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Independent Bookstores in Alberta

NewPages.com guide to the best Alberta indie bookstores

Independent bookstores in Alberta are sorted by City as you scroll through. If your favorite indie bookstore is missing, please contact us.

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Daisy Chain Book Co.

Proud to be Beaumont’s first indie bookstore offering new & previously owned books. With a bright space for all ages of readers, we are thrilled to create a new community just South of Edmonton.

We are a family-owned business in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with two well-organized and clean locations in the city.

Fair’s Fair is a family owned business in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We have two well-organized and clean locations in the city.

The Next Page

  • The Next Page
  • 1217A 9 Ave. SE
  • City: Calgary
  • Suburb of: Inglewood
  • Phone: (403) 452-6550
  • Type: New books, Used books, Rare books
  • Specialty: Alternative/Political, Children's, Feminist, Literary, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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Owl's Nest Books

  • Owl's Nest Books
  • 815A 49th Ave SW
  • City: Calgary
  • Phone: (403) 287-9557
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest
  • Sidelines: Gifts, Puzzles
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Owl’s Nest Books is Calgary’s oldest independent book store. We’ve been recommending books to Calgary readers for 40 years.

Pages on Kensington

  • Pages on Kensington
  • 1135 Kensington Rd. NW
  • City: Calgary
  • Phone: (403) 283-6655
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Art, Children's, Literary, Regional
  • Sidelines: Artwork, Greeting Cards/Postcards
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Located in the heart of the Kensington Village shopping and entertainment district, Pages is Calgary’s literary meeting place. We offer over 10,000 titles in stock and, through our special order service, we can access most North American titles in print.

Shelf Life Books

  • Shelf Life Books
  • 100, 1302 - 4th St. SW
  • City: Calgary
  • Phone: (403) 265-1033
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Art, Literary, Regional
  • Sidelines: Curiosities, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Magazines, Stationery, Toys/Games
  • Events: Book Clubs, Readings
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Shelf Life Books is an independent bookstore specializing in high quality literature, Canadian authors, small presses, children’s books, and diverse voices across all genres. It is locally owned, dog friendly, and open 7 days a week.

Slow Burn Books
  • Slow Burn Books
  • 1934 34 Ave SW, Unit 115
  • City: Calgary
  • Suburb of: Marda Loop
  • Phone: (825) 994-1653
  • Type: New books, Used books
  • Specialty: Feminist, LGBTQ+, Romance, YA
  • Sidelines: Coffee/Tea, Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards
  • Events: Author Signings
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Our specialty bookstore is devoted to providing a diverse selection of books catering to the interests of romance readers. We feature a mix of indie-published and traditionally published titles across an array of romance sub-genres, including contemporary, fantasy/paranormal, sports, erotica, mafia, dark, YA, clean, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC romances. But we’re more than just a bookstore. We’re a community hub that brings together like-minded readers to share their love of romance novels.

  • Café Books
  • 100-826 Main St.
  • City: Canmore
  • Phone: (403) 678-0908
  • Type: Primarily used with some new books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Regional
  • Sidelines: Artwork, Gifts
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Locally owned and proudly independent. We sell new and used books, local art, and Canadian made gifts.

Ascendant Books opened its doors in 1983 and has evolved into one of Western Canada’s largest metaphysical supply stores. Books, crystals, and much more! 

Audreys Books

  • Audreys Books
  • 10702 Jasper Ave
  • City: Edmonton
  • Phone: (780) 423-3487 or (800) 661-3649
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Children's, Literary, Crime/Mystery, Regional
  • Sidelines: Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Newspapers
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Established 1975, we are the sole remaining full-service independent bookstore in our city. We offer a special order service and out-of-print search service. Our longevity is thanks to our excellent staff. Our strength is in children’s books, toys, games, puzzles and other gift items, but we maintain a good general interest adult assortment as well. We support professional conferences, conventions and meetings with custom book displays. Audrey’s sales to schools and libraries in the area is growing steadily, in part as a result of our excellent School Book Fair assortments.

Daisy Chain Book Co.

We started with Alberta’s 1st bookshop on wheels. Now we have a beautiful bookstore in High Street! Offering new & previously owned books in a bright, fresh space, Daisy Chain Book Co. is dedicated to creating a community of readers of all ages.

Glass Bookshop

Glass Bookshop is a new space in Edmonton, Alberta, that focuses on Canadian writing with special attention paid to LGBTQ2SIA and IBPOC writers, as well as the independent publishers who help to produce their work.

Variant Edition, winner of the Harry Kramer Award for Most Outstanding Comic Shop in all of Canada, is a graphic novel store whose goal is to help people find new stories that they are going to love. Through curating a diverse line of remarkable works, we aim to connect as many new people as possible to the comics medium.

We buy, sell, and trade the finest books, movies, and music. Open every day with two convenient locations in Edmonton.

  • Wee Book Inn
  • 10332 Jasper Ave. NW.
  • City: Edmonton
  • Phone: (780) 423-1434
  • Type: Used books
  • Specialty: General Interest
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  • Margins Bookstore
  • 601 1st SW Unit 4
  • City: High River
  • Phone: (403) 649-0101
  • Type: New books, Used books
  • Specialty: General Interest
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  • Mountain Lights Books
  • 111 Lake Louise Dr.
  • City: Lake Louise
  • Phone: (403) 522-3734
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Regional
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Lethbridge’s independent community bookstore, offering new books, stationary, and gifts for book lovers.

Used bookstore and cat adoption centre.

River Bee Books is Medicine Hat’s newest independent bookstore located in the heart of downtown.

Our charming store stocks a great variety for all ages.

Tap Town Books, an indie bookstore in Nanton, Alberta, resides in a charming 1908 heritage building. We curate new books, local art, and quality merchandise.

A small indie bookstore located in the heart of Olde Towne Okotoks on historic McRae Street.

Family owned/operated and serving Central Alberta since 1997. Located just west of downtown Red Deer with over 40,000 titles in 4,000+ sq ft.

  • Sherwood Park Bookworm
  • 133 120 Wye Road
  • City: Sherwood Park
  • Phone: (780) 464-5522
  • Type: Used books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Children's, Literary
  • Sidelines: Curiosities, Gifts
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Our collection includes science fiction, fantasy, adventure/spy, literary fiction, mystery and suspense, Christian fiction, romance, historical fiction, westerns, the classics, etc. For the lovers of non-fiction we have books on history, war and conflict, Canadiana, self-help, parenting, spirituality, business, memoirs and biographies, as well as unique seasonal categories, etc.

Bookstore on Perron
  • Bookstore on Perron
  • 7 Perron St.
  • City: St. Albert
  • Phone: (780) 459-2525
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Children's, Crime/Mystery, Educational, Literary
  • Sidelines: Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Puzzles, Stationery, Toys/Games
  • Events: Author Signings
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Everything from gifts, to cards, to books, to games! We’ve got it all!! Your local go to bookstore!

  • Three Hills Books
  • 405 Main St.
  • City: Three Hills
  • Phone: (403) 443-2689
  • Type: Primarily new with some used books
  • Specialty: General Interest
  • Sidelines: Gifts, Newspapers
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We carry a large selection of new books including children’s, cooking, crafts, popular fiction, and christian. We also have a great selection of used and out of print books of local interest. We have a HUGE selection of toys including Melissa & Doug, Schylling, Schleich, Folkmanis, Outset Media,Playmobil, and more.