For yours truly, there is nothing, NOTHING, better than a good bookstore. I’d rather spend hours in a bookstore than have a great meal or the perfect cup of coffee. That’s just me.
And I think a lot of you out there feel the same way.
In honor of Independent Bookstore Day (April 27, 2019), Mental Floss chose its favorite bookstores from every state in America.
Let’s see if some of yours made the list.
Alabama – Alabama Booksmith, Homewood, AL
Alaska – Title Wave Books, Anchorage, AK
Arizona – Changing Hands Bookstore, Phoenix & Tempe, AZ
Arkansas – Dickson St. Bookshop, Fayetteville, AR
California – Green Apple Books, San Francisco, CA
Colorado – Tattered Cover, Denver, CO
Connecticut – R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison, CT
Delaware – Browseabout Books, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Florida – Books & Books at the Studios, Key West, FL
Georgia – Charis Books, Atlanta, GA
Hawaii – Talk Story Bookstore, Hanapepe, HI
Idaho – Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID
Illinois – Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, IL
Indiana – Hyde Brothers, Ft. Wayne, IN
Iowa – The Haunted Bookshop, Iowa City, IA
Kansas – Rainy Day Books, Fairway, KS
Kentucky – Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Lexington, KY
Louisiana – Faulkner House Books, New Orleans, LA
Maine – Longfellow Books, Portland, ME
Maryland – Second Story Books, Rockville, MD
Massachusetts – Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Boston, MA
Michigan – John K. King Used and Rare Books, Detroit, MI
Minnesota – Wild Rumpus, Minneapolis, MN
Mississippi – Square Books, Oxford, MS
Missouri – Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO
Montana – Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT
Nebraska – Indigo Bridge Books, Lincoln, NE
Nevada – Sundance Books and Music, Reno, NV
New Hampshire – Gibson’s Bookstore, Concord, NH
New Jersey – Montclair Book Center, Montclair, NJ
New Mexico – Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse, Santa Fe, NM
New York – Strand Book Store, New York, NY
North Carolina – Main Street Books, Davidson, NC
North Dakota – Zandbroz Variety, Fargo, ND
Oklahoma – Gypsysnark Books, Stillwater, OK
Oregon – Bloomsbury Books – Ashland, OR
Pennsylvania – Farley’s Bookshop, New Hope, PA
Rhode Island – Cellar Stories, Providence, RI
South Carolina – Blue Bicycle Books, Charleston, SC
South Dakota – Mitzi’s Books, Rapid City, SD
Tennessee – Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN
Texas – Bookpeople, Austin, TX
Utah – King’s English, Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont – Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT
Virginia – Chop Suey Books, Richmond, VA
Washington –Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA
West Virginia – Taylor Books, Charleston, WV
Wisconsin – Dotters Books, Eau Claire, WI
Wyoming – Sidekicks Bookbar, Rock Springs, WY
Did your favorite store make the list?