Forget about spring cleaning, let\u2019s get into spring reading instead.<\/p>\n
Edmonton has more than enough bookstores to go around, and most of them are fantastical, wonderful, and everything you need from a book haven. We\u2019ve rounded up some of the best local bookstores in Edmonton, so you don\u2019t have to figure out which store you\u2019ll be running to next.<\/p>\n
With a great variety of stores spanning across the city, you\u2019ll have no trouble finding your perfect spot. Let\u2019s get into it, shall we?<\/p>\n
From online in 2020 to in-person in 2024, Porch Light Books is a used and new bookshop within the city.<\/p>\n
Although they do have a curated selection of new books, most of the selection is good-quality used. In their own words, \u201cmost of our stock is used, with a premium on quality and condition (in other words, our used books look pretty darn new).\u201d<\/p>\n
Where: 9867 89th Ave. NW, Edmonton, Alta.<\/p>\n
This small, independent bookstore in the neighbourhood of Ritchie focuses more on literature written by Indigenous, Black, racialized, and queer and trans authors. Calling themselves \u201csmall but mighty,\u201d you can still find a wide array of books here that you\u2019ll know and love.<\/p>\n
Where: 9553 76th Ave. NW, Edmonton, Alta.<\/p>\n
With a focus on romance, the Book Boudoir now offers shipping Canada-wide as they\u2019ve grown significantly since opening. It not only has a romance-forward focus on books, but it also offers some great community events with authors you wouldn\u2019t be able to see otherwise.<\/p>\n
Where: 12017 102nd Ave. NW #102, Edmonton, Alta.<\/p>\n
Having opened in 2022, Paper Birch has made a name for itself in the city. They specialize in quality used, rare, and spectacular books, storing first editions, rare copies, and so much more you\u2019ll never find anywhere else.<\/p>\n
Where: 10825 95th St., Edmonton, Alta.<\/p>\n
This might be one of my favourite bookstores in Edmonton.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s located on Whyte Avenue, and it\u2019s just extremely homey \u2014 you feel like you\u2019re walking into someone\u2019s house rather than a shop off the busiest street in the city.<\/p>\n
Where: 10310 Whyte Ave. NW, Edmonton, Alta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Forget about spring cleaning, let\u2019s get into spring reading instead. Edmonton has more than enough bookstores to go…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,23752],"class_list":["post-647305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-edmonton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}