Independent Bookstores Directory
Used books, author readings, open mikes, book clubs, and other events. Locate local independent bookstores here to get involved with your literary community.
Alabama
Anniston
Apple Tree Book Company
3320 Henry Road
Anniston, AL 36207
Phone: 256-236-7624
Auburn
Anders Book Store
P. O. Box 350
Auburn, AL 36830
Phone: 334-821-1137
Auburn University Bookstore
1360 Haley Center
Auburn, AL 36864
Phone: 334-844-1697
Birmingham
Alabama Booksmith
2626 19th Place
Homewood, AL 35209
Phone: 205-870-4242
The Book Rack
2832 Culver Road
Mountain Brook, AL 35223
Phone: 205-871-7715
Crosshaven Books
3916 Crosshaven Drive
Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone: 205-972-8778
Jonathan Benton, Bookseller
2705 Culver Road
Birmingham, AL 35223
Phone: 205-870-8840
Little Professor Book Center
2717 8th Ave.
Homewood, AL 35208
Phone: 205-870-7461
Lodestar Books
20208 11th Ave. S
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: 205-939-9356
Smith & Hardwick, Inc.
3900 Clairmont Ave. S
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205-591-9970
Book Town
1930 Edward Lake Rd., Suite 120
Birmingham, AL 35235
Phone: 205-661-0733
Daphne
Page & Palette
28600 U. S. Highway 98, Suite G
Daphne, AL 36526
Phone: 334-621-8787
Decatur
Learning Tree
P. O. Box 144
Gateway Shopping Center
Decatur, AL 35601
Phone: 256-350-3626
Book Shoppe
1805 11 Street SE
Decatur, AL 35601
Phone: 256-353-7256
Enterprise
West Gate Book & Gift
621 Boll Weevil Circle #23
West Gate Shopping Center
Enterprise, AL 36330
Phone: 334-347-4422
Fairhope
Over the Transom
323 De La Mare
Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone: 334-990-7980
Page & Palette
32 South Section St.
Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone: 334-928-5295
Foley
The Book Factory, LLC
2601 South McKenzie, Suite L-27
Foley, AL 36535
Phone: 334-943-8961
Hartselle
Book Cellar
Crestwood Shopping Center
241 Highway 31 SW
Hartselle, AL 35640
Phone: 256-773-1138
Huntsville
Fleming’s Books
108 Longwood Drive
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 205-539-1240
Shaver’s Bookstore
2362 Whitesburg Dr. S
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 205-536-1604
Madison
Madison Books & Computers
8006 Madison Pike
Madison, AL 35758
Phone: 256-772-9250
Rainbows Ltd.
105 Champions Green Drive
Madison, AL 35758
Phone: 256-837-2516
Montgomery
Capitol Book & News Co. – Located in Montgomery’s beautiful Old Cloverdale since 1950.
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The Goat Hill Museum Shop
Alabama State Capitol
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-242-3933
The NewSouth Bookstore
105 S. Court Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: 334-834-3556
Old Alabama Town Museum Shop
310 North Hull Street
Montgomery, AL 36111
Phone: 334-240-4500
Roots & Wings
1345 Carter Hill Road
Montgomery, AL 36106
Phone: 334-262-1700
Orange Beach
Page & Palette
26651 Perdido Beach Blvd., Unit C
Orange Beach, AL 36581
Phone: 334-981-2073
Prattville
Bookland
1953-A Cobbs Ford Road
Prattville, AL 36066
Phone: 334-361-8996
Tuscaloosa
The Book Cellar
312 Merchants Walk, Suite 4
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Phone: 205-759-1471
Lodowick Adams Bookseller
2021 8th St.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: 205-345-9654
University Supply Store
The University of Alabama at Ferguson Center
P. O. Box 870291
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
Phone: 205-348-6126
Alaska
Arizona
Tempe
Changing Hands Bookstore – Over 100,000 new and used books in a beautiful artistic setting.
