NewPages Guide to
Indie Bookstores in Texas
The best list of independent Texas bookstores
- City Title Alpine
- Title Link Front Street Books
-
Image
- Address 1 121 E. Holland Ave.
- Phone (432) 837-3360
- Specialty General Interest, Regional
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Your friendly full service new & used local independent bookstore thanks you for your continued support!
Booked Up began in 1971 in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and is now located in Archer City, Texas, carrying between 150,000 and 200,000 fine and scholarly titles.
- City Title Austin
- Title Link Balcones Books
- Address 1 3313 Hancock Dr.
- Phone (512) 792-9260
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Owned/managed by local Austinite, Albert McGee. We cater to collectors and everyday readers with a huge inventory of obscure HBs/first editions and plenty of cheap paperbacks.
- Title Link Black Pearl Books
- Address 1 4803 Burnet Rd.
- Type New books
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Black Pearl Books is an Austin-based indie bookstore promoting diversity, inclusion, equality, and community through literature.
- Title Link BookPeople
-
Image
- Address 1 603 N. Lamar St.
- Phone (512) 472-5050
- Specialty General Interest, Children's
- Sidelines Coffee/Tea, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Magazines/Newspapers, Toys/Games
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
BookPeople has been Texas’ leading independent bookstore since 1970. Located in the heart of downtown, BookPeople has been voted best bookstore in Austin for over 20 years. The rest of the country has caught on too; BookPeople was voted Bookstore of the Year by Publisher’s Weekly in 2005. With visits from some of the most interesting and important authors of the past 43 years, as well as by Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, BookPeople is the destination bookstore in Texas.
BookWoman began 43 years ago in an upstairs shop on Guadalupe. From there we moved into Susan Post's house at the time, and then we became BookWoman and moved to 6th Street. Then we moved to 12th and Lamar, and since 2008 we're located at 5501 North Lamar, where we host regular events.
- Title Link Malvern Books
-
Image
- Address 1 613 W. 29th St.
- Phone (512) 322-2097
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
- Title Link Monkeywrench Books
-
Image
- Address 1 110 E. North Loop
- Phone (512) 766-6925
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
MonkeyWrench Books is an all-volunteer, collectively run bookstore and social space in Austin, TX that's pushing toward something radically different.
- Title Link Recycled Reads
- Address 1 5335 Burnet Rd.
- Phone (512) 974-7460
- Specialty General Interest, Children's
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Recycled Reads is the Austin Public Library's used bookstore. Our mission is to maximize the useful life of items removed from Library circulation through resale and recycling.
- Title Link Resistencia Bookstore
- Address 1 2000 Thrasher Lane
- Phone (512) 389-9881
- Specialty Alternative/Political, Feminist, LGBT, African American
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Resistencia Bookstore, Casa de Red Salmon Arts, is a neighborhood center for aspiring writers, providing quality literature to Austin communities since 1983. Specializing in Native, Chicana/o-Mexicana/o, Latina/o, African-American, feminist, queer and children’s bilingual literature, the bookstore also provides a meeting space for community organizations and hosts a variety of cultural and literary events.
- Title Link South Congress Books
-
Image
- Address 1 1608 S. Congress Ave.
- Phone (512) 916-8882
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Used, collectible, and unique books on South Congress Avenue.
- City Title Boerne
- Title Link The Boerne Bookshop
- Address 1 153 S. Main St.
- Phone (830) 249-0000
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
- City Title Brenham
- Title Link Brenham Book Nook
- Address 1 108 S. Douglas St.
- Phone (979) 836-7323
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Gifts
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Brenham's premier (okay, only) used bookstore located in historic Downtown Brenham. Our newest location is our best yet, with six rooms chock full of books! (It’s not really a “nook” anymore.) We also carry a small selection of new titles, as well as really fun gifts for book lovers. Come and see us!
- City Title Bryan
- Title Link Ed's Bookshop
-
Image
- Address 1 201 S. Main
- Phone (979) 255-5883
- Specialty General Interest, Regional
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Specializing in Texana and 20th century history and literature.
- City Title Canyon
- Title Link Burrowing Owl Books
- Address 1 419 16th St.
