Indie Bookstores in Canada

A guide to the best independent Canadian bookstores

 

Alberta

Calgary

Pages on Kensington - 1135 Kensington Rd. NW - (403) 283-6655

Shelf Life Books - 100, 1302 - 4th St. SW - (403) 265-1033

Edmonton

Audreys Books - 10702 Jasper Ave - (780) 423-3487 or (800) 661-3649

British Columbia

Fort Langley

Wendel's Bookstore - 103-9233 Glover Rd. - (604) 513-2238

Maple Ridge

Black Bond Books - 141-11900 Haney Pl. - (604) 463-8624

Mission

Black Bond Books - 344-32555 London Ave. - (604) 814-2650

New Westminster

Black Bond Books - 102-610 Sixth St. - (604) 528-6226

North Vancouver

Kidbooks - 3040 Edgemont Blvd. - (604) 986-6190 - Children's books

Prince George

Books & Company - 1685 3rd Ave. - (250) 563-6637

Richmond

Black Bond Books - 214-5300 No. 3 Rd. - (604) 233-0004

Surrey

Black Bond Books - 234 Central City Mall - (604) 583-1282

Black Bond Books - 1381 Guildford Town Ctr. - (604) 589-3680

Black Bond Books - 1-15562-24th Ave. - (604) 536-4444

Terrace

Misty River Books - 103-4710 Lazelle Ave. - (250) 635-4428

Vancouver

Banyen Books & Sound - 3608 W 4th Ave - (604) 732-7912 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age

Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks - 1740 W. 2nd Ave. - (604) 688-6755 - Specialty: Cookbooks/Food

Blackberry Books - #10 1666 Johnston St., Granville Island - (604) 685-4113

Kidsbooks - 3083 W. Broadway - (604) 738-5335 - Children's books

Little Sisters Book & Art Emporium - 1238 Davie St. - (604) 669-1753 - Specialty: GLBT

The People's Co-op Bookstore - 1391 Commercial Dr. - (604) 253-6442

White Dwarf Books/Dead Write Books - 3715 10th Ave. W - (604) 228-8223 - Specialty: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Mystery/Crime

Victoria

Bolen Books - 111-1644 Hillside Ave. - (250) 595-4232

Munro's Books - 1108 Government St. - (250) 382-2464 or (888) 243-2464

Sorensen Books - 1027 Cook St. - (250) 383-3215 - Used books

Whistler

Armchair Books - 4205 Village Square - (604) 932-5557 of (800) 659-1531 - Specialty: Regional

White Rock

Black Bond Books - 134-1711 152nd St. - (604) 536-3336

Whitby's Books & Gifts - 14833 Marine Dr. - (604) 536-3711 or (888) 536-3713 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age

Manitoba

Winnipeg

Mondragon - 91 Albert St. - (204) 946-5241 - Specialty: Alternative/Progressive

New Brunswick

Rothesay

Benjamin's Books - 1 Gondola Point Rd. #1 - (506) 848-1234 or (888) 762-2665 - Children's books

Ontario

Alliston

A Loft of Books - 106 Victoria St. W. - (705) 435-1517

Fergus

Roxanne's Reflections Book & Card Shop - 152 St. Andrew St. W. - (519) 843-4391

Guelph

The Bookshelf - 41 Quebec St. - (519) 821-3311

Hamilton

Bryan Prince Bookseller - 1060 King St. W - (905) 528-4508 or (800) 867-0090

London

Attic Books - 240 Dundas St. - (519) 432-7277 - Used, Rare, Antiquarian books

The Book Store at Western - University Community Ctr. - (519) 661-3520 - General books

North Bay

Allison the Bookman - 342 Main St. E. - (705) 476-1450 - Used, Rare, New books

Orangeville

BookLore - 121 First St. - (519) 942-3830

Ottawa

Agora Bookstore & Internet Cafe - 145 Besserer St. - (613) 562-4672 - General books

Collected Works - 1242 Wellington St. W. - (613) 722-1265

The Octopus Bookstore - 116 Third Ave. - (613) 233-2589 - Specialty: Alternative/Progressive

The Octopus Bookstore - 251 Bank St. - (613) 688-0752 - Specialty: Alternative/Progressive

Sarnia

Book Keeper - Northgate Plaza, 500 Exmouth St. - (519) 337-3171

Sault Ste. Marie

Uppercase - 508 Queen St. E. - (705) 254-5775*

Sudbury

Elm Tree Books & Things - 61 Elm St. - (705) 675-2570 - Specialty: Feminist*

Thunder Bay

Northern Woman's Bookstore - 65 S. Court St. - (807) 344-7979 - Specialty: Feminist

Toronto

Bakka-Phoenix - 84 Harbord St. - (416) 963-9993 - Science Fiction

Glad Day Bookshop - 598A Yonge St. - (416) 961-4161 - Used books

Nicholas Hoare - 45 Front St. E. - (416) 777-2665

The Monkey's Paw - 1229 Dundas St W - (416) 531-2123 - Used books, Curiosities

Sleuth of Baker Street - 907 Millwood Rd. - (416) 483-3111 - Specialty: Mystery/Crime Fiction

Toronto Women's Bookstore - 73 Harbord St. - (416) 922-8744 - Specialty: Feminist

Type Books - 427 Spadina Rd. - (416) 366-8973

Type Books - 883 Queen St. W. - (416) 366-8973

Wonderworks - 79 A Harbord St. - (416) 323-3131 or (800) 329-0757 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age

Uxbridge

Blue Heron Books - 62 Brock St. W. - (905) 852-4282

Waterloo

Words Worth Books - 100 King St. S. - (519) 884-2665 or (888) 241-7546

Windsor

Bookroom - 2161 Wyandotte St. W. - (513) 258-2726 - New & Used books

 

Quebec

Montréal

Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore - 2220 McGill College Ave. - (514) 845-5811

Nicholas Hoare - 1366 Greene Ave. - (514) 933-4201

 

Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

McNally Robinson - 3130 8th St. E - (306) 955-3599 or (877) 506-7456

 

 

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