Top 10 bookstores in New Haven
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Atticus Bookstore Cafe
1082 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510
Mon-Tue 8am-7pm, Wed 8am-8pm, Thu-Fri 8am-9pm, Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 8am-7pm
Since 1975
BEFORE YOU GO
Find the book you actually want
Check the ISBN, binding and condition before buying.
Find the right ISBN
Locate the number and confirm the edition before ordering.
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Choose your book format
Check binding, size and edition rather than the cover alone.
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Identify a first edition
Check the printing statement and publisher’s convention before buying.
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4New Haven Reads
85 Willow St, New Haven, CT 06511
Mon 1pm-6pm, Tue-Wed 1pm-7pm, Thu-Fri 12pm-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm
Since 2001
Sells used books
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5Possible Futures
318 Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
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6Libreria Cristiana Transforma
261 Portsea St, New Haven, CT 06519
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7Never Ending Books
810 State St, New Haven, CT 06511
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8The Sunday Paper
19 Colony Rd, New Haven, CT 06511-2811
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9A Walk In Truth Christian Books
162 Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511-8706
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10Alternate Universe
1181 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06511-4701
Of the 14 bookstores listed in New Haven, 13 give a phone number, 4 publish opening hours and 9 have a website. No national chains here — every bookstore on this page is independent. By what they offer: 3 sell used books, 2 are comic book stores, 1 focuses on children's books. The longest-running is Atticus Bookstore Cafe, in business since 1975.
All 4 other bookstores in New Haven
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Grey Matter Books
264 York St, New Haven, CT 06511
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Amatullahs Books
22 Arthur St, New Haven, CT 06519
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William Reese Company
409 Temple St, New Haven, CT 06511-6803
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New Haven Comic & Collectible Spectacular
554 Woodward Ave, New Haven, CT 06512-1953