Top 10 bookstores in New Orleans
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Baldwin and Co. Coffee and Bookstore
1030 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117-8402
Mon-Sun 7am-6pm
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3Blue Cypress Books
8123 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
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4Community Book Center
2523 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, LA 70119
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5Dauphine Street Books
818 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70116
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7Octavia Books
513 Octavia St, New Orleans, LA 70115
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8Sisters In Christ
5206 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
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9Tubby & Coo's Traveling Book Shop
1114 Josephine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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10The Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA 70130-5968
Of the 25 bookstores listed in New Orleans, 23 give a phone number, 1 publishes opening hours and 17 have a website. 1 is a branch of a national chain — Barnes & Noble (1); the remaining 24 are independent. By what they offer: 3 sell used books, 3 focus on children's books, 3 are comic book stores. The longest-running is Faulkner House Books, in business since 1988.
All 15 other bookstores in New Orleans
By ZIP code: 70112 (1) · 70114 (1) · 70115 (2) · 70116 (1) · 70117 (1) · 70118 (2) · 70119 (1) · 70123 (2) · 70125 (1) · 70130 (3)
ZIP 70112 1
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Dauphine Street Books
410 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70112
ZIP 70114 1
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Nomad Used Bookstore
501 Seguin St Unit A, New Orleans, LA 70114
ZIP 70115 2
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Crescent City Comics
4916 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
ZIP 70116 1
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Frenchmen Art and Books
600 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116
ZIP 70117 1
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Maple Street Book Shop
2372 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
ZIP 70118 2
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Catholic Book Store
3003 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118-4303
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More Fun Comics
8200 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
ZIP 70119 1
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Tubby & Coo's Traveling Book Shop
432 N Anthony St Ste 305c, New Orleans, LA 70119-4355
Author signings · Horror
ZIP 70123 2
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K. Denise Pruitt-Chan
10509 Joplin St, New Orleans, LA 70123
ZIP 70125 1
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Crescent City Comics
3135 Calhoun St, New Orleans, LA 70125
ZIP 70130 3
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Beckham's Bookshop
228 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130