In order to strengthen a reader's access to LGBTQ books, Lambda Literary has compiled the following list of LGBTQ bookstores and LGBTQ-friendly bookstores. The list is segmented by state, and this will be an evolving list. If you have a favorite bookstore that supports LGBTQ authors and books, please let us know at asklambda@earthlink.net.
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ALASKA
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
A Novel View Bookstore
415 L Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-278-0084
E-mail: anovelview@msn.com
Website: www.homestead.com/anovelview
Author readings: No
Book clubs: No
Other events: First Friday
ARIZONA
LGBTQ Bookstores
Antigone Books
411 N. 4th Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
520-792-3715
E-mail: antigonebooks@qwest.net
Website: www.antigonebooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
Changing Hands Bookstore
6428 S. McClintock Drive
Tempe, AZ 85283
480-730-0205
E-mail: chbookstore@qwest.net
Website: www.changinghands.com
Author readings: No
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
CALIFORNIA
LGBTQ Bookstores
A Different Light Bookstore
8853 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310-854-6601
E-mail: See website
Website: www.adlbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Writer's dinings, a gay writer's meeting the first Sunday of every month
A Different Light Bookstore
489 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
415-431-0891
E-mail: jhd4sf@aol.com
Website: www.adlbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Books, Inc.
2275 Market Street (Castro)
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 864-6777
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
310-659-3110
E-mail: info@booksoup.com
Website: www.booksoup.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
Cody's Books
2454 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-845-7852
E-mail: info@codysbooks.com
Website: www.codysbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Good Vibrations
603 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-522-5460
800-289-8423
E-mail: val@goodvibes.com
Website: www.goodvibes.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Good Vibrations
1620 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-345-0400
800-289-8423
E-mail: See website
Website: www.goodvibes.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Workshops
Good Vibrations
2504 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-841-8987
800-289-8423
E-mail: See website
Website: www.goodvibes.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Adult book nights
Stacey's Bookstore
581 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-421-4687
800-926-6511
E-mail: Ingrid@staceys.com
Website: www.staceys.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tel: (323) 660-1175
Fax: (323) 660-0232
E-mail: skylightbook@earthlink.net
Website: www.skylightbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
COLORADO
LGBTQ Bookstores
Word is Out Women's Bookstore
2015 10th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
303-449-1415
E-mail: louiseknapp@wordisout.net
Website: www.wordisout.net
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl Street
Boulder, CO 80302
303-447-2074
E-mail: info@boulderbookstore.com
Website: www.boulderbookstore.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
Left Hand Books
1200 Pearl Street #10
(basement)
Boulder, CO 80302
303-443-8252
E-mail: None
Website: www.lefthandbooks.org
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Poetry readings
CONNECTICUT
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Labyrinth Books
290 York Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-787-2848
E-mail: info-nh@labyrinthbooks.com
Website: www.labyrinthbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
DELAWARE
LGBTQ Bookstores
Lambda Rising
39 Baltimore Avenue
Rehoboth, DE 19971
302-227-6969
E-mail: shop@lambdarising.com
Website: www.lambdarising.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
LGBTQ Bookstores
Lambda Rising
1625 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-462-6969
E-mail: lambdarisingdc@verizon.net
Website: www.lambdarising.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Chapters A Literary Bookstore
445 11th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-737-5553
E-mail: chapters.literary@erols.com
Website: www.chaptersliterary.com
Author readings: Contact store
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
Second Story Books
2000 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-659-8884
E-mail: news@secondstorybooks.com
Website: www.secondstorybooks.com
Author readings: No
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
FLORIDA
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Books & Books
9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL 33154
305-864-4241
E-mail: books296@aol.com
Webiste: www.booksandbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-864-4408
E-mail: books296@aol.com
Website: www.booksandbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
Books & Books
933 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305-532-3222
E-mail: books296@aol.com
