Literary Site Type: Indie Bookstore

Third Place Books: Lake Forest Park

Third Place Books hosts over one thousand free public events every year. The bookstore has a large public commons, five restaurants, free wireless internet, a community room, and a stage.

Events and the public area within Third Place Books are managed by a community organization, Friends of Third Place Commons, and supported by Third Place Books, the City of Lake Forest Park, and the merchants and management of the Town Center at Lake Forest Park.

Charis Books and More

Charis Books and More is an independent feminist bookstore in Atlanta, Georgia. They specialize in diverse and unique children's books, feminist and cultural studies books, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer fiction and nonfiction. They host frequent readings, community events and meetings, classes and workshops, presentations and panels, and literary events throughout the year.

The Cliterati Open No-Mic open mic & reading series is on the third Thursday of every month.

Shelf Life Books

Established in 2002, Shelf Life Books, formerly known as Chop Suey Books, offers the Richmond community two floors of new and gently used literature, art, photography, architecture, design, philosophy, poetry, theater, and film. The shop hosts various author events, including readings, with a healthy calendar of events throughout the year.

R. J. Julia Booksellers

Since 1990, R. J. Julia Booksellers has hosted high-caliber author events, hosting more than three hundred events each year. The shop supports local and independent authors and takes pride in their success.

Whistlestop Bookshop

Whistlestop Bookshop is an independent bookseller in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in the lovely and historic Cumberland Valley in southcentral Pennsylvania. It hosts signings, readings, concerts, parties, and similar events.

City Lights Bookstore

City Lights Bookstore is in Sylva, North Carolina, on a Main Street town tucked in the heart of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Their goal is to share the literature of the region with the world, and the world of books with their community.

Selling new and used books, cards, gifts, journals, maps, and more since 1985.

Symposium Books: Providence

Symposium Books is an independent bookstore that sells new and used books, gifts, cards, socks, and more. They regularly host author book readings and signings, book clubs, a poetry reading series, and other events throughout the year.

Four Seasons Books

Four Seasons Books is a family-owned and operated bookstore founded in 1991. Located in the heart of downtown historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia, a small college town on the Upper Potomac River, Four Seasons Books offers a unique selection of quality new, used, and discount books. The full-service bookstore hosts a variety of author readings and signings, talks and discussions, and special events and performances.

Pandemonium Books and Games

Pandemonium Books and Games has resided in Boston for over 30 years. Their community is for anyone interested in enriching their life through play, literature, and imaginative storytelling. They have the largest event space of its kind in the Boston area, where they strive to create a comfortable and welcoming place for folks of all ages and identities. The shop carries science fiction, fantasy, and horror books, used books, board games, role-playing games, CCGs, and war games of all types.

Counterpath

Counterpath is a publisher, gallery and event space, and bookstore. As a publisher, Counterpath was founded in 2006 and has published over sixty titles to date. Its gallery and event space, opened in late 2010 and hosts art, music, digital, film, and literary exhibitions, performances, and events. Its bookstore, part of the event space, carries titles published by small and independent presses.

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