- Phone (806) 282-9888
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Burrowing Owl Books is an independent, family owned bookstore located on the square in Canyon, TX specializing in new and used books!
- City Title Cleburne
- Title Link The Published Page Bookshop
- Address 1 10 E Chamber St.
- Phone (817) 349-6366
- Specialty General Interest, Mystery, Regional, Science Fiction/Fantasy
- Sidelines Artwork, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Magazines/Newspapers
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Opening November 2017 in a historic 130 year old building on the courthouse square in Cleburne, Texas. More than 100,000 titles and adding thousands weekly. Texas best used, out-of-print, rare bookshop? We're working on it!
- City Title Dallas
- Title Link Deep Vellum Books
-
Image
- Address 1 3000 Commerce St
- Phone (972) 638-7741
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Café/Food
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Deep Vellum Books is Dallas' independent bookstore, cafe, and cultural center with literary events, plus live music, film, art & more, seven days a week.
- Title Link Froggies 5 & 10
- Address 1 3211 Knox St.
- Phone (214) 522-5867
- Specialty Children's
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Best toy store in Dallas! If you have never been here then you will be amazed. If you have been here there is always something new coming in. Fun place to shop and look around for all ages.
- Title Link Interabang Books
-
Image
- Address 1 5600 W. Lovers Ln.
- Phone (214) 484-4289
- Specialty General Interest, Children's, Literary
- Sidelines Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Toys/Games
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Interabang Books is an independent bookstore with a hand-picked selection of books and gifts for adults and kids. We feature story times for kids at 10:00 Wednesdays and Saturdays, and author events three or four evenings a week.
- Title Link Lucky Dog Books East Dallas
-
Image
- Address 1 10534 Garland Rd.
- Phone (214) 827-4860
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
General used bookstore with movies and music as well in Casa Linda Plaza. Trade-ins welcome and cash paid selectively. Formerly Paperbacks Plus in Lakewood. Go to our website for links to our other stores in N. Oak Cliff & Downtown Mesquite.
- Title Link Lucky Dog Books Oak Cliff
- Address 1 911 W Jefferson Blvd
- Phone (214) 941-2665
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
General used bookstore with movies and music as well. Trade-ins welcome and cash paid selectively. Go to our website for links to our other stores in Casa Linda Plaza in East Dallas & Downtown Mesquite.
- Title Link Pan-African Connection Bookstore
- Address 1 4466 S. Marsalis Ave.
- Phone (214) 943-8262
- Type New books, Black-owned
- Specialty African American
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
- Title Link Poets Oak Cliff
- Address 1 506 N. Bishop Ave.
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Title Link The Wild Detectives
-
Image
- Address 1 314 W. 8th St.
- Phone (214) 942-0108
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Café/Food, Coffee/Tea
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Books, beer, coffee, wine, records, readings . . . This is not fiction, it's just another kind of satisfaction.
- City Title Denton
- Title Link Recycled Books
- Address 1 200 N. Locust
- Phone (940) 566-5688
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
We buy and sell used books, CDs, DVDs, and LPs. Open every day 9am to 9pm! 17,000 sq ft across 3 floors. Half a million books. Tens of thousands of CDs, DVDs, and LPs. All inside a 100 year old Opera House.
- City Title Dripping Springs
- Title Link Sententia Vera Cultural Hub Bookshop
-
Image
- Address 1 4002 E. Hwy 290
- Phone (512) 633-4327
- Sidelines Coffee/Tea, Greeting Cards/Postcards
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Sententia Vera Cultural Hub is a community space for cultured bibliophiles, coffee aficionados, innovative entrepreneurs, and progressive community members. It's a place to find your next unexpected read, burst through your professional dreams, savor java from one of Drip's renown coffee roasters, and engage with your community.
- City Title Duncanville
- Title Link Enda's Booktique
- Address 1 428 N. Main St.
- Phone (972) 460-6362
- Type New books, Black-owned
- Specialty General Interest, African American
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
- City Title El Paso
- Title Link Literarity Book Shop
-
Image
- Address 1 5411 N. Mesa - 19B
- Phone (915) 307-4760
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
New & Used Books; Rare & Unusual Books; Signed First Editions; Out-of-Print Books.
