Bookstores in Hanover
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Hanover, Lower Saxony gives you 40 to judge by. That's 40 bookshops mapped around Hanover, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Staff picks shelves are the fastest way to read a shop's personality.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Hanover (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Comix and Antiquariat, plus Böhnert. If a bookshop's missing from Hanover's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Hanover bookstore lineup
40 in Hanover, plus 46 more around Hanover below:
Comix
Bookstore0.2 km from Hanover
Comix — Bookstore, found on 10 Goseriede in Hannover. Also worth knowing about Comix: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 09:30-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
10 Goseriede, Hannover, 30159
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 09:30-18:00
Antiquariat
Bookstore0.3 km from Hanover
Antiquariat — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Antiquariat: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-12:30,13:30-18:00; Sa 11:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-12:30,13:30-18:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
Böhnert
Bookstore0.5 km from Hanover
Böhnert is Bookstore.
Hugendubel
Bookstore0.5 km from HanoverRun by Schmorl und von Seefeld Medienhandelsgesellschaft mbH
Hugendubel is Bookstore run by Schmorl und von Seefeld Medienhandelsgesellschaft mbH on 14 Bahnhofstraße, Hannover. Hugendubel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
14 Bahnhofstraße, Hannover, 30159
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00
Phone: +49 511 36750
Buchhandlung an der Marktkirche
Bookstore0.5 km from Hanover
Buchhandlung an der Marktkirche — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Buchhandlung an der Marktkirche: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 09:30-17:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 09:30-17:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +49 511 306307
Thalia
Bookstore0.6 km from Hanover
Thalia is Bookstore. Thalia also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +49 511 3647610
Internationalismus
Bookstore0.8 km from Hanover
Internationalismus is Bookstore.
Bustami's Buchhandlung
Bookstore1.1 km from Hanover
Bustami's Buchhandlung — Bookstore, found on 4 Hinüberstraße in Hannover.
4 Hinüberstraße, Hannover, 30175
TAO Buchhandlung
Bookstore1.1 km from HanoverRun by Kristine Schrader
TAO Buchhandlung is Bookstore run by Kristine Schrader on 19 Lister Meile, Hannover. TAO Buchhandlung also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00.
19 Lister Meile, Hannover, 30161
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Leuenhagen & Paris
Bookstore1.2 km from Hanover
Leuenhagen & Paris — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Leuenhagen & Paris: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off
Phone: +49 511 313055
DECIUS Thalia
Bookstore1.3 km from Hanover
DECIUS Thalia is Bookstore on 10 Falkenstraße, Hannover. DECIUS Thalia also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00.
10 Falkenstraße, Hannover, 30449
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Buchhandlung & Antiquariat Ingeborg Becker
Bookstore1.4 km from Hanover
Buchhandlung & Antiquariat Ingeborg Becker — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Buchhandlung & Antiquariat Ingeborg Becker: the map lists its hours as Tu,Fr 10:00-18:00; We,Th,Sa 10:00-13:00; Su,PH off.
Hours: Tu,Fr 10:00-18:00; We,Th,Sa 10:00-13:00; Su,PH off
Mascha Kascha
Bookstore1.4 km from HanoverRun by Maria Glusgold-Drews
Run by Maria Glusgold-Drews, Mascha Kascha is Bookstore on An der Lutherkirche. Also worth knowing about Mascha Kascha: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
An der Lutherkirche
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +49 511 37078665
Annabee Buchladen
Bookstore1.4 km from Hanover
Annabee Buchladen is Bookstore on 12-14 Stephanusstraße, Hannover. Annabee Buchladen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12-14 Stephanusstraße, Hannover, 30449
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +49 511 1318139
Lindener Buchhandlung
Bookstore1.7 km from Hanover
Lindener Buchhandlung is Bookstore on 46 Limmerstraße, Hannover. Lindener Buchhandlung also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30, Sa 10:00-16:00.
46 Limmerstraße, Hannover, 30451
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30, Sa 10:00-16:00
Limmer 60 Comics
Bookstore1.8 km from Hanover
Limmer 60 Comics is Bookstore. Limmer 60 Comics also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu 16:00-19:00; Th,Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-16:00.
