The Phoenix location is home to the must-visit First Draft Book Bar-after all, how often you can be served booze at a bookstore? The Tempe location has been in business since 1974, and its success allowed them to open their second store in a repurposed restaurant in central Phoenix. With locations in both Phoenix and Tempe, Changing Hands Bookstore encompasses the best of Arizona literature. The Best Bookstore in Arizona: Changing Hands Bookstore // Phoenix & Tempe, ArizonaĪn exterior view of the Changing Hands Bookstore / Mike Moore/Getty Images for Corday Productions Other Alaska Bookstores We Love: The Writer’s Block (Anchorage), Homer Bookstore (Homer) 3. And if for some reason you aren't interested in checking out the books, the store also has a host of events including Scrabble and chess nights. In addition to its massive catalog of over 500,000 books, the store houses many vinyl records, audiobooks, and DVDs. The cleverly named Title Wave Books is not only the largest bookstore in Alaska, but also one of the biggest used bookstores in the entire country. The Best Bookstore in Alaska: Title Wave Books // Anchorage, Alaska Other Alabama Bookstores We Love: Reed Books (Birmingham), Page & Palette (Fairhope) 2. The store has another special touch, too: Every book is displayed face-out so that customers can more easily discern whether or not something is right for them. Since a remodel in 2012, the shop has featured an inventory consisting exclusively of signed book copies.
One of the Birmingham area’s hidden gems, the Alabama Booksmith is a unique delight for book-lovers and collectors alike. The Best Bookstore in Alabama: Alabama Booksmith // Homewood, Alabama In honor of Independent Bookstore Day (April 29, 2023), Mental Floss has picked the best bookshop in every state-plus a few others we loved, too.
From their resident cats to that old book smell, there’s something about wandering up and down the aisles of a brick-and-mortar bookstore that online merchants could never replicate.
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