Website: www.booksandbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Outwrite Bookstore
991 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-607-0082
E-mail: info@outwritebooks.com
Website: www.outwritebooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
ILLINOIS
LGBTQ Bookstores
Women & Children First
5233 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
773-769-9299
E-mail: wcfbooks@aol.com
Website: www.womenandchildrenfirst.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Quimby's Bookstore
1854 West North Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
773-342-1910
E-mail: info@quimbys.com
Website: www.quimbys.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Rosetta Stone Bookstore
Campus Shopping Center
214 West Freeman Street
Carbondale, IL 62901-2809
618-457-5410
E-mail: info@rosettastonebookstore.com
Website: www.rosettastonebookstore.com
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
Unabridged Books
3251 North Broadway
Chicago, IL 60657
773-883-9119
E-mail: None
Website: None
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
INDIANA
LGBTQ Bookstores
Out Word Bound Bookstore
625 North East Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-951-9100
E-mail: office@outwordbound.com
Website: www.outwordbound.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
MARYLAND
LGBTQ Bookstores
Lambda Rising
241 West Chase Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-234-0069
E-mail: shop@lambdarising.com
Website: www.lambdarising.com
Author readings: Contact store
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Atomic Books
1100 West 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-662-4444
E-mail: info@atomicbooks.com
Website: www.atomicbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
MASSACHUSETTS
LGBTQ Bookstores
Calamus Bookstore
92B South Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-338-1931
E-mail: mitzel@calamusbooks.com
Website: www.calamusbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Now Voyager Bookstore & Gallery
357 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
508-487-0848
E-mail: info@nowvoyagerbooks.com
Website: www.nowvoyagerbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Good Vibrations
308A Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-264-4400
800-289-8423
E-mail: See website
Website: www.goodvibes.com
Author readings: Contact store
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
MICHIGAN
LGBTQ Bookstores
Common Language
317 Braun Court
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-663-0036
E-mail: glbtbooks@gmail.com
Website: www.glbtbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
Shaman Drum
313 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-662-7407
E-mail: bookinfo@shamandrum.com
Website: www.shamandrum.com
Author readings: Contact store
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
MINNESOTA
LGBTQ Bookstores
Amazon Bookstore Coop
4755 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-821-9630
E-mail: info@amazonbookstorecoop.com
Website: www.amazonbookstorecoop.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Fridays feature performance art and music. Amazon also features regular art exhibits and has a story hour for children on weekends. Contact store for details.
MISSOURI
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Left Bank Books
399 N. Euclid
St. Louis, MO 63108
314-367-6731
E-mail: info@left-bank.com
Website: www.left-bank.com
Author readings: Yes
Reading Group Coordinator - Daniel Barks - daniel@left-bank.com
Events Coordinator - Carrie Robb - carrie@left-bank.com
NEBRASKA
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
The Reading Grounds
3928 Farnam
Omaha, NE 68131
402-502-2008
Website: www.readinggrounds.com
Bookclubs: Yes
Other events: Yes
NEW YORK
LGBTQ Bookstores
The Lavender Inkwell Bookshoppe
304 N. McBride St.
Syracuse, NY 13203
315-424-7191
E-mail: lavenderinkwell@verizon.net
Website: www.lavenderinkwell.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Starting in January 2007
Oscar Wilde Bookshop
15 Christopher Street
New York, NY 10014
212-255-8097
E-mail: WildeBooks@aol.com
Website: www.oscarwildebooks.com
Author readings: No
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Rainbows & Triangles
192 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10011
212-627-2166
E-mail: None
Website: None
Author readings: No
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
Bluestockings Bookstore
172 Allen Street
New York, NY 10002
212-777-6028
E-mail: info@bluestockings.com
Website: www.bluestockings.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
Come Again
353 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
212-308-9394
E-mail: None
Website: None
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Labyrinth Books
536 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
212-865-1588
E-mail: events@labyrinthbooks.com
Website: www.labyrinthbooks.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Left Bank Books
304 West 4th Street (Near Bank Street)
New York, NY 10014
212-924-5638
E-mail: kimherzinger@aol.com
Website: www.leftbankbooksnyc.com
Author readings: Contact store
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
Three Lives & Co.
