Independent Bookstores
NewPages.com Guide to Bookstores in the U.S. and Canada
If you will be traveling, be sure to print out the bookstore list for the cities you will be visiting! There's no better way to get familiar with a new city than to check in with booksellers in a locally-owned, independent bookstore.
Arizona, Tempe
Changing
Hands Bookstore
6428 S McClintock Dr - 480-730-0205 - MAP
100,000 new and used books in a store that is a work of art — soft curves, beautiful murals, interesting nooks filled with books and gifts for all tastes and budgets. A community gathering place sharing space with The Wildflower Bread Co., a neighborhood bakery & cafe.
California, Berkeley
Black
Oak Books
1491 Shattuck Ave (510) 486-0698 - Map
With stores located in three of the Bay Area's most vibrant neighborhoods, Black Oak Books offers an eclectic and intriguing selection of new, used, and antiquarian books. Our staff is well-informed and passionate about books, and they will be delighted to make recommendations or leave you to explore our abundance on your own.
California, San Francisco
City
Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Ave - (415) 362-8193 - Map
A Literary Meeting Place Since 1953. A landmark general bookstore, internationally known for its expert selection of books and for its commitment to free intellectual inquiry.
New York, New York City
Bluestockings
Bookstore,
Cafe & Activist Center
172 Allen St - 212.777.6028 - Map
Bluestockings is a radical bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. We can now fit more books and more comfortably host events. We carry over 4000 titles on topics such as queer and gender studies, global capitalism, feminism, police and prisons, democracy studies, and black liberation.