Bookstores in Boston
Boston, MA has 82 bookstores on the map. That's 82 bookshops mapped around Boston, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Give yourself an hour minimum — bookshops are the one errand that always takes longer than planned.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Boston (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Andover Bookstore and Book Rack, plus Porter Square Books. If a bookshop's missing from Boston's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Boston bookstore lineup
82 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Andover Bookstore
Bookstore
Andover Bookstore — Bookstore, found on 74 Main Street in Andover. Also worth knowing about Andover Bookstore: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
74 Main Street, Andover, 01810
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +1-978-475-0143
Book Rack
Bookstore
Book Rack — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Book Rack: the map lists its hours as Mo,We,Fr,Sa 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo,We,Fr,Sa 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-19:00
Porter Square Books
Bookstore
Porter Square Books is Bookstore on 1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Porter Square Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 07:00-20:00; Sa,Su 08:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 02140
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-20:00; Sa,Su 08:00-19:00
Phone: +1 617 491 2220
Harvard Book Store
Bookstore
Harvard Book Store — Bookstore, found on 1256 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. Also worth knowing about Harvard Book Store: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 02138
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00
Phone: +1 617 661 1515
Concord Bookshop
Bookstore
Concord Bookshop — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Concord Bookshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Molly's Bookstore
Bookstore
Molly's Bookstore — Bookstore, found on 667;669 Main Street in Melrose. Also worth knowing about Molly's Bookstore: the map lists its hours as Mo-We, Fr-Sa 10:00-17:00; Th 10:00-19:00; Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
667;669 Main Street, Melrose, 02176
Hours: Mo-We, Fr-Sa 10:00-17:00; Th 10:00-19:00; Su 12:00-17:00
BookLink
Bookstore
BookLink is Bookstore. BookLink also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as PH,Mo-Su 05:30-15:30.
Hours: PH,Mo-Su 05:30-15:30
Bryn Mawr Book Store
Bookstore
Bryn Mawr Book Store — Bookstore, found on 373 Huron Avenue in Cambridge. Also worth knowing about Bryn Mawr Book Store: the map lists its hours as Th-Sa 12:00-19:00, We 00:00-17:00, Sa 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
373 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, 02138
Hours: Th-Sa 12:00-19:00, We 00:00-17:00, Sa 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-617-661-1770
Lucy Parsons Center
Bookstore
Lucy Parsons Center — Bookstore, found on 358 Centre Street in Boston. Also worth knowing about Lucy Parsons Center: the map lists its hours as Tu-We, Fr 13:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
358 Centre Street, Boston, 02130
Hours: Tu-We, Fr 13:00-19:00
Northeastern University Bookstore
Bookstore
Northeastern University Bookstore — Bookstore.
Harvard Medical Center Coop
Bookstore
Harvard Medical Center Coop is Bookstore.
Brookline Booksmith
Bookstore
Brookline Booksmith is Bookstore on 279 Harvard Street, Brookline. Brookline Booksmith also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 09:30-22:30; Su 09:30-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
Hours: Mo-Th 09:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 09:30-22:30; Su 09:30-21:00
Phone: +1-617-566-6660
Bromer Booksellers
Bookstore
Bromer Booksellers — Bookstore, found on 607 Boylston Street in Boston. Also worth knowing about Bromer Booksellers: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
607 Boylston Street, Boston, 02116
Phone: +1-617-247-2818
NewsLink
Bookstore
NewsLink — Bookstore.
Seven Stars
Bookstore
Seven Stars is Bookstore on 731 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Seven Stars also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
731 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 02139
Phone: +1-617-547-1317
Israel Book Shop
Bookstore
Israel Book Shop — Bookstore, found on 410 Harvard Street in Brookline.
410 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
Felixology
Bookstore
Felixology — Bookstore, found on 2 Walnut Street in Maynard. Also worth knowing about Felixology: it has a website with more detail.
