoli Bookstore† in Manhattan
- Shakespeare & Co, 4 locations in Manhattan, 2 in Brooklyn (5†, 1 remaining)
- Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers in Williamsburg
- St. Mark's Bookshop in Manhattan
- The Story Nook in Queens (2012–)
- Strand Bookstore in Manhattan (1927–)
- Three Lives in Manhattan
- True South† in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Unnameable Books in Brooklyn
- Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books in Manhattan (1992–)
- Van Alen Books in Manhattan
- WORD in Brooklyn
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
- The Duck Store in Eugene
- In Other Words Women's Books and Resources in Portland
- Port Hole Books and Publishing in Gardiner/Florence
- Powell's Books in Portland
Pennsylvania
- Giovanni's Room Bookstore in Philadelphia
- Leary's Book Store† in Philadelphia
- Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem
- Otto Book Store in Williamsport
- Wooden Shoe Books in Philadelphia
South Carolina
Texas
Washington
- bauhaus books + coffee in Capitol Hill (Seattle)
- Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park
- Chin Music Press in Pike Place Market, Seattle.
Wisconsin
- Renaissance Books in Milwaukee
- Woodland Pattern Book Center in Milwaukee
See also
External links
- NewPages guide to independent bookstores in the U.S. and Canada
- IndieBound.org, independent bookstore association sponsored by the American Booksellers Association
- American Booksellers Association member directory
- Independent booksellers resource page and listings
- AALBC.com's map showing black-owned independent booksellers
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