- City Title Fort Worth
- Title Link The Dock Bookshop
- Address 1 6637 Meadowbrook Dr.
- Phone (817) 457-5700
- Type New books, Black-owned
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
- Title Link Leaves Book and Tea Shop
-
Image
- Address 1 120 St Louis Ave #101
- Phone (682) 233-4832
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Café/Food, Coffee/Tea
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Community gathering spot where you can pause from the hectic pace of life with a book and a cup of tea in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Title Link The Monkey and Dog Books
- Address 1 3608 West 7th St.
- Phone (817) 489-5747
- Specialty Children's
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Monkey and Dog serves as a place for children to find, read, and talk about their favorite books. Doing our part to encourage the next generation of readers, we have carefully chosen books from national and state reading awards lists, from teachers' and counselors' recommendations, and from a life-long voracious reader's favorites. We prescribe NOT to the pedagogic view of making learning fun, but rather that learning IS fun, challenging, and joyful.
- City Title Galveston
- Title Link Galveston Bookshop
-
Image
- Address 1 317 23rd St
- Phone (409) 750-8200
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Established in 1991, Galveston Bookshop is located in downtown Galveston’s historic Strand shopping district, and offers the area’s greatest selection of used and out-of-print books.
- City Title Georgetown
- Title Link Lark & Owl Booksellers
-
Image
- Address 1 205 W. 6th St. Ste. 101
- Phone (512) 688-5582
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Café/Food, Gifts
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Lark & Owl is an independent bookstore, bistro, and retail experience founded by women in historic Downtown Georgetown, Texas. Our mission is to meet the needs of our customers by creating an inviting space for community, conversation, and books.
- City Title Gladewater
- Title Link Gladewater Books
- Address 1 109 E. Pacific Ave.
- Phone (903) 845-4843
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Used books and ephemera in the antique district of Downtown Gladewater.
- City Title Glen Rose
- Title Link Storiebook Cafe
- Address 1 502 NE Barnard St.
- Phone (254) 897-2665
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Café/Food
- Facebook Facebook
- City Title Granbury
- Title Link Arts & Letters Bookstore
- Address 1 113 E. Bridge St.
- Phone (682) 936-2824
- Facebook Facebook
A reading experience you just can't download. Looking for your next great read? Our dyed-in-the-wool life-long readers will help you quickly find a great book.
- City Title Greenville
- Title Link The Wind, The Willow Bookstore
- Address 1 2610 Lee St
- Phone (903) 455-2665
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
As Greenville's only bookstore, we delight in bringing you a lovingly curated selection of books for readers of all ages. We carry picture books and chapter books for children; fiction for young adult readers; and classics, fiction, inspirational, and other genres as well.
- City Title Hemphill
- Title Link Serenity Books & Gifts
- Address 1 1130 Worth St.
- Phone (409) 787-0070
- Type Primarily used with some new books
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
We offer over 25,000 used books, as well as DVDs, CDs, guitars, strings, reeds, and other band supplies.
- City Title Houston
- Title Link Blue Willow Bookshop
- Address 1 14532 Memorial Dr.
- Phone (281) 497-8675
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Welcome to west Houston's friendly neighborhood bookshop! Check our event schedule to see what's coming up and what we're reading!
- Title Link Body Mind and Soul Books
-
Image
- Address 1 7951 Katy Freeway, Ste. N
- Phone (713) 993-0550
- Specialty Metaphysical/New Age
- Sidelines Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
We are proud and truly grateful to enter our third decade as Houston's leading source for metaphysical information and services.
- Title Link Brazos Bookstore
-
Image
- Address 1 2421 Bissonnet St.
- Phone (713) 523-0701
- Specialty Art, Children's, Literary, Regional
- Sidelines Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Magazines/Newspapers, Toys/Games
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Houston's premier independent bookseller since 1974, Brazos Bookstore specializes in literary fiction, poetry, art, architecture, and more. With hundreds of author events each year and regular kids programming, the store is not only a reliable source for high quality books but also a cultural hub for writers and readers alike. Throughout the decades, Brazos Bookstore has partnered with Houston's leading arts organizations, becoming an interdisciplinary bookstore. For readers outside Houston, BrazosBookstore.com has weekly updates with original content by Brazos staff and other contributors.