2 Walnut Street, Maynard, 01754
Adi's Bike World
Bookstore
Adi's Bike World — Bookstore, found on 1754 Centre Street in West Roxbury. Also worth knowing about Adi's Bike World: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1754 Centre Street, West Roxbury
Phone: +16173252453
Grolier Poetry Bookshop
Bookstore
Grolier Poetry Bookshop — Bookstore, found on 6 Plympton Street in Cambridge. Also worth knowing about Grolier Poetry Bookshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Sa 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6 Plympton Street, Cambridge, 02138
Hours: Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Sa 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1 617-547-4648
All She Wrote
Bookstore
All She Wrote — Bookstore, found on 451 Artisan Way in Somerville. Also worth knowing about All She Wrote: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
451 Artisan Way, Somerville, 02145
Phone: +1-617-440-4623
Wicked Good Books
Bookstore
Wicked Good Books — Bookstore, found on 215 Essex Street in Salem. Also worth knowing about Wicked Good Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 09:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
215 Essex Street, Salem, 01970
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 09:00-19:00
Phone: +1 978 594 1938
Papercuts Bookshop
Bookstore
Papercuts Bookshop is Bookstore on 60 South Street, Jamaica Plain. Papercuts Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
60 South Street, Jamaica Plain, 02130
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-617-522-3404
Harrison's Comics
Bookstore
Harrison's Comics — Bookstore, found on 252 Essex Street in Salem. Also worth knowing about Harrison's Comics: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
252 Essex Street, Salem, 01970
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Phone: +1-978-741-0786
Hudson News
Bookstore
Hudson News is Bookstore.
Christian Science Reading Room
Bookstore
Christian Science Reading Room is Bookstore on 184 Massachusetts Avenue. Christian Science Reading Room also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:30-17:30, Su 11:00-16:30, We 10:30-19:00.
184 Massachusetts Avenue, 02215
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:30-17:30, Su 11:00-16:30, We 10:30-19:00
Hudsy Booksellers
Bookstore
Hudsy Booksellers — Bookstore.
Used Book SuperStore
Bookstore
Used Book SuperStore — Bookstore.
More Than Words
Bookstore
More Than Words — Bookstore.
Museum of Fine Arts Bookstore & Shop
Bookstore
Museum of Fine Arts Bookstore & Shop is Bookstore.
Barnes & Noble
Bookstore
Barnes & Noble — Bookstore.
Moon and Back
Bookstore
Moon and Back is Bookstore on 458 High Street, Medford.
458 High Street, Medford, 02155
Comicazi
Bookstore
Comicazi — Bookstore, found on 407 Highland Avenue in Somerville. Also worth knowing about Comicazi: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00; Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
407 Highland Avenue, Somerville, 02144
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-617-666-2664
Million Year Picnic
Bookstore
Million Year Picnic — Bookstore, found on 99 Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge. Also worth knowing about Million Year Picnic: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 11:00-19:00; We 11:00-22:00; Th-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
99 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, 02138
Hours: Mo-Tu 11:00-19:00; We 11:00-22:00; Th-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Phone: +1 617 492 6763
Bodega
Bookstore
Bodega — Bookstore, found on 6 Clearway Street in Boston.
6 Clearway Street, Boston, 02215
River Hawk Shop
Bookstore
River Hawk Shop is Bookstore. River Hawk Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 08:30-17:30; Fr 08:30-16:00; Sa 10:00-14:00.
Hours: Mo-Th 08:30-17:30; Fr 08:30-16:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Mocha Java
Bookstore
Mocha Java is Bookstore on 577 High Street. Mocha Java also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
577 High Street
Narrative
Bookstore
Narrative is Bookstore on 387 Highland Avenue, Somerville. Narrative also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
387 Highland Avenue, Somerville, 02144
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-617-475-0565
Brattle Book Shop
Bookstore
Brattle Book Shop — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Brattle Book Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30
Posman Books
Bookstore
Posman Books — Bookstore, found on 127 Newbury Street in Boston. Also worth knowing about Posman Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
127 Newbury Street, Boston, 02116
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Roxbury Community College Bookstore
Bookstore
Roxbury Community College Bookstore is Bookstore.
Emerson College Bookstore
BookstoreRun by Emerson College
Emerson College Bookstore is Bookstore run by Emerson College on 114 Boylston Street, Boston. Emerson College Bookstore also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00.