Hours: Tu 16:00-19:00; Th,Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
Antiquariat
Bookstore1.8 km from Hanover
Antiquariat — Bookstore, found on 60 Limmerstraße in Hannover. Also worth knowing about Antiquariat: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:30, Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
60 Limmerstraße, Hannover, 30451
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:30, Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +49511452000
Beeck
Bookstore1.8 km from Hanover
Beeck — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Beeck: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00
Hartmann E.W. Buchhandlung
Bookstore1.9 km from HanoverRun by Michael Steinberg
Run by Michael Steinberg, Hartmann E.W. Buchhandlung is Bookstore, found on 29 Sallstraße in Hannover. Also worth knowing about Hartmann E.W. Buchhandlung: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
29 Sallstraße, Hannover, 30171
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +49 511 85 47 32
Buchhandlung Bücherwurm
Bookstore2.0 km from Hanover
Buchhandlung Bücherwurm — Bookstore, found on 55 Kollenrodtstraße in Hannover. Also worth knowing about Buchhandlung Bücherwurm: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
55 Kollenrodtstraße, Hannover, 30163
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +49 511 620171
Cruses Buchhandlung
Bookstore2.0 km from Hanover
Cruses Buchhandlung — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Cruses Buchhandlung: the map lists its hours as Sa 09:30-13:30; Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00.
Hours: Sa 09:30-13:30; Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00
Cruses Buchhandlung
Bookstore2.1 km from Hanover
Cruses Buchhandlung — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Cruses Buchhandlung: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:30
Phone: +49 511 882445
Hesperus
Bookstore2.1 km from HanoverRun by Ingrid A. Schmidt
Hesperus is Bookstore run by Ingrid A. Schmidt on 4 Husarenstraße, Hannover. Hesperus also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "Unregelmäßig"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Husarenstraße, Hannover, 30163
Hours: "Unregelmäßig"
Phone: +49 511 625424
Kleefelder Buchhandlung
Bookstore3.6 km from Hanover
Kleefelder Buchhandlung is Bookstore on 107 Kirchröder Straße, Hannover. Kleefelder Buchhandlung also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
107 Kirchröder Straße, Hannover, 30625
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +49 511 3632737
Stadtweg Buchhandlung
Bookstore3.6 km from Hanover
Stadtweg Buchhandlung is Bookstore. Stadtweg Buchhandlung also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th,Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu,Th,Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +49 511 420916
Chamäleon
Bookstore3.8 km from Hanover
Chamäleon — Bookstore, found on 69 Herrenhäuser Straße in Hannover. Also worth knowing about Chamäleon: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
69 Herrenhäuser Straße, Hannover, 30419
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,15:00-18:00
Phone: +49 511 539 22 50
Lehmanns
Bookstore5.0 km from Hanover
Lehmanns is Bookstore on 1 Carl-Neuberg-Straße, Hannover. Lehmanns also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Carl-Neuberg-Straße, Hannover, 30625
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30
Phone: +49 511 530600
Sternschnuppe
Bookstore5.7 km from Hanover
Sternschnuppe — Bookstore, found on 7 Silberstraße in Hannover. Also worth knowing about Sternschnuppe: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Silberstraße, Hannover, 30655
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +49 511 540145
Hemminger Buchhandlung
Bookstore5.7 km from Hanover
Hemminger Buchhandlung is Bookstore on 2 Deveser Straße, Hemmingen. Hemminger Buchhandlung also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:00-18:00, Sa 09:00-13:00.
2 Deveser Straße, Hemmingen, 30966
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:00-18:00, Sa 09:00-13:00
Böhnert
Bookstore6.0 km from Hanover
Böhnert is Bookstore on 8 Adolf-Emmelmann-Straße, Hannover. Böhnert also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; PH off.
8 Adolf-Emmelmann-Straße, Hannover, 30659
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; PH off
Buchhandlung Böhnert
Bookstore6.7 km from Hanover
Buchhandlung Böhnert — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Buchhandlung Böhnert: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-14:00
Phone: +49 159 04533702
Bücherstube
Bookstore6.9 km from Hanover
Bücherstube is Bookstore. Bücherstube also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00
buchplus Böhnert
Bookstore7.0 km from Hanover
buchplus Böhnert — Bookstore.
