Queer-Owned Bookstores to Support

This directory is regularly updated to reflect new stores. Last update: 6/16/2022


Explore these bookstores with LGBTQIA+ owners based in the US, Canada, and online! Check each listing for the store’s website, as well as how to follow them on social media.

Looking for more? You can also browse LGBTQIA+ fiction, nonfiction, and own-voices playlists; and use our Bookstore Finder to locate a store near you.


Libro.fm Partner Stores

Stores listed with Libro.fm Storefronts below are Libro.fm partner stores*, meaning that when you purchase audiobooks from their Libro.fm Storefront, it directly supports their bookstore.

*Bookstores: Want to become a Libro.fm partner store? Email bookstores@libro.fm, and we’ll take care of the rest.


United States

Alabama

Burdock Book Collective / Birmingham, AL

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1977 Books / Montgomery, AL

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Arizona

Antigone Books / Tucson, AZ

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Arkansas

Dog Ear Books / Russellville, AR

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California

Amatoria Fine Art Books / Sacramento, CA

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The Booksmith / San Francisco, CA

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Dog Eared Books / San Francisco, CA

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Lavender Library / Sacramento, CA

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Libelula Books and Co. / San Diego, CA

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Omnivore Books / San Francisco, CA

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Otherwild / Los Angeles, CA

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Rakestraw Books / Danville, CA

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Reparations Club / Los Angeles, CA

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The Ripped Bodice / Culver City, CA

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The Salt Eaters / Inglewood, CA

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Connecticut

District of Columbia

Kramers / Washington, DC

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Loyalty Bookstores / Washington, DC & Silver Springs, MD

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The Outrage / Washington, DC

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Florida

Spiral Circle / Orlando, FL

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Tombolo Books / Saint Petersburg, FL

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Georgia

Bookish / Atlanta, GA

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Yes, Please Books / Scottdale, GA

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Hawaii

Kona Bay Books / Kailua-Kona, HI

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Kona Stories Book Store / Kailua-Kona, HI

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Illinois

Louisiana

Beausoleil Books / Lafayette, LA

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Maryland

Dreamers & Make-Believers / Baltimore, MD

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Red Emma’s / Baltimore, MD

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Massachussetts

All She Wrote Books / Somerville, MA

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East End Books / Provincetown, MA

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Lucy Parsons Center / Boston, MA

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Porter Square Books / Cambridge, MA

The Winthrop Book Depot & Café / Winthrop, MA

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Womencrafts / Provincetown, MA

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Minnesota

Black Garnet Books / Minneapolis, MN

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Quatrefoil Library / Minneapolis, MN

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Michigan

Coy’s Comics / Saginaw, MI

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The Resistance / Lansing, MI

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Wayfaring Booksellers / Lansing, MI

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Mississippi

Violet Valley Bookstore / Water Valley, MS

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Missouri

Left Bank Books / St. Louis, MO

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The Peace Nook / Columbia, MO

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Redux Society / Kansas City, MO

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Montana

Montana Book Co / Helena, MT

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Nevada

New Jersey

New York

Books of Wonder / New York, NY

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Mil Mundos Books / Brooklyn, NY

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One Grand Books / Narrowsburg, NY

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Rust Belt Books / Buffalo, NY

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W.Whitman Books / Middleburgh, NY

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North Carolina

Rofhiwa Book Café / Durham, NC

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Ohio

Shelf Life / Cuyahoga Falls, OH

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Oregon

Broadway Books / Portland, OR

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Spoke & Word Books / Gladstone, OR

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Pennsylvania

Big Blue Marble Books / Philadelphia, PA

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Mondragon Books / Lewisburg, PA

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Pocket Books Shop / Lancaster, PA

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Wooden Shoe / Philadelphia, PA

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Tennessee

Southland Books & Cafe / Maryville, TN

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Texas

The Book Burrow / Pflugerville, TX

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BookWoman / Austin, TX

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Reverie Books / Austin, TX

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Wild Lark Books / Lubbock, TX

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Utah

The Legendarium / Salt Lake City, UT

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Under the Umbrella / Salt Lake City, UT

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Virginia

Chop Suey Books / Richmond, VA

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Washington

The Book Rack / Oak Harbor, WA

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King’s Books / Tacoma, WA

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Orca Books / Olympia, WA

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Parable Books / Tacoma, WA

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Village Books / Bellingham, WA

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Left Bank Books / Seattle, WA

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Wisconsin

Bound to Happen Books / Stevens Point, WI

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Kismet Books / Verona, WI

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Wyoming

Calamity Books / Sheridan, WY

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Canada


Glad Day Bookshop / Toronto, ON

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Glass Bookshop / Edmonton, AB

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Librairie Saga / Montreal, QB

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Old Scool General / Toronto, ON

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Spartacus Books / Vancouver, BC

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The Book Man / Chilliwack, BC

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Western Sky Books / Port Coquitlam, BC

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Willow Press / Winnipeg, MB

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Online + Pop-up


Bluebird Books

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Book Drunk / Nolensville, TN

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Stories Like Me / Pittsburgh, PN

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See any queer-owned bookstores we’ve missed?
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6 thoughts on “Queer-Owned Bookstores to Support

  1. City Lights Bookstore, in Sylva, NC is owned and lovingly operated by an out and proud gay man named Chris Wilcox.

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