Discover

✽

Cherish

✽

Energize

✽

Discover ✽ Cherish ✽ Energize ✽

Meet 30+ independent bookstores during the 2026 Austin Texas Book Trail on April 4 & 5.

In Austin

Blog | Bookstore Interviews & Guest Posts
Finney’s Books
Austin, LGBTQ-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Woman-Owned
Finney’s Books
Austin, LGBTQ-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Woman-Owned

Meet Finney’s Books, a new romance bookstore in Cherrywood.

Austin, LGBTQ-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Woman-Owned
Austin Public Library Shop
Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Used Books, Austin
Austin Public Library Shop
Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Used Books, Austin

Meet the Austin Public Library Shop, an artisan gift shop and used bookstore located in the Austin Central Library.

Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Used Books, Austin
Austin Books & Comics
Austin
Austin Books & Comics
Austin

Meet Austin Books & Comics, a longtime Austin shop for comics, manga, games, and vintage toys since 1977.

Austin
Reverie Books
Austin
Reverie Books
Austin

Meet Reverie Books, a queer-owned bookstore in South Austin.

Austin
Vintage Bookstore & Wine Bar
Woman-Owned, Austin
Vintage Bookstore & Wine Bar
Woman-Owned, Austin

Meet Vintage Books and Wine, a cozy bookstore and wine bar on historic 11th Street in Austin.

Woman-Owned, Austin
First Light Books
Gifts & Stationery, In-Store Cafe, Kids Section, Austin
First Light Books
Gifts & Stationery, In-Store Cafe, Kids Section, Austin

Meet First Light Books, a former post office turned bookstore and coffeeshop in Austin’s Hyde Park neighborhood.

Gifts & Stationery, In-Store Cafe, Kids Section, Austin
Alienated Majesty Books
Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Kids Section, Gifts & Stationery, Austin
Alienated Majesty Books
Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Kids Section, Gifts & Stationery, Austin

Meet Alienated Majesty Books, a small press bookstore in central Austin curating international literature and obscure titles.

Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Kids Section, Gifts & Stationery, Austin
Recycled Reads
Used Books, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Austin
Recycled Reads
Used Books, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Austin

Meet Recycled Reads, a nonprofit bookstore and resource library run by the Austin Public Library.

Used Books, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Austin
Livra Books
Used Books, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, BIPOC-Owned, Austin
Livra Books
Used Books, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, BIPOC-Owned, Austin

Meet Livra Books, a used and rare bookstore in Austin’s Hyde Park neighborhood.

Used Books, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, BIPOC-Owned, Austin
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy Austin
Kids Section, Woman-Owned, Austin
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy Austin
Kids Section, Woman-Owned, Austin

Meet Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy Austin, a comic bookstore with costumes, game nights, and special fantasy events.

Kids Section, Woman-Owned, Austin
Flutter Romance Bookstore
Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, LGBTQ-Owned, Austin
Flutter Romance Bookstore
Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, LGBTQ-Owned, Austin

Meet Flutter Romance Bookstore, Austin’s first romance-exclusive bookstore.

Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, LGBTQ-Owned, Austin
BookWoman
LGBTQ-Owned, Woman-Owned, Austin
BookWoman
LGBTQ-Owned, Woman-Owned, Austin

Meet Bookwoman, Austin’s oldest feminist and LGBTQ-friendly bookstore.

LGBTQ-Owned, Woman-Owned, Austin
Time Being Books
Used Books, Woman-Owned, Austin
Time Being Books
Used Books, Woman-Owned, Austin

Meet Time Being Books, an artist-run bookstore in East Austin with unique reference materials, eclectic monographs, & rare books.

Used Books, Woman-Owned, Austin
Black Pearl Books
BIPOC-Owned, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Austin
Black Pearl Books
BIPOC-Owned, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Austin

Meet Black Pearl Books, a Black-owned and family-run bookstore with a mission to promote diversity through literature.

BIPOC-Owned, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Austin
Birdhouse Books and Gifts
Kids Section, LGBTQ-Owned, Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Austin
Birdhouse Books and Gifts
Kids Section, LGBTQ-Owned, Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Austin

Meet Birdhouse Books and Gifts, a queer-woman-veteran owned bookstore focused on community in central Austin.

Kids Section, LGBTQ-Owned, Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Austin
BookPeople
LGBTQ-Owned, In-Store Cafe, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Austin
BookPeople
LGBTQ-Owned, In-Store Cafe, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Austin

Meet BookPeople, Texas’s largest independent bookstore since 1970, located in the heart of downtown Austin.

LGBTQ-Owned, In-Store Cafe, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Austin
Resistencia Bookstore
BIPOC-Owned, LGBTQ-Owned, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Austin
Resistencia Bookstore
BIPOC-Owned, LGBTQ-Owned, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Austin

Meet Resistencia Books (of Red Salmon Arts), a volunteer-run neighborhood center specializing in Latinx publications and artists.