Böhnert
Bookstore7.1 km from Hanover
Böhnert is Bookstore. Böhnert also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00
Böhnert
Bookstore7.1 km from Hanover
Böhnert is Bookstore on 5 Marktplatz, Langenhagen. Böhnert also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Marktplatz, Langenhagen, 30853
Phone: +49 511 731136
Buch Handels Kontor
Bookstore8.1 km from Hanover
Buch Handels Kontor is Bookstore on 61 Göttinger Straße, Hemmingen. Buch Handels Kontor also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
61 Göttinger Straße, Hemmingen, 30966
Der Buchfink
Bookstore8.1 km from HanoverRun by Wiebke Williges
Der Buchfink is Bookstore run by Wiebke Williges. Der Buchfink also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-14:00,15:00-18:00; We 10:00-14:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-14:00,15:00-18:00; We 10:00-14:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; PH off
Phone: +49 5109 516850
Buchhandlung Christiane Petke. Das Fenster zum Buch
Bookstore8.3 km from Hanover
Buchhandlung Christiane Petke. Das Fenster zum Buch — Bookstore, found on 4 Buchholzer Straße in Hannover. Also worth knowing about Buchhandlung Christiane Petke. Das Fenster zum Buch: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-14:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Buchholzer Straße, Hannover, 30629
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-14:00; PH off
Phone: +49 511 5421772
Thalia
Bookstore9.3 km from Hanover
Thalia is Bookstore.
Petri & Waller
Bookstore9.7 km from Hanover
Petri & Waller is Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Hanover
32 of the 40 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
23 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
Most of the bookstores in Hanover list a phone number. Useful for checking whether a specific title is in stock before you visit.
The Hanover bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Hanover? Work this order: Comix on 10 Goseriede, Antiquariat, Böhnert, Hugendubel on 14 Bahnhofstraße, Buchhandlung an der Marktkirche, Thalia, Internationalismus, and Bustami's Buchhandlung on 4 Hinüberstraße. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 32 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Hanover
The regulars' playbook for Hanover's bookshops:
- Check the cookbook section at Comix. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
- Check the sale shelf rhythm at Antiquariat. Shops clear shelves on cycles. Ask when the next cull happens — that's when the bargains land.
- Ask about ordering. Independent shops will order anything in print, often in a day or two. No need to default to the big online retailer.
- Ask for the out-of-print hunters. Some used shops will hunt down out-of-print titles for you. It takes patience, but the find is worth it.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Hanover — 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 Hanover can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 40, 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 40 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 Hanover
46 more within about 40 km of Hanover — here are the 15 nearest:
News & Business
Bookstore10.1 km from Hanover
News & Business — Bookstore, found on 67 Am Ortfelde in Isernhagen. Also worth knowing about News & Business: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00.
67 Am Ortfelde, Isernhagen, 30916
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00
Booksbaum
Bookstore10.2 km from Hanover
Booksbaum — Bookstore, found on 26 Bothfelder Straße in Isernhagen. Also worth knowing about Booksbaum: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:30-18:00; We 15:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
26 Bothfelder Straße, Isernhagen, 30916
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:30-18:00; We 15:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00; PH off
Phone: +49 511 300 79 60
BöHNERT
Bookstore10.8 km from Hanover
BöHNERT — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about BöHNERT: it has a website with more detail.
Lesezeichen
Bookstore11.3 km from Hanover
Lesezeichen — Bookstore, found on 10a Steinweg in Gehrden.
10a Steinweg, Gehrden, 30989
Böhnert
Bookstore11.9 km from Hanover
Böhnert is Bookstore. Böhnert also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-13:00, Mo-Fr 15:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-13:00, Mo-Fr 15:00-18:00
Böhnert
Bookstore15.4 km from Hanover
Böhnert is Bookstore on 2 Im Mitteldorf, Burgwedel.
2 Im Mitteldorf, Burgwedel, 30938
Bücherstube Venhuis
Bookstore16.2 km from Hanover
Bücherstube Venhuis — Bookstore.
Bücher am Markt
Bookstore16.6 km from Hanover
Bücher am Markt is Bookstore on 8 Am Markt, Wedemark. Bücher am Markt also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:30-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8 Am Markt, Wedemark, 30900
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:30-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00
Phone: +49 5130 5849577
C. Böhnert
Bookstore16.7 km from Hanover
C. Böhnert — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about C. Böhnert: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00, Sa 09:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00, Sa 09:00-18:00
Schreib Gut(h)
Bookstore19.1 km from Hanover
Schreib Gut(h) is Bookstore on 5-7 Am Langen Felde, Wedemark. Schreib Gut(h) also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
5-7 Am Langen Felde, Wedemark, 30900
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +49 5130 5466
Foto · Bildbearbeitung · Printdesign
Bookstore19.6 km from Hanover
Foto · Bildbearbeitung · Printdesign is Bