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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