NewPages Guide to
Indie Bookstores in Minnesota

Cherry Street Books opened in June 2007. We have a wide variety of books for all ages and interests; orders are placed nearly every day and we are always happy to help customers find just what they are looking for if it is not already in the store. We are located in a resort community and enjoy meeting visitors from all over the US and other countries during the height of our summer tourist season. We host several book clubs and offer story time for young children every Saturday morning at 10 AM.

Sweet Reads is not just your average book and candy store—it's an experience! You'll find opportunities to take pictures inside a train, in a forest, and more. You will also find the World's Largest Collection of Berenstain Bears Museum in our store. The local authors are featured with a wide variety of genres and the monthly schedule includes their readings, Poet's Open Mic, and Book Shares!

Buffalo Books & Coffee boasts the finest books and coffee in Wright County for 23 years.

Scout & Morgan Books is an independent bookstore, selling new, used, and out-of-print books along with cards and gifts for readers.

Duluth's oldest independent bookstore. Locally owned and family operated since 1982.

The Bookstore at Fitger's specializes in Northeastern Minnesota regional books. We also carry new releases, best sellers and nonfiction, as well as children's books and toys. We have a full line of Fitger's clothing and memorabilia.

Gently used and new books. We just opened in Duluth, Minnesota. "Readers Wanted!"

An independent bookstore in Fergus Falls that also features a wide variety of gifts, cards, inspirational items, office supplies, and quick print services.

Birchbark Books and Gifts (also known as Birchbark Gallery) is the biggest bookstore on the North Shore! The store also includes kids toys, gifts, women's clothing, food items, home decor, and more, and we also host author events! Our bookstore is filled with a wide array of books for those that love history, local reads and authors, regional books hiking/outdoors, classics, women's literature, popular novels, teen/youth, Native American, children's books and so much more! We also buy used books!  The building use to be an old garage and has been remolded. Come check out the kids play pit!

Small independent bookstore on the cool North Shore of Lake Superior with a hand-curated selection of books for book lovers. Give the gift of books! Shop or browse while the kids enjoy our children's nook, sit at the window seat with a new find or an old favorite, or get recommendations from our knowledgeable staff. Author events, full moon readings around the bonfire, and children's story hour details can be found on our Facebook page.

The surprising small-town bookstore! We have a great selection of adult and children's books. Browse through the current best-sellers or enjoy our large Minnesota/regional section.

A gathering place for the community to relax, socialize, browse for books, and enjoy MN craft beer. We value diverse perspectives and we will sell new and used books from a variety of authors and genres. We will have rotating taps so that you can try new types of beer from local breweries. Come pull up a bar stool and catch up with family, friends, or a new book.

New & used books, videos, music CDs. Also selling sheet music, reeds, drumsticks, and other items for musicians. We opened in Maple Lake in 1985, and then moved to Buffalo for many years. We are happy to relocate back to downtown Maple Lake in a beautiful historic building.

Bexter Book and Copy offers quality copying services, but we also have new and used books for sale in our retail space in beautiful downtown Milaca. Did you know rural people read more than urban or suburban residents? That's why Milaca is a great place for a bookstore! We have a monthly book club (mystery genre), gifts, and antiques. Visit Princess Biancabella, the bookstore cat! Come see us in the historic Oslund Building downtown on 1st St. and 2nd Ave. Coffee's on!

Birchbark Books is operated by a spirited collection of people who believe in the power of good writing, the beauty of handmade art, the strength of Native culture, and the importance of small and intimate bookstores. Our books are lovingly chosen. Our store is tended with care. We specialize in Native American books, art, and gifts, but also carry a wide variety of books for every interest. Adults will love our display table of carefully selected new titles. Kids will delight in the Tree House and Hobbit Hole. Young Adults will find a large selection of books to devour. Our store is lovely and peaceful; our staff, bright and helpful. Come visit us!

Now open 11AM-8PM daily! Boneshaker Books is the radical and progressive bookstore you always dreamed of: good books, book events, and bicycle delivery!

A labyrinthine space of floor-to-ceiling used books in the heart of Dinkytown. Independent book store buying and selling quality books since 1976.

Corner Books of Minnapolis, MN emphazies a fine selection of books in the following: art, children books, geography, history, poetry, Minnesota books, signed books, but especially nature books of all kinds!

Daybreak Press Global Bookshop & Gathering Space creates a platform for education, activism, and positive community experiences in Minnesota. With a focus on faith, social justice, and women’s empowerment, we provide books from around the world as well as space for community gatherings, events, and regular programming.

We specialize in new and used science fiction, fantasy, horror, film and media books, and also carry comics and graphic novels. We also host events.

An education and entertainment redistribution center. 24,000 used books and a few new ones by local authors. Literary, musical and other events. Meeting space available. Comfy chairs.

Eye of Horus is the metaphysical store in the Lyn-Lake area of South Minneapolis. Tarot Readings seven days a week; call to book! We carry incense, oils, books, and tarot decks. We also offer Reiki and classes.