154 West 10th Street
New York, NY 10014
212-741-2069
E-mail: info@threelives.com
Website: www.threelives.com
Author readings: Contact store
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
NORTH CAROLINA
LGBTQ Bookstores
White Rabbit
1401 Central Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28205
704-377-4067
E-mail: charlotte@whiterabbitbooks.com
Website: www.whiterabbitbooks.com
Author readings: Contact store
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
White Rabbit
309 West Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-856-1429
E-mail: raleigh@whiterabbitbooks.com
Website: www.whiterabbitbooks.com
Author readings: Contact store
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
In Other Words
Women's Books and Resources
8 NE Killingsworth St
Portland, OR 97211
503-232-6003
Email:othrwrds@teleport.com
Website: www.inotherwords.org
Author readings: yes
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
PENNSYLVANIA
LGBTQ Bookstores
Giovanni's Room
345 South 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-923-2960
E-mail: giophilp@netaxs.com
Website: www.giovannisroom.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
TENNESSEE
LGBTQ Bookstores
Outloud
1703 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37203
615-340-0034
E-mail: outloud@outloudonline.com
Website: www.outloudonline.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: Contact store
VIRGINIA
LGBTQ Bookstores
Lambda Rising
322 West 21st Street
Norfolk, VA 23517
757-626-0969
E-mail: shop@lambdarising.com
Website: www.lambdarising.com
Author readings: Contact store
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
WASHINGTON
LGBTQ Bookstores
Bailey/Coy Books
414 Broadway East
Seattle, WA 98102
206-323-8842
E-mail: bcbook@aol.com
Website: None
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: No
Other events: Contact store
LGBTQ-friendly Bookstores
The Elliott Bay Book Company
101 South Main Street
Seattle, WA 98104
206-624-6600
800-962-5311
E-mail: inquiries@elliottbaybook.com
Website: www.elliottbaybook.com
Author readings: Yes
Book clubs: Yes
Other events: "Last Wednesday Open Mike Night", dramatic readings
Outwords Books
2710 N. Murray Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
(414) 963-9089
E-mail: info@outwordsbooks.com
Website: www.outwordsbooks.com
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
Author readings? YES
Book clubs? YES: My Book Club (general book club); Short Stories Book Club (short fiction and non-fiction essays); LGBTQA Youth Book Club (high school and early college-age students)
Other events? YES. Femiknits (2x per month knitting and crocheting group, all genders and all skill levels welcome); Scrabble Group (1x per month drop-in Scrabble club); Fiction Writers Workshop (approximately 2x per month member-led writing workshop); many other events. Check calendar at www.broadvocabulary.com/calendar for more information each month.
CANADA
LGBTQ Bookstores
Venus Envy
1598 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1Z6
(902) 422-0004
E-mail: halifax@venusenvy.ca
Website: www.venusenvy.ca
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
After Stonewall
370 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1Y4
(613) 567-2221
E-mail: stonewall@rogers.com
Website: www.afterstonewallbooks.com
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
Mother Tongue Books
1067 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W9
613-730-2346
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
Venus Envy
320 Lisgar Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0E2
(613) 789-4646
E-mail: ottawa@venusenvy.ca
Website: www.venusenvy.ca
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
Toronto Women’s Bookstore
73 Harbord Street
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1G4
(416) 922-8744
E-mail: Janet Romero: events@womensbookstore.com
Website: www.womensbookstore.com
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
The Northern Woman’s Bookstore
65 Court Street South
Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 2X2
(807) 344-7979
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
Little Sisters Book Art and Emporium
1238 Davie Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 1N3
(604) 669-1753
Website: www.littlesistersbookstore.com
Book clubs: Contact store
Other events: Contact store
