Top 10 bookstores in Kansas City
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Afterword Tavern and Shelves
3105 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64109
Tue-Thu 4pm-11pm, Fri 4pm-12pm, Sat 12pm-12am
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2Bliss Books & Wine
3502 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111
Wed 12pm-7pm, Thu-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Author signings
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4The Gilded Page
4264 N Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64116
Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday 10am-8pm
Author signings
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5I Donnelly Co Inc.
6601 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64131
Monday–Friday 8:30am-5:00pm, Saturday 9:00am-2:00pm
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8Under the Cover
605 E 31st St, Kansas City, MO 64109-1437
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9Wise Blood Booksellers
4045 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111
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10Clint's Books Comics & Games
3941 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64111-1916
Of the 26 bookstores listed in Kansas City, 22 give a phone number, 7 publish opening hours and 17 have a website. 3 are branches of national chains — Barnes & Noble (2), Half Price Books (1); the remaining 23 are independent. By what they offer: 4 are comic book stores, 3 sell used books, 2 focus on children's books. Most often named on their own websites: author signings (3) and comics (2).
All 16 other bookstores in Kansas City
By ZIP code: 64105 (1) · 64106 (1) · 64108 (3) · 64109 (1) · 64110 (1) · 64111 (3) · 64113 (2) · 64118 (1) · 64151 (1) · 64153 (1) · 64154 (1)
ZIP 64105 1
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Our Daily Nada
304 Delaware St, Kansas City, MO 64105
ZIP 64106 1
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Heartland Book Bank
1425 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64106-2940
ZIP 64108 3
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Turnsol Books
1664 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
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Bookskc
3010 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64108
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The Rabbit Hole
110 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
ZIP 64109 1
ZIP 64110 1
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Preserve Willa’s Books
5547 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110-2821
ZIP 64111 3
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Prospero's Books
1800 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
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Blk + Brwn.
104 1/2 W 39th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111
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BLK + BRWN.
104 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
ZIP 64113 2
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Reading Reptile
328 W 63rd St, Kansas City, MO 64113
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Bloomsday Books
301 E 55th St, Kansas City, MO 64113-1222
ZIP 64118 1
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Steel's Used Books
BACK of Buildingu003e, 8115 N Oak Trafficway C Suite - C, Kansas City, MO 64118
ZIP 64151 1
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Barnes & Noble
8121 NW Roanridge Rd, Kansas City, MO 64151-1356
ZIP 64153 1
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Barnes & Noble
8625 Northwest Prairie View Rd Spac, Kansas City, MO 64153
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 11am-7pm
Author signings · Storytimes
ZIP 64154 1
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B-Bop Comics North
6320 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64154