114 Boylston Street, Boston, 02116
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00
More Than Words
Bookstore
More Than Words — Bookstore, found on 242 East Berkeley Street in Boston. Also worth knowing about More Than Words: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
242 East Berkeley Street, Boston, 02118
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1-781-788-0035
Wellesley Books
Bookstore
Wellesley Books — Bookstore, found on 82 Central Street in Wellesley. Also worth knowing about Wellesley Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00, Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
82 Central Street, Wellesley, 02482
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00, Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-781-431-1160
Christian Science Reading Room
Bookstore
Christian Science Reading Room is Bookstore.
Book Ends
Bookstore
Book Ends — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Book Ends: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Ink by Hudson
Bookstore
Ink by Hudson — Bookstore.
MIT Coop
Bookstore
MIT Coop — Bookstore, found on 80 Broadway in Cambridge.
80 Broadway, Cambridge, 02142
Newtonville Books
Bookstore
Newtonville Books is Bookstore.
Rozzie Bound Co-op
Bookstore
Rozzie Bound Co-op — Bookstore on 739. Also worth knowing about Rozzie Bound Co-op: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
739, 02131
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-18:00
Barnes & Noble
Bookstore
Barnes & Noble — Bookstore, found on 1324 Worcester Street in Natick. 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.
1324 Worcester Street, Natick, 01760
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00, Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1-774-528-0556
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe
Bookstore
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe is Bookstore on 71 Charles Street. Beacon Hill Books & Cafe also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
71 Charles Street, 02114
Hours: Mo off; Tu-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-617-945-4713
MIT Press Bookstore
Bookstore
MIT Press Bookstore — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about MIT Press Bookstore: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00
LaLa Books
Bookstore
LaLa Books is Bookstore. LaLa Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 10:00-18:00; Th-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-We 10:00-18:00; Th-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Bedrock Comics
Bookstore
Bedrock Comics — Bookstore, found on 371 Worcester Road in Framingham. Also worth knowing about Bedrock Comics: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
371 Worcester Road, Framingham, 01701
Hours: We-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +15088722317
All She Wrote Books
Bookstore
All She Wrote Books — Bookstore, found on 75 Washington Avenue in Somerville. Also worth knowing about All She Wrote Books: the map lists its hours as Tu,We 11:00-18:00; Th-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 12:00-17:00; Mo off.
75 Washington Avenue, Somerville, 02143
Hours: Tu,We 11:00-18:00; Th-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 12:00-17:00; Mo off
Christian Science Reading Room
Bookstore
Christian Science Reading Room is Bookstore on 1310 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington.
1310 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, 02476
Barnes & Noble
Bookstore
Barnes & Noble — Bookstore.
Belmont Books
Bookstore
Belmont Books — Bookstore, found on 79 Leonard Street in Belmont. Also worth knowing about Belmont Books: it has a website with more detail.
79 Leonard Street, Belmont, 02478
Lovestruck Books
Bookstore
Lovestruck Books — Bookstore on 44 Brattle Street. Also worth knowing about Lovestruck Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
44 Brattle Street
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-19:00
Just Book-ish
Bookstore
Just Book-ish — Bookstore on 1463 Dorchester Avenue. Also worth knowing about Just Book-ish: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 14:00-20:30; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1463 Dorchester Avenue, 02122
Hours: Tu-Fr 14:00-20:30; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1 617-819-9902
What the map tells us about bookstores in Boston
46 of the 82 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
39 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Boston bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Andover Bookstore on 74 Main Street, Book Rack, Porter Square Books on 1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Harvard Book Store on 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Concord Bookshop, Molly's Bookstore on 667;669 Main Street, BookLink, and Bryn Mawr Book Store on 373 Huron Avenue. That's 82 stops on the Boston bookstore crawl. 74 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Boston
Browsing in Boston? A little strategy helps:
- Gift buying? Ask for wrapping at Andover Bookstore. Many independents wrap beautifully and free. It beats a gift bag every time.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere at Book Rack. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
- Check the staff picks shelf first. It's the fastest read of a shop's personality. If the picks excite you, the rest of the store will too.
- Learn your editions. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Boston — 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 Boston can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 82 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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 82 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.
Bookstore listings for Boston: 82 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.