- Title Link Kaboom Books
- Address 1 3116 Houston Ave.
- Phone (713) 869-7600
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Kaboom Books is a used bookstore in The Heights.
- Title Link Katy Budget Books
- Address 1 870 S Mason Rd. #101
- Phone (281) 578-7770
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
A favorite Katy area destination and community gathering spot for 30 years due to our huge selection of books, toys, games, and gifts and our full calendar of activities and fun.
The Lift is your little shop around the corner, both a bookstore and a gift shop. We carry the good reads: the new, talked-about, sought-after books. The Lift also overflows with colorful, whimsical gifts that are a joy to the senses, including home decor items, items of Texas or Houston interest, and fashion accessories.
- Title Link Menil Collection Bookstore
- Address 1 1520 Sul Ross St.
- Phone (713) 535-3180
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
The Menil Collection Bookstore is the store for the Menil Collection, a private collection of art. It is a rocking awesome store for serious lovers of art books.
- Title Link Murder By the Book
-
Image
- Address 1 2342 Bissonnet St.
- Phone (713) 524-8597
- Specialty Mystery
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Houston's Mystery Bookstore since 1980! Winner of the 2004 Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Nominated for Publishers Weekly's Bookseller of the Year (2007-2010).
- Title Link River Oaks Bookstore
- Address 1 3270 Westheimer Rd.
- Phone (713) 520-0061
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
A full service bookstore with personal service.
- City Title Keene
- Title Link Rocket 77 Books
-
Image
- Address 1 206 Hwy. 67 E.
- Specialty General Interest, Art, Literary, Regional, Science Fiction/Fantasy
- Sidelines Artwork, Curiosities
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
We are a small but growing bookstore with great used bookstore prices. We have a steady flow of books coming in and we buy out a lot of very old collections. We carry everything from current books to antiquarian and Bible pages etc. We also have a large number of vintage items, antique items, and collectables.
- City Title Lancaster
- Title Link The Tattered Jacket
- Address 1 125 Historic Town Sq
- Phone (214) 613-6360
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
A locally owned independent bookstore with a diverse selection of books in a home-like atmopshere.
- City Title Leander
- Title Link Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences
-
Image
- Address 1 106 W. Willis St.
- Phone (512) 861-0925
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Coffee/Tea, Gifts, Toys/Games
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences is a locally owned, independent bookstore in Old Town Leander, Texas.
- City Title Lexington
- Title Link 40 Acre Wood
- Address 1 521 Third St.
- Phone (214) 675-5661
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
40 Acre Wood, a small bookstore, is home to hundreds of eclectic titles on a smattering of all subjects. Find books you didn't know you needed!
- City Title Longview
- Title Link Books & Barrels
- Address 1 206 N. Center St.
- Phone (903) 265-9205
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- City Title Lufkin
- Title Link Absolutely Fiction
-
Image
- Address 1 903 S John Redditt Dr.
- Phone (936) 639-4143
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Family owned bookstore featuring fiction and nonfiction for children and adults.
- City Title Marfa
- Title Link Marfa Book Company
- Address 1 105 S. Highland
- Phone (432) 729-3700
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
- City Title Mesquite
- Title Link Paperbacks Plus
- Address 1 108 E. Davis St.
- Phone (972) 285-8661
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
General used bookstore with movies and music as well. Trade-ins welcome & cash paid selectively. See our website for links to our other two stores in Dallas.
- City Title Navasota
- Title Link Muddy Water Bookstore
- Address 1 120 E. Washington Ave.
- Phone (936) 900-4662
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
- City Title New Braunfels
- Title Link The Book Haus
-
Image
- Address 1 681 Hwy 46 Ste D
- Phone (830) 302-7600
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
The Book Haus is a used bookstore in New Braunfels, Texas.