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Arkansas
California
Berkeley
Black Oak Books – Multiple locations with a unique collection of new, used, and antiquarian books.
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San Francisco
City Lights Bookstore – Co-founded by poet/painter Lawrence Ferlinghetti, City Lights is a landmark independent bookstore and publisher that specializes in world literature, the arts, and progressive politics.
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Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
None yet.
Florida
Georgia
Alpharetta
Chapter Eleven Alpharetta
10945 State Bridge Road
Alpharetta, GA
Phone: 770-667-0023
Atlanta
Books & Cases
800 Miami Circle Northeast
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-237-1062
Cappella Books
1133 Euclid Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-681-5128
Chapter Eleven
Ansley Mall, 1544 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-872-7986
Chapter Eleven
Briarcliff, 2100 Henderson Mill Road
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 770-414-9288
Chapter Eleven Discount Book Store
6237 Roswell Road Northcast
Sandy Springs Plaza
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-256-5518
Chapter Eleven
Peachtree Battle, 2345-A Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-237-7199
Chapter Eleven West Paces Ferry
3509 Northside Parkway
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-841-6338
Charis: Books & More
1189 Euclid Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-524-0304
Notre Dame Book Shop
5273A Buford Highway Northwest
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 770-458-1779
Outright Bookstore & Coffeehouse
991 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-607-0082
Science Fiction and Mystery Bookshop
2000-F Cheshire Bridge Road
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-875-7326
Tall Tales Book Shop, Inc.
2105 Lavista Road
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-636-2498
Brunswick
Book Shop, Inc., The
1519 Newcastle Street
Brunswick, GA
Phone: 912-262-6708
Carrollton
Horton’s Books & Gifts
410 Adamson Square
Carrollton, GA
Phone: 770-832-0821
Columbus
Beetlebinders
1717 12th Ave.
Columbus, GA
Phone: 706-322-8202
Conyers
Chapter 11 Conyers
1910 Highway 20 South
Conyers, GA
Phone: 770-761-0161
Tattersall’s Inc.
Historic District-902 Center Street Northeast
Conyers, GA
Phone: 707-922-1536
Cummings
Humpus Bumpus Books
703 Atlanta Road
Cummings, GA
Phone:770-781-9705
Decatur
Chapter 11 Emory
2091 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA
Phone: 404-325-1505
Final Touch Gallery, The
133 East Court Square
Decatur, GA
Phone: 404-378-5300
Fayetteville
Fayette Book Shop, Inc.
692 North Glynn Street
Fayetteville, GA
Phone: 770-461-5907
Ft. Oglethorpe
Books & Bytes
1840 LaFayette Road
Ft. Oglethorpe, GA
Phone: 706-861-0774
Gainesville
Chapter 11 Books & Music
1210 Thompson Bridge Road
Gainesville, GA
Phone: 770-535-6699
Marietta
Chapter 11 Delk
2900 Delk Road
Marietta, GA
Phone: 770-984-1449
Chapter 11 Highland Plaza
Highland Plaza-3605 Sandy Plains Road
Marietta, GA
Phone: 770-971-0744
Newnan
Scotts’ Book Store
28 South Court St.
Newnan, GA
Phone: 770-253-2960
Peachtree City
Omega Book Centers, Inc.
