Bookstores in Anoka
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Anoka, Minnesota gives you 1 to judge by. Just the one mapped bookstore in Anoka for now — treasure it, and check the used shelves first. Staff picks shelves are the fastest way to read a shop's personality.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Anoka (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. The one to know is Northwestern Book Stores. If a bookshop's missing from Anoka's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Anoka bookstore lineup
1 in Anoka, plus 63 more around Anoka below:
Northwestern Book Stores
Bookstore2.3 km from Anoka
Northwestern Book Stores is Bookstore. Northwestern Book Stores also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +1-763-252-1961
What the map tells us about bookstores in Anoka
None of the 1 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Bookshops keep fairly standard hours, so a daytime visit is a safe bet.
Bookstore tips for Anoka
Browsing in Anoka? A little strategy helps:
- Don't overlook the classics wall at Northwestern Book Stores. Every shop has one. Cheap editions of the books everyone claims to have read — your chance to actually read them.
- Learn your editions. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- Check the bargain carts outside. Sidewalk carts are the shop's clearance rack. A dollar a book, and the turnover is fast.
- Ask about the book club discount. Many shops discount book-club orders. If your club buys local, everyone wins.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Anoka — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Anoka can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 1, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 1 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Anoka
63 more within about 40 km of Anoka — here are the 15 nearest:
Barnes & Noble
Bookstore11.8 km from Anoka
Barnes & Noble — Bookstore, found on 8040 Wedgewood Lane in Maple Grove. Also worth knowing about Barnes & Noble: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8040 Wedgewood Lane, Maple Grove, 55369
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +17634204517
Half Price Books
Bookstore12.4 km from Anoka
Half Price Books — Bookstore on 8601 Springbrook Drive. Also worth knowing about Half Price Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8601 Springbrook Drive, 55433
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-763-784-1500
Osterhus Bibles Books & Gifts
Bookstore18.0 km from AnokaRun by Osterhus Publishing
Osterhus Bibles Books & Gifts is Bookstore run by Osterhus Publishing on 4500 West Broadway Avenue, Robbinsdale. Osterhus Bibles Books & Gifts also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4500 West Broadway Avenue, Robbinsdale, 55422
Phone: +17635379311
Eat My Words Bookstore
Bookstore23.9 km from Anoka
Eat My Words Bookstore — Bookstore, found on 212 Northeast 13th Avenue in Minneapolis. Also worth knowing about Eat My Words Bookstore: it has a website with more detail.
212 Northeast 13th Avenue, Minneapolis, 55413
Corner Books
Bookstore24.1 km from Anoka
Corner Books — Bookstore, found on 2903 Pentagon Drive in Saint Anthony.
2903 Pentagon Drive, Saint Anthony, 55418
Barnes & Noble
Bookstore25.3 km from Anoka
Barnes & Noble — Bookstore, found on 11500 Wayzata Boulevard in Hopkins.
11500 Wayzata Boulevard, Hopkins
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers
Bookstore25.4 km from Anoka
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers is Bookstore on 250 3rd Avenue North.
250 3rd Avenue North
Inkwell Booksellers Company
Bookstore25.5 km from Anoka
Inkwell Booksellers Company — Bookstore, found on 426 East Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis.
426 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 55414
Eat My Words Bookstore
Bookstore25.5 km from Anoka
Eat My Words Bookstore — Bookstore on 201 Southeast 6th Street. Also worth knowing about Eat My Words Bookstore: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
201 Southeast 6th Street, 55414
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1-651-243-1756
Big Hill Books
Bookstore25.7 km from Anoka
Big Hill Books — Bookstore, found on 405 Penn Avenue South in Minneapolis. Also worth knowing about Big Hill Books: it has a website with more detail.
405 Penn Avenue South, Minneapolis, 55405
Barnes & Noble
Bookstore25.9 km from Anoka
Barnes & Noble — Bookstore on 13131 Ridgedale Drive. Also worth knowing about Barnes & Noble: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13131 Ridgedale Drive, 55305
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1-952-546-2006
Half Price Books
Bookstore26.1 km from Anoka
Half Price Books — Bookstore, found on 2481 Fairview Avenue North in Roseville. Also worth knowing about Half Price Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2481 Fairview Avenue North, Roseville, 55113
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-651-631-2626
Strive Bookstore
Bookstore26.3 km from Anoka
Strive Bookstore is Bookstore. Strive Bookstore also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers
Bookstore26.5 km from Anoka
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers is Bookstore on 933 Marquette Avenue.
933 Marquette Avenue
Milkweed Books
Bookstore26.8 km from AnokaRun by Milkweed Editions
Milkweed Books is Bookstore run by Milkweed Editions on 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis. Milkweed Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-We,Fr-Sa 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-19:00; Su 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, 55415
Hours: Tu-We,Fr-Sa 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-19:00; Su 11:00-15:00
Phone: +1-612-215-2540
Bookstore listings for Anoka: 1 in Anoka and 63 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.