BIPOC-Owned, LGBTQ-Owned, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Austin
Keep Looking
Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, BIPOC-Owned, Austin
Keep Looking
Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, BIPOC-Owned, Austin

Meet Keep Looking, an indie newsstand & zine shop in East Austin.

Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, BIPOC-Owned, Austin
The Little Gay Shop
Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, LGBTQ-Owned, Used Books, Austin
The Little Gay Shop
Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, LGBTQ-Owned, Used Books, Austin

Meet The Little Gay Shop, an East Austin shop and community hub with a curation of independent LGBTQ+ artists and makers.

Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, LGBTQ-Owned, Used Books, Austin
Tribe Comics and Games
Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Austin
Tribe Comics and Games
Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Austin

Meet Tribe Comics and Games, South Austin’s destination for comic books, games, and collectibles.

Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Austin
Monkeywrench Books
Used Books, Austin, LGBTQ-Owned
Monkeywrench Books
Used Books, Austin, LGBTQ-Owned

Meet Monkeywrench Books, an anarchist bookstore and community space in Austin’s North Loop neighborhood.

Used Books, Austin, LGBTQ-Owned

South & West of Austin

Blog | Bookstore Interviews & Guest Posts
Magnolia Bookery & Gifts
Lockhart
Magnolia Bookery & Gifts
Lockhart

Meet Magnolia Bookery and Gifts, a small indie bookstore and gift shop in Lockhart.

Lockhart
Best Little Wine & Books
Pet-Friendly, Woman-Owned, Lockhart
Best Little Wine & Books
Pet-Friendly, Woman-Owned, Lockhart

Meet Best Little Wine & Books, an intimate food-and-wine focused bookstore & bar in Lockhart.

Pet-Friendly, Woman-Owned, Lockhart
Colossus Books
Used Books, Pet-Friendly, Lockhart
Colossus Books
Used Books, Pet-Friendly, Lockhart

Meet Colossus Books, a tucked-away Lockhart bookshop with a unique collection of used and rare poetry titles.

Used Books, Pet-Friendly, Lockhart
Sunday Bookshop
Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, Dripping Springs
Sunday Bookshop
Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, Dripping Springs

Meet Sunday Bookshop, a Dripping Springs bookstore built out of a 1907 farmhouse.

Woman-Owned, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, Dripping Springs
Haunt Happy Books
Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Lockhart
Haunt Happy Books
Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Lockhart

Meet Haunt Happy Books, an all-ages horror bookstore located in a haunted basement in Lockhart.

Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Lockhart

North & East of Austin

Blog | Bookstore Interviews & Guest Posts
Adventures in Ink
Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Used Books, Leander
Adventures in Ink
Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Used Books, Leander

Meet Adventures in Ink, a newly opened comic book shop in Leander.

Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Used Books, Leander
Phat Tracks Books & Records
Gifts & Stationery, Cedar Park
Phat Tracks Books & Records
Gifts & Stationery, Cedar Park

Meet Phat Tracks Books & Records, a new bookstore in Cedar Park focused on alternative and independent titles.

Gifts & Stationery, Cedar Park
Lark and Owl Booksellers
Gifts & Stationery, In-Store Cafe, Kids Section, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Georgetown
Lark and Owl Booksellers
Gifts & Stationery, In-Store Cafe, Kids Section, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Georgetown

Meet Lark and Owl Booksellers, an eclectic and whimsical bookstore and cafe in Georgetown.

Gifts & Stationery, In-Store Cafe, Kids Section, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Georgetown
Lioness Books
Woman-Owned, Used Books, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Leander
Lioness Books
Woman-Owned, Used Books, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Leander

Meet Lioness Books, a popup bookshop turned brick-and-mortar in Leander.

Woman-Owned, Used Books, Pet-Friendly, Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Leander
Curio Mrvosa Books and More
Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Taylor
Curio Mrvosa Books and More
Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Taylor

Meet Curio Mrvosa Books, a bookstore in downtown Taylor calling back the alt mom-and-pop shops of the ‘80s and ‘90s.

Gifts & Stationery, Kids Section, Pet-Friendly, Used Books, Woman-Owned, Taylor
Paper Bark Birch
Kids Section, Woman-Owned, Cedar Park
Paper Bark Birch
Kids Section, Woman-Owned, Cedar Park

Meet Paper Bark Birch, an inclusive children’s bookstore in Cedar Park.

Kids Section, Woman-Owned, Cedar Park
The Book Burrow
LGBTQ-Owned, Used Books, Kids Section, Woman-Owned, Pflugerville, Gifts & Stationery
The Book Burrow
LGBTQ-Owned, Used Books, Kids Section, Woman-Owned, Pflugerville, Gifts & Stationery

Meet The Book Burrow, a cozy indie bookstore in Pflugerville that embraces the weird and quaint.

LGBTQ-Owned, Used Books, Kids Section, Woman-Owned, Pflugerville, Gifts & Stationery

Explore bookstores by category: