An annual bookstore crawl dedicated to the literary spirit in Austin, Texas.
April 4 & 5, 2026
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Free & all ages
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30+ local bookshops
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April 4 & 5, 2026 ✽ Free & all ages ✽ 30+ local bookshops ✽
Introducing the 2026 Book Trail.
Discover 30+ local independent bookstores in the Austin area on April 4 & 5.
Connecting with Community
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Showing Up As Support
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Discovering New, Cherishing Old
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Connecting with Community • Showing Up As Support • Discovering New, Cherishing Old •
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Explore the trail.
Bookstore interviews, guest posts, and event recaps from the Austin Texas Book Trail.
Meet the Austin Public Library Shop, an artisan gift shop and used bookstore located in the Austin Central Library.
Meet Phat Tracks Books & Records, a new bookstore in Cedar Park focused on alternative and independent titles.
On April 12-13, we hosted year two of the Austin Texas Book Trail, a citywide literary event taking place across 29 independent bookshops.
Find out which bookstores Read Write Austin is stopping at during the 2025 Book Trail.
Check out which books the team at Austin Public Library paired with each bookstore on the 2025 Book Trail.
Find out which bookstores Ashley Robin Franklin is stopping at during the 2025 Book Trail.
Find out which bookstores Strawberry Milkweed is stopping at during the 2025 Book Trail.
Find out which bookstores the team at Austin Parks Foundation is stopping at during the 2025 Book Trail.
Find out which bookstores Gabriela of CapMetro is stopping at during the 2025 Book Trail.
Find out which bookstores Your Local Book Club ATX is stopping at during the 2025 Book Trail.
Find out which bookstores Austin Kleon is stopping at during the 2025 Book Trail.
Meet Austin Books & Comics, a longtime Austin shop for comics, manga, games, and vintage toys since 1977.
Meet Magnolia Bookery and Gifts, a small indie bookstore and gift shop in Lockhart.
Meet Vintage Books and Wine, a cozy bookstore and wine bar on historic 11th Street in Austin.
Meet First Light Books, a former post office turned bookstore and coffeeshop in Austin’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
Meet Lark and Owl Booksellers, an eclectic and whimsical bookstore and cafe in Georgetown.
Meet Best Little Wine & Books, an intimate food-and-wine focused bookstore & bar in Lockhart.
Meet Alienated Majesty Books, a small press bookstore in central Austin curating international literature and obscure titles.
Meet Recycled Reads, a nonprofit bookstore and resource library run by the Austin Public Library.
Meet Colossus Books, a tucked-away Lockhart bookshop with a unique collection of used and rare poetry titles.
Meet Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy Austin, a comic bookstore with costumes, game nights, and special fantasy events.
Meet Flutter Romance Bookstore, Austin’s first romance-exclusive bookstore.
Meet Time Being Books, an artist-run bookstore in East Austin with unique reference materials, eclectic monographs, & rare books.
Meet Finney’s Books, a new romance bookstore in Cherrywood.