Top 10 bookstores in Phoenix
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Barnes & Noble
10235 N Metro Pkwy E, Phoenix, AZ 85051-1515
Mon-Sun 10am-7pm
Author signings · Storytimes
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3Grassrootz Bookstore & Juice Bar
1145 E Washington St #200, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Mon–Sun 9am–5pm
Black-owned
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5Vision Quest Metaphysical Psychic Bookstore
3114 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
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6Palabras Bilingual Bookstore
906 W Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
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9Samurai Comics
1602 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Since 2002
Family-owned
Comics · Graphic novels · Manga
Of the 42 bookstores listed in Phoenix, 40 give a phone number, 5 publish opening hours and 32 have a website. 8 are branches of national chains — Barnes & Noble (5), Half Price Books (2), Hudson Booksellers (1); the remaining 34 are independent. By what they offer: 9 are comic book stores, 3 carry manga, 2 sell used books. Most often named on their own websites: comics (8), graphic novels (3) and manga (3). The longest-running is Wide World Maps, in business since 1975. 3 describe themselves as family-owned.
All 32 other bookstores in Phoenix
By ZIP code: 85008 (2) · 85014 (2) · 85016 (3) · 85017 (3) · 85021 (3) · 85022 (1) · 85028 (1) · 85029 (2) · 85032 (2) · 85034 (3) · 85037 (3) · 85040 (3) · 85050 (1) · 85085 (2) · no ZIP (1)
ZIP 85008 2
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Farouk Book Store
5034 E McDowell Rd Unit A, Phoenix, AZ 85008
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Twisted Confessions
1301 N 44th St, Phoenix, AZ 85008
ZIP 85014 2
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Samurai Comics
5024 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85014-3101
Since 2002
Family-owned
Comics · Graphic novels · Manga
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Gifts Anon
5817 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85014
ZIP 85016 3
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Half Price Books
2102 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
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Barnes & Noble
2011 E Camelback Rd C12, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 10am-7pm
Author signings · Storytimes
ZIP 85017 3
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Covenant Home School Resource Center
2940 W Bethany Home Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
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Pearl Emerald Corporation
2901 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017-5517
ZIP 85021 3
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Books on 7th Ave
9201 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021
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GBS Books
2321 W Royal Palm Rd Ste F, Phoenix, AZ 85021
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Ruth Kern Books
7235 N 9th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021-8082
ZIP 85022 1
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Divine Idea Bookstore
1500 E Greenway Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85022
ZIP 85028 1
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Irion Books
4462 E Horseshoe Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85028-6138
ZIP 85029 2
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Calvary Bookstore
12612 N Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85029-1345
ZIP 85032 2
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Wide World Maps & MORE North Phoenix Map Center & Gallery
17232 N Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85032-2423
Since 1975
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Barnes & Noble
12863 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85032-7730
ZIP 85034 3
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La Cocina Cookbook Co.
5448 E Washington St Ste 1, Phoenix, AZ 85034
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Hudson Booksellers
3400 E Sky Harbor Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85034-4403
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Builders' Book Depot
1001 E Jefferson St Ste 5, Phoenix, AZ 85034-2206
ZIP 85037 3
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Samurai Comics
10720 W Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85037
Since 2002
Family-owned
Comics · Graphic novels · Manga
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Anasazi Bookstore
10540 W Indian School Rd Ste 3, Phoenix, AZ 85037
ZIP 85040 3
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Phoenix Book Company
3418 S 48th St #305, Phoenix, AZ 85040
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Phoenix Book Company
4134 E Wood St Ste 290, Phoenix, AZ 85040
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Autom
5226 S 31st Pl, Phoenix, AZ 85040-3731
ZIP 85050 1
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Barnes & Noble
21001 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050
ZIP 85085 2
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Barnes & Noble
2501 W Happy Valley Rd Ste 20, Phoenix, AZ 85085
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Business Plus Media Group
711 E Carefree Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85085-0101
No ZIP listed 1
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Ghost Cactus Comics
Phoenix, AZ