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Revision as of 06:24, 15 November 2020
This is a list of independent bookstores in the United States, both current and defunct, which have had physical ("brick-and-mortar") locations. Stores which have gone out of business are denoted with a dagger (†).
Alaska
- Homer Bookstore in Homer, Alaska
- Fireside Books in Palmer, Alaska
- Old Harbor Books in Sitka, Alaska
- Hearthside Books in Juneau, Alaska
Arizona
- Bookmans in Tucson, Mesa, Phoenix and Flagstaff
- Changing Hands in Tempe and Phoenix
- Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, Arizona
California
- Downtown Books and art in San Pedro
- 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
- Bound Together Anarchist Collective Bookstore in San Francisco
- City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco
- Cody's Books† in Berkeley
- Computer Literacy Bookshops† in Sunnyvale
- Daliel's Bookstore† 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
- 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
- The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles
- Lobal Orning† in Topanga
- Marcus Books in San Francisco and Oakland
- Midnight Special Bookstore† in Santa Monica
- Moe's Books in Berkeley
- Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego and Redondo Beach
- The Other Change of Hobbit in Berkeley
- Pegasus Books in Berkeley
- Printers Inc. Bookstore† in Palo Alto
- Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural in Sylmar (Los Angeles)
- Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
- Brian MacKenzie Infoshop†
- Kramerbooks & Afterwords
- Lambda Rising†
- Politics and Prose
- Teaching for Change Bookstore†
- Washington Bookshop†
- World Bank Infoshop
- Busboys and Poets
- Second Story Books
Florida
- Haslam's Bookstore in St. Petersburg
- Open Books & Records† in Miami Beach
- Books & Books in Miami
- The Book Loft in Fernandina Beach
- The Book Mark in Neptune Beach
Georgia
- For Keeps (bookstore) in Atlanta, Georgia
Illinois
- Kroch's and Brentano's† in Chicago
- New World Resource Center† in Chicago
- Prairie Avenue Bookshop† in Chicago
- Quimby's Bookstore in Chicago
- Seminary Co-op in Chicago
- Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago
- Women & Children First 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
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington
- CoffeeTree Books in Morehead
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
- Concord Books in Concord
- Brookline Booksmith in Brookline
Michigan
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
Nevada
New Jersey
- Cape Atlantic Book Company in Cape May
- The Book House in Millburn
- Watchung Booksellers in Montclair
- Bookends in Ridgewood
New York
- Albertine Books in Manhattan
- Bluestockings in Manhattan (1999–)
- Coliseum Books† in Manhattan
- Community Bookstore† in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
- Community Bookstore in Park Slope, Brooklyn
- A Different Light† in Manhattan
- Gotham Book Mart† in Manhattan
- Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in Manhattan
- J. Levine Books and Judaica in Manhattan
- Librairie de France† in Manhattan
- Nkiru Books† in Brooklyn
- Oscar Wilde Bookshop† in Manhattan
- Pomander Book Shop in Manhattan
- Printed Matter, Inc in Manhattan
- Rizzoli Bookstore† in Manhattan
- St. Mark's Bookshop in Manhattan
- Strand Bookstore in Manhattan (1927–)
- Unnameable Books in Brooklyn
- The Mysterious Bookshop in Manhattan
North Carolina
Ohio
- The Book Loft of German Village in Columbus
- Two Dollar Radio Headquarters in Columbus
- The Wooster Book Company† in Wooster
Oregon
- The Duck Store in Eugene
- In Other Words Women's Books and Resources† in Portland
- Powell's Books in Portland
Pennsylvania
- Giovanni's Room Bookstore in Philadelphia
- Leary's Book Store† in Philadelphia
- Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem
- The Commonplace Reader in Yardley
South Carolina
Texas
- Beauty and the Book† in Jefferson
- BookPeople in Austin
- Murder by the Book in Houston
- The Book Haus in New Braunfels
Washington
- Chin Music Press in Pike Place Market, Seattle
- Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park
- Left Bank Books in Pike Place Market, Seattle
- A Novel Bookstore in Yelm
- University Book Store in Seattle
Wisconsin
- Renaissance Books in Milwaukee
- A Room of One's Own in Madison
- Woodland Pattern Book Center in Milwaukee
See also
- American Booksellers Association
- Books in the United States
- List of bookstore chains
- List of independent bookstores
References
External links
- AALBC.com's map showing black-owned independent booksellers
- American Booksellers Association member directory
- Independent booksellers resource page and listings
- IndieBound.org, independent bookstore association sponsored by the American Booksellers Association
- Midwest Independent Booksellers Association
- NewPages guide to independent bookstores in the U.S. and Canada
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