- City Title Paris
- Title Link DVD Movies & Books Half Price
-
Image
- Address 1 2874 Bonham St
- Phone (430) 228-1413
- Specialty General Interest, Educational, Literary, Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy
- Facebook Facebook
New books and DVD movies every week. Open 9:30-5:00 Mon-Sat and Sun 1:00-4:00. Hardbacks, paperbacks, Westerns, science fiction, thrillers, VHS movies, cassettes, vinyl record albums, and more!
- City Title Port Neches
- Title Link Fleur Fine Books
-
Image
- Address 1 1720 Magnolia Ave. Ste 104
- Phone (409) 344-0876
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Fantastic Books at Fantastic Prices! New, used, collectible, and antiquarian books.
- City Title San Angelo
- Title Link Old Town Books
- Address 1 506 S. Chadbourne St.
- Phone (325) 703-5151
- Specialty General Interest, Children's
- Sidelines Gifts, Toys/Games
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Old Town books provides an oasis in West Texas where individuals can share and celebrate the written word.
- City Title San Antonio
- Title Link Dead Tree Books
- Address 1 5645 S. Flores #105
- Phone (210) 595-7121
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
We are a used book store on the South Side of San Antonio, at the corner of Southcross and S. Flores.
- Title Link Nowhere Bookshop
- Address 1 5154 Broadway
- Phone (210) 640-7260
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
- Title Link The Twig Book Shop
-
Image
- Address 1 306 Pearl Pkwy, Ste 106
- Phone (210) 826-6411
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
The Twig Book Shop began its evolution in 1972. Currently located at the former Pearl Brewery on the Museum Reach of the Riverwalk, The Twig provides newly released books for children and adults as well as award-winning classics. The space at Pearl has become a venue for local and national poets and authors. The Twig makes books available for book clubs, schools, and conferences. The Texana collection makes The Twig a destination for history lovers near and far.
- City Title Spring
- Title Link Glow Worm Used Books & Sundries
- Address 1 311 B Main St.
- Phone (281) 253-0782
- Specialty General Interest, Children's
- Sidelines Gifts
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
Charming new and used book store in Old Town Spring, Texas!
- City Title Stamford
- Title Link Noteworthy
-
Image
- Address 1 102 S Swenson St.
- Phone (325) 773-5550
- Specialty General Interest, Regional
- Facebook Facebook
Noteworthy is a community bookstore in Stamford, Texas. We feature Texas authors and other artisans from the area.
- City Title Sweetwater
- Title Link Argos Brewhouse & Bookseller
-
Image
- Address 1 209 Oak St.
- Phone (325) 933-4272
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Coffee/Tea
- Facebook Facebook
Books, coffee, beer, wine, and a unique space to hang out with friends in Sweetwater, Texas.
- City Title Tomball
- Title Link The Book Attic
- Address 1 310 E. Main St.
- Phone (281) 255-6050
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Coffee/Tea
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
New and used books. Find new releases and school assigned reading. If we don't have it we can order it.
- City Title Victoria
- Title Link Texian Books
- Address 1 201 S. Main St.
- Phone (361) 542-8708
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website
- City Title Waco
- Title Link Fabled Bookshop & Café
-
Image
- Address 1 215 S. 4th St.
- Phone (254) 296-8143
- Specialty General Interest
- Sidelines Café/Food, Coffee/Tea
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
Located in the heart of downtown Waco, Texas, Fabled Bookshop & Cafe is Waco’s independent bookshop.
- City Title Weslaco
- Title Link The Storybook Garden
- Address 1 260 S Texas Blvd, Ste 106
- Phone (956) 968-7323
- Specialty Children's
- Facebook Facebook
- Twitter Twitter
- Website Website
An indie children's bookshop in the RGV! Books, gifts, and toys for growing minds. We have a wonderful selection of children's books, gifts, & toys plus, a small, but unique, offering of baby and toddler's clothing and accessories. We also personalize a variety of items including bibs, burps, blankets, tops, and more! Weekly storytime, events, classes, parties, and more! Est. 2001
- City Title The Woodlands
- Title Link Village Books
- Address 1 8000 McBeth Way Ste. 180
- Specialty General Interest
- Facebook Facebook
- Website Website