James and Mary Laurie Booksellers is a used, rare, and out of print bookstore. We also have many classical and jazz vinyl records, and a wonderful selection of graphic art. We are located in the downtown Minneapolis area.

7,000 square-feet devoted to new, used, and collectible books in the heart of Uptown Minneapolis since 1994.

Providing quality political books to the Twin Cities public at discounted rates. We're also a progressive political hub for events and information on social movements in the area. We regularly host public events, author talks and private group meetings.

We're an independent bookstore located in the Longfellow neighborhood right behind Peace Coffee Wonderland Park and the Trylon microcinema. We're at 2820 E 33rd St (between Minnehaha Avenue and Hiawatha Avenue) and we're open Monday through Saturday from 12 to 6:30 and Sunday 12 to 4. We've got new and used books. We sell eBooks and those nifty Kobo eReaders. We're very excited to be open and can't wait to meet you!

In addition to our new books we house a library of collectible, hard to find and out of print mysteries. We host events, and encourage mail order business and gladly get authors to sign books for out of state/country customers. We do not sell online. Email or telephone please.

Open Book is a home for literary & book arts igniting the imagination of all who visit.

Established in 1975, Paperback Exchange is a locally owned and independent bookstore with over 150,000+ books in stock, and books arriving daily. Our selection ranges from current bestsellers to out-of-print oddities.

Uncle Edgar's Mystery Bookstore has been around since 1980, has been shipping mail orders all over the world from the beginning, and has a huge selection of new and used mystery books. We can combine orders from Uncle Edgar's and Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore to save on the shipping expense. 
Open 10 am to 7 pm M-F, 10 am to 6 pm Saturdays, noon to 5 pm Sundays.

Uncle Hugo's is the oldest surviving science fiction specialty store in the U.S. (opened March 2, 1974), has been shipping mail orders all over the world for decades, and customers from all over the world have told us that we have the largest selection of science fiction and fantasy books they've ever seen. 
Open 10 am to 7 pm M-F, 10 am to 6 pm Saturdays, noon to 5 pm Sundays.

We are an independent children's bookstore in Minneapolis with a penchant for Manx cats and chickens (as well as many other interesting creatures living at our store).

Turtle Town Books & Gifts is an independent bookstore in the heart of Nisswa, MN that also sells high quality puzzles, games, and toys.

Content is the indie bookstore serving beautiful, historic Northfield, Minnesota. We pride ourselves on great customer service and a well-curated selection that will surprise and delight readers of all stripes, all ages, and all interests.

Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery is your local, indie bookstore in Park Rapids, MN!

The Willow is a bookstore and gift shop in Perham, Minnesota!

Since 2014 Fair Trade Books in Red Wing offers used books, fair trade merchandise, and new books in a friendly, inviting location in downtown Red Wing. The bookstore hosts readings, musicians, poets, authors, film discussions, and has a weekly Meet the Author event from 12:00-3:00pm each Saturday.

Lisa's Books is a bricks-and-mortar bookstore housed inside Loucks Studios, Inc. corporate office, providing thousands of new, used, out-of-print, vintage, and collectible titles, as well as exclusive books and art by Lisa Loucks Christenson.

Our primary store was established in 1991, a tiny bookshop, with crowded isles, books to the ceilings, and all the charm and character of a day gone by. Many things have changed over the years—we have moved to a much larger location, expanded our selection ten-fold, and continue to evolve as we transition to the electronic age and Brave New World of bookselling. Despite all of these changes, the commitment to our customers has remained unchanged: To provide unique and top quality books at a reasonable price. Whether you are looking for an antiquarian copy of a collectible book, or a current selection of best selling fiction, you can rest assured that we will put our experience to work to offer the best books and service available.

Books for curious people.

Midway Used and Rare Books offers an outstanding selection of thousands of hardcover and paperback books for readers, scholars and collectors.

We are a full service independent bookstore in the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Locally-owned, independent children's bookstore since 1984. Book clubs, meet and greets, and more.

Storied Owl Books, in the the Mac Groveland / Highland neighborhood, carries half-adult, half-children's books, as well as bulk candy.

SubText is a general interest bookstore with special focus on fiction, poetry, history, and literary nonfiction. Join us for regular author events.

Located in historic downtown Stillwater, MN, our brick and mortar bookstore provides readers with fine bindings and first editions to gently used paperback classics.

Great Books. Great People. Enjoy free WiFi with a view of the beautiful St. Croix River! Shop 24/7 at our website, or stop in to find out about author events, Totally Criminal Cocktail Hour and much more! Monday-Saturday, 9-8, Sunday, 9-5.

In addition to supplying Two Harbors, MN with local art and gifts, we now have a section of the shop dedicated to gently used books: Back Forty Books! As the name implies, you will find most of the used books at the back of the shop, and we also carry new titles!

Tucked in the sleepy downtown of rural Minnesota, Driftless Books is home to many classic works of literature, occasional live music, and local artwork.

Located in the heart of charming downtown White Bear Lake, MN, Lake Country Booksellers is an IndieBound bookstore.

We are the longest running bookstore in Winona and we take in used books!