Nova Scotia Independent Bookshops


Information in this database was initially gathered in 2021. Please consult individual websites for hours of service.
To submit or update a listing, please contact communications@writers.ns.ca with all required information and the subject line “Nova Scotia Independent Bookshops.”
Bookshop | Location | Website | Specialties | Bookable event space |
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Amy's Used Books | Amherst | Facebook page | Used books | no |
Mad Hatter Books | Annapolis Royal | bookmanager.com/1318330 | unconfirmed | |
MareGold Bookstore | Annapolis Royal | maregoldbookstore.com | New nonfiction | yes (max seating: 12) |
The Curious Cat Tea and Books | Antigonish | thecuriouscatteaandbooks.ca | yes (max seating: 4) |
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Endless Shores Books & Other Treasures | Bridgetown | endlessshoresbooks.com | New and used books | yes (for book signings only) |
Dartmouth Book Exchange | Dartmouth | dartmouthbookexchange.ca | New and used books | yes (max seating: 20) |
JW Doull Books | Dartmouth | doullbooks.com | Used and rare books | no |
Tattletales | Dartmouth | bookmanager.com/1173642 | Children's books; YA; teacher resources | no |
The Trainyard General Store | Dartmouth | trainyardstore.com | Nova Scotian books | no |
The Inside Story | Greenwood | theinsidestory.ca | unconfirmed | |
Agricola Street Books | Halifax | agricolastreetbooks.com | Used books | yes (max seating: 10) |
Bookmark | Halifax | bookmanager.com/1163574 | no | |
Carrefour Atlantic Emporium | Halifax | carrefouratlantique.ca | Atlantic Canadian books | no |
King's Co-op Bookstore | Halifax | kingsbookstore.ca | Contemporary fiction and nonfiction | no |
Maps & More | Halifax | mapsandmore.ca | Travel writing and Atlantic Canadian nonfiction | unconfirmed |
Open Book Coffee | Halifax | Facebook page | Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press titles | unconfirmed |
Schooner Books | Halifax | schoonerbooks.com | Used and rare books | unconfirmed |
Trident Booksellers & Cafe | Halifax | Facebook page | Used books | no |
Venus Envy | Halifax | venusenvy.ca | 2SLGBTQ+ books | yes (max seating: 20) |
Woozles | Halifax | woozles.com | Children's books; YA | yes (max seating unconfirmed) |
LaHave River Books | LaHave | lahaveriverbooks.ca | New and used books | yes (max seating: 50) |
Snug Harbour Books & Cafe | Liverpoool | lanesprivateerinn.wordpress.com/ snug-harbour-books-and-coffee | New and used books | no |
Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles | Lower Sackville | capeandcowlcomics.ca | Comics and 2SLGBTQ+ books | unconfirmed |
Block Shop Books | Lunenburg | blockshopbooks.ca | Canadian fiction and nonfiction; children's books; YA | yes (max seating: 35) |
Elizabeth's Books | Lunenburg | Instagram profile | New local-interest books; used books | no |
Lunenburg Bound | Lunenburg | lunenburgbound.ca | New and used books | yes (max seating: 40) |
Blue Griffin Books | Middleton | bluegriffinbooks.com | Used and rare books | unconfirmed |
Vickery House Books | Parrsboro | Facebook page | Local and Maritime; new, used, and rare books | yes |
Shorebound Books | Shelburne | Facebook page | New and used books | unconfirmed |
Ed's Books and More | Sydney | Facebook page | unconfirmed | |
On Paper Books | Sydney | onpaperbooks.com | Canadian fiction and nonfiction | unconfirmed |
ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles | Tantallon | Facebook page | Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada; Used Books | no |
NovelTea Bookstore and Gifts | Truro | ntbookstorecafe.ca | Used and new local books | yes (max seating: 10) |
Otis & Clementine’s Books | Upper Tantallon | otisandclementines.com | Used books | yes (max seating: 15) |
Readers' Haven | Windsor | Facebook page | Used books | unconfirmed |
The Odd Book | Wolfville | theoddbook.ca | Used and rare books | no |
Lam's Used Book Store | Yarmouth | Facebook page | Used books | no |