Peachtree Crossing Center, 100 North Peachtree Parkway
Peachtree City, GA
Phone: 770-487-3977
Roswell
Chapter 11
885 Woodstock Road, King Plaza
Roswell, GA
Phone: 678-461-0650
Hobbit Hall Children’s Bookstore
120 Bulloch Ave.
Roswell, GA
Phone: 770-587-0907
Snellville
Chapter 11 Snellville
Snellville Plaza-2280A Highway 78
Snellville, GA
Phone: 770-736-0502
Washington
Judy’s Books & Beans
20 East Robert Toombs Ave.
Washington, GA
Phone: 706-678-7768
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Lexington
Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
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Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Bay Saint Louis
Bookends
111 Highway 90
Bay Saint Louis, MS
Phone: 228-467-9623
Greenville
McCormick Book Inn
Hugh McCormick
825 South Main Street
Greenville, MS 38701
Phone: 662-332-5038
Greenwood
Dancing Rabbit Books
311 Howard Street
Greenwood, MS
Phone: 601-453-5995
Grenada
Books
119 South Main Street
Grenada, MS
Phone: 662-226-6676
Gulfport
Coast Books
2700 13th Street
Gulfport, MS
Phone: 228-822-0040
Jackson
Lemuria Bookstore
202 Banner Hall
Jackson, MS
Phone: 601-366-7619
Oxford
Square Books – Books, events and more for readers of all ages since 1979.
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Natchez
Cover to Cover Books & More
208 Washington Street
Natchez, MS
Phone: 601-445-5752
Tupelo
The Village Bookstore
1210 West Main Shopping Center
Tupelo, MS
Phone: 601-842-8541
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
NEW YORK CITY
Bluestockings Bookstore, Cafe & Activist Center – Bluestockings is a radical bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
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North Dakota
Ohio
Cincinnati
Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
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Cleveland
Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
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Fostoria
Adventures in Books – New and used bookstore. – 125 S. Main St. Suite 201. The hours are Mon 1-8, Tues 11-4, Wed – Sat 11-8, and closed Sundays.
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Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
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Rhode Island
South Carolina
Aiken
Curiosity Shop, The
158 Laurens Street Southwest
Aiken, SC
Phone: 803-644-0004
Beaufort
Beaufort Bookstore, The
2127 Boundary Street
Beaufort, SC
Phone: 843-525-1066
Charleston
Chapter Two Bookstore
249 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC
Phone: 843-722-4238
Clemson
Clemson Newsstand, The
102 North Clemson Avenue
Clemson, SC
Phone: 864-654-2210
Columbia
Happy Bookseller, The
4525 Forest Drive, Forest Village
Columbia, SC
Phone: 803-782-2665
Easley
Poor Richard’s Booksellers
107 West Main Street
Easley, SC
Phone: 864-859-0687
Greenville
Open Book, Inc., The
110 South Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, SC
Phone: 864-235-9651
Greenwood
Bookstore, Inc., The
204 C. Montague Avenue
Greenwood, SC
Phone: 864-227-1096
Hilton Head
Island Bookseller, The
71 Lighthouse Road
Hilton Head, SC
Phone: 843-671-3773
Port Royal Bookstore
11 Palmetto Bay Road, Island Crossings Center
Hilton Head, SC
Phone: 843-842-6996
Landrum
Cottage Book Company
109 East Rutherford Street
Landrum, SC
Phone: 864-457-2772
Pawleys Island
Litchfield Books, Inc.
4313 Litchfield Landing
Pawleys Island, SC
Phone: 843-237-8138
Spartanburg
Pic-A-Book, Inc.
1855 East Main STreet, Hillcrest Speciality Row
Spartanburg, SC
Phone: 864-582-4376
South Dakota
Tennessee
Clarksville
Accent Books & More
1951-A Madison Street
Clarksville, TN
Phone: 931-648-2665
Dickson
Volume One Book Shop, Inc.
208 North Main Street
Dickson, TN
Phone: 615-446-7078
Jackson
Davis-Kidd Booksellers
869 North Parkway
Jackson, TN
Phone: 901-661-9757
Memphis
Burke’s Book Store, Inc.
1719 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-278-7484
Davis-Kidd Booksellers – Part of the Joseph-Beth Group, which is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
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Nashville
Davis-Kidd Booksellers – Part of the Joseph-Beth Group, which is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
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Outloud
1709 Church Street
Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-340-0034
Winchester
Expressions
113 Second Avenue Northwest
Winchester, TN
Phone: 931-962-1622
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming