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Independent Bookstores in Vermont

NewPages.com guide to the best Vermont indie bookstores

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

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Next Chapter Bookstore is a general bookstore with a little of everything. We can order titles that aren’t on our shelves, available in two to three business days. We have an expanded children’s section, including some games, toys, art supplies, puppets, and stuffed animals. Come by to visit and see our treehouse/reading loft! Sit down in our chairs and enjoy our free wifi!

Village Square Booksellers
  • Village Square Booksellers
  • 32 The Square
  • City: Bellows Falls
  • Phone: (802) 463-9404
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Children's, Literary, Crime/Mystery, Regional
  • Sidelines: Artwork, Coffee/Tea, Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Newspapers
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Full service independent bookstore with extensive children’s section. Free WIFI, cafe serving Green Mountain coffee, Republic of Tea & Bellows House cookies. Open Mic Poetry, Strategy Games, 3rd Friday Art Walk. Open Daily:M-Th 9-5,F 9-6,Sat 9-4,Sun 10-3.

  • Bennington Bookshop
  • 109 South St.
  • City: Bennington
  • Phone: (802) 442-5059
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Children's
  • Sidelines: Greeting Cards/Postcards
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Bennington Bookshop is a local, independent bookshop in Bennington, Vermont. We carry a wide range of new books, including those featured on the New England Independent Booksellers Association best sellers list. We have an extensive children’s section and hope to offer weekly readings for our younger customers soon. We host events, and stock a selection of quality cards for all occasions.

Gently used and new books in a small VT town in the Upper Valley of the Connecticut River, specializing in science fiction and children’s books.

The Bookstore
  • The Bookstore
  • 8 Conant Square
  • City: Brandon
  • Phone: (802) 465-8009
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Children's
  • Sidelines: Gifts
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A community-supported independent bookstore in the historic Briggs Carriage building in downtown Brandon, Vermont.

Antidote Books, founded in August 2017 and run by Jeremy Sowell & Ruth Rodriguez, is a new and used bookshop in the town of Brattleboro, Vermont.

We’re a family owned independent bookstore specializing in books about social change, the environment, and multicultural children’s books. Many of our books are by original, creative, and progressive authors.

Phoenix Books was established in 2007 on the principles of social responsibility, community, and sustainability. A locally-owned, independent bookstore, and a proud member of Local First Vermont and Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, Phoenix Books sources eco-friendly products from Fair Trade/Green Certified companies whenever possible.

  • Speaking Volumes
  • 377 Pine Street
  • City: Burlington
  • Phone: (802) 540-0791
  • Type: Primarily used with some new books
  • Specialty: LGBTQ+, Literary, Regional, Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Sidelines: Artwork, Curiosities, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Magazines
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Speaking Volumes is a treasure trove of tens of thousands of used books including vintage and antiquarian titles, fiction, anti-racist and feminist literature, sci-fi, children’s books, nature, philosophy, and so, so much more. We are also proud to boast the best horror section in Vermont! All around our store you will also find ephemera, miscellaneous antiques and games, and artwork.

Phoenix Books was established in 2007 on the principles of social responsibility, community, and sustainability. Phoenix is a locally-owned, independent bookstore, and a proud member of Local First Vermont and Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. Whenever possible, Phoenix Books sources eco-friendly products from Fair Trade/Green Certified companies. Enjoy weekly events with us!

Galaxy Bookshop

  • Galaxy Bookshop
  • 41 South Main Street
  • City: Hardwick
  • Phone: (802) 472-5533
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest
  • Sidelines: Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Newspapers
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Maintaining a thoughtfully chosen selection of books, stationery, and gifts for all ages as well as an ongoing schedule of events, The Galaxy Bookshop has been operating as a proudly independent bookstore in Hardwick since 1988.

The Book Nook – An Independent Bookstore with Vermontitude

Green Mountain Books & Prints

Green Mountain Books and Prints has served Lyndonville and the outlying communities for over 35 years. Join us for regularly scheduled author events. Support your local businesses!

  • The Northshire Bookstore
  • 4869 Main St.
  • City: Manchester Center
  • Phone: (802) 362-2200 or (800) 437-3700
  • Type: New books, Used books, Rare books
  • Specialty: General Interest
  • Sidelines: Café/Food
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Excellence in independent bookselling since 1976. We are a family-owned, independent, general interest bookstore. We have expert booksellers to help you find just the right book.

The Vermont Book Shop

An independent book store for independent minds. Located in downtown Montpelier, Vermont since 1973.

Formerly Olde and New England Books, Wild Book Company is a seasonally operated indie bookstore located in Newfane, Vermont. We specialize in new and fine used books, cards, and posters on New England and the British Isles.

Norwich Bookstore

  • Norwich Bookstore
  • 291 Main St., Norwich Square
  • City: Norwich
  • Phone: (802) 649-1114
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Alternative/Political, Children's, Literary, Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Sidelines: Artwork, Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Newspapers
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The Norwich Bookstore has been a vibrant member of the Upper Valley community since 1994, offering a thoughtful selection of books, toys, games, cards, gift-wrap, and other treasures for curious minds.

New and used books in all categories with a specialty in sustainable LivingLuscious Food made from scratch using organic and local ingredients when possible.

  • The Bookmobile
  • 17 Center St.
  • City: Rutland
  • Phone: (802) 342-1477
  • Type: Primarily used with some new books
  • Specialty: General Interest
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We sell books, cards, and gifts. Our books are mostly used with a sprinkling of new titles.

We are a bookstore with over 35,000 used & collectible books. We carry book in all subjects and for all ages. We have a small selection of audiobooks, vintage postcards, and ephemera.

  • Boxcar & Caboose
  • 394 Railroad St., Ste. 2
  • City: Saint Johnsbury
  • Phone: (802) 748-3551
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest
  • Sidelines: Café/Food, Coffee/Tea, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Puzzles, Stationery, Toys/Games
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Boxcar & Caboose was opened in St. Johnsbury, Vermont in 2005. We are a full-service general bookstore open 7 days a week. In addition to books, we have a coffee and espresso bar, candy store, greetings cards and journals, Legos, educational toys, and puzzles. There is also an on-site publishing and printing division for aspiring authors and poets, Railroad Street Press.

An award-winning independent book store in Shelburne, Vermont, with 35,000 books, cards, and gifts for all ages.

  • Bear Pond Books
  • 38 Main St / The Depot Building
  • City: Stowe
  • Phone: (802) 253-8236
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest, Children's, Regional
  • Sidelines: Greeting Cards/Postcards, Newspapers
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Bear Pond Books has been a fixture of Stowe’s Main Street since the 1970s. Located in the historic Depot Building, our store has a wide selection of popular subjects, children’s books, and regional favorites. Stop by to discover our favorite recommendations, attend our events, or explore the greeting cards and puzzles sections.

Inklings Children’s Books is a bookstore for children providing a playground for imaginations and the magic of books in Waitsfield, Vermont.

We have been a family-owned new book shop since 1977, but carry a selection of used books that benefit the local food shelf. Our web site lists over 5000 DVDs in our rental library. We change watch batteries, run our Lionel trains, and sell cards and puzzles. Fresh wild yeast sesame bread on Saturdays. Above all we are Piled-Higher-and-Deeper book-lovers.

Bridgeside Books
  • Bridgeside Books
  • 29 Stowe St. Ste. 2
  • City: Waterbury
  • Phone: (802) 244-1441
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest
  • Sidelines: Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Newspapers
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Waterbury, Vermont’s favorite independent bookstore! We have a wide selection of books in all genres as well as gifts, stationery, games, puzzles, tea, tea accessories, and more! There’s lots to discover and love.

Bartleby's Books

  • Bartleby's Books
  • 17 W. Main St.
  • City: Wilmington
  • Phone: (802) 464-5425
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest
  • Sidelines: Artwork, Coffee/Tea, Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Newspapers
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Bartleby’s Books is located in the picturesque village of Wilmington, VT and has served the Mount Snow Valley area since 1989. We are open seven days a week with extended hours during the summer months. Bartleby’s is YOUR Vermont bookstore! When you shop with us online Bartleby’s is your independent bookstore even when you can’t make it in. Free shipping with purchases over $25.

One of New England’s Finest Old Bookshops with over 10,000 antiquarian books in all fields. First editions, rare books, and good used books in two floors of browsing.

Yankee Bookshop

  • Yankee Bookshop
  • 12 Central St.
  • City: Woodstock
  • Phone: (802) 457-2411
  • Type: New books
  • Specialty: General Interest
  • Sidelines: Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Newspapers
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Vermont’s oldest continuously-operated independent bookshop first opened in November 1935 and has been serving Woodstock and the surrounding towns for more than 80 years. It is our hope that visitors to the shop will be pleasantly surprised by our lovingly curated collection of books & vinyl and our variety of author events, as well as our unique assortment of greeting cards, stationery, bookish gifts, and more.