Suggestions for Bookstore near Chicago

Stephen R. • June 6, 2020My favourite bookstore for over twenty years. Great selection of classics and a big bargains section. Support your local bookstore!

Esra T. • August 13, 2014Great little bookstore close to U of C. Browse the kids' section too!

Lucille F. • April 22, 2018A wonderful independent bookstore. Well curated selection, good children’s & a small Spanish language section. Staff are knowledgeable & helpful. We need more places like this!

Christina • June 14, 2016Can't go wrong with a local bookstore.

Robert F. • August 3, 2012Frommers describes it as among the best Uni bookstores west of Oxford. After entering the main building walk just past the ascending stone stairwell on left, bookstore is on basement level.

Anne B. • August 28, 2014Best bookstore. Little expensive. Awesome events. Great people.

Alex W. • September 7, 2015Coffee, wine, and books. It's the best indie bookstore around.

Drew M. • March 17, 2014My favorite comic shop in the city. A real gem.

Bob D. • February 17, 2017Excellent combination bookstore and bar. Great Palomas.

Gaby G. • June 21, 2017Many rare gems here that are super cheap!

William —. • September 17, 2012This is what a comic shop ought to be. Diverse crowd, friendly and knowledgeable staff, wall to wall stock, and a welcoming gaming area. Not just culture being retailed: part of the culture.

Mark S. • September 9, 2010Best book store in Chicago for everything theological, philosophical, historical...okay, best store period. Check out the free book box outside the door every day. Great gems in every box.

Remy M. • November 17, 2015The BEST Comic shop in Chicago. Awesome!

Phil W. • May 4, 2019Volumes may be my favorite bookstore in Chicago. Their curated selection of modern classics and new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that one otherwise may not have heard of is profoundly good.

James J. • May 25, 2010My favorite neighborhood bookstore north of Hyde Park. (And the one where I hooked my kid on books.)

Vanessa E. • September 7, 2015Omg you will literally get lost in this book store!! Plus they offer a % off if you bring in old books...it's a win-win people.

Martial B. • February 23, 2020It’s great to have a real bookstore in that neighborhood. It’s somewhat hidden and you can’t see the substantial main section which is in the basement. A café here would be a great addition...

Erin • March 18, 2015Cute, cozy old bookstore. You can find some gems in here & its fun digging.

Jonathan F. • October 12, 2015One of the few large bookstores in the area. It's a nice place to spend some quiet time while waiting for a movie at the nearby theater.

Amy G. • March 2, 2015Great, well-organized little bookstore in Roscoe Village. Check out the featured books and amazing recommendations from the store's staff.

Emily S. • February 27, 2014This place is amazing! The books are under $5 & the options are limitless. This is the warehouse, but there is a store at the front. If you have kids, this is the best place in the city for kid books

Angie G. • March 3, 2019Yes, it’s Amazon. But, it’s still a bookstore! And I love that all of the books are attached with their covers facing out.

Remy M. • November 27, 2016Excelente librería. Una pena que ya no vendan la revista EMPIRE.

Daria E. • June 24, 2015Lovely bookstore with a cafe inside. Lots of cute stationery and other small things to be purchased

Patrick W. • May 17, 2013Great used book store with awesome deals. Offer more money back on textbooks than the UIC bookstore.

Eddy G. • November 2, 2015One of the smaller shops but they have a board game night every Thursday

David W. • October 26, 2016One of the last afro centric bookstores.