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Bookstores in Charlottesville, VA

19 bookstores in and around Charlottesville, Virginia.

Charlottesville has about 44,767 residents, which works out to 42 bookstores per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.

Top 10 bookstores in Charlottesville

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  1. 1UVA Bookstores

    399 Emmet, Charlottesville, VA 22904-2008

    Mon–Fri 8:30am–6pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 11am–5pm

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  2. 2New Dominion Bookshop

    404 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

    Sun–Mon 11am–5:30pm, Tue–Wed 9:30am–7pm, Thu–Sat 9:30am–9pm

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  3. 32nd Act Books

    214 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

    Mon–Sat 10am–8pm, Sun 11am–5pm

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  1. 4Barnes and Noble

    Barracks Road Shopping Center, 1035 Emmet St N Ste A, Charlottesville, VA 22903

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  2. 5Hello Comics

    398 Hillsdale Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22901

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  3. 6Blue Whale Books

    115 W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

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  4. 7Fire & Ice Bookshop

    2027 Woodbrook Ct, Charlottesville, VA 22901

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  5. 8Virginia Festival of the Book

    145 Ednam Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22903

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  6. 10Hello Comics

    211 W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

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19bookstores
42per 100,000 residents
17with a phone
12with a website
3publish hours

Of the 19 bookstores listed in Charlottesville, 17 give a phone number, 3 publish opening hours and 12 have a website. No national chains here — every bookstore on this page is independent. By what they offer: 3 are comic book stores, 2 sell used books. The nearest bigger selection is Richmond with 36.

Charlottesville 19 bookstores

All 9 other bookstores in Charlottesville

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  1. Lexis Nexis

    701 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902-5499

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  2. Commerce Street Books

    499 W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22903

    Graphic novels

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  3. The Book Room

    440 29th Place Ct, Charlottesville, VA 22901-7421

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  4. The Sycamore Tree

    2246 Ivy Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4968

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  5. Ginkgo Bookshop

    5 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903

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  6. Daedalus Bookshop

    123 4th St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902-5225

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  7. Heartwood Books

    5 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2603

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  8. Atlas Comics

    1750 Rio Hill Ctr, Charlottesville, VA 22901

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  9. Read It Again Sam

    214 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902-5232

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