Bookstores in Washington D.C.

A guide to the best independent
Washington D.C. bookstores

Note: Visitors to the DC area should also search the NewPages Guide to Independent Bookstores in the following cities which are considered to be in the DC metropolitan area.

In Maryland: Bethesda, College Park, Silver Springs, and Takoma Park. In Virginia: Arlington.

 

American University Campus Store - 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW

Back Stage - 545 8th St. SE

Bridge Street Books - 2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Busboys and Poets Books - 2021 14th St NW

Drum and Spear Books - 556 Varnum St. NW

Fairy Godmother - 319 7th St. SE

Georgetown University Bookstore - 3800 Reservoir Rd. NW

Glover Books & Music - 2319 Wisconsin Ave. NW

GWU Bookstore - 800 21st St. NW

Howard Univ Bookstore, 2225 Georgia Ave. NW

Kramerbooks & Afterwords - 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW

Lambda Rising - 1625 Connecticut Ave. NW

Negod Gwad - 2714 Georgia Ave. NW

Politics and Prose - 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW

Presse Int'l Bookstore - 1614 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Reiter's Books - 1990 K St. NW

Second Story Books - 2000 P St. NW

The Trover Shop - 221 Pennsylvania Ave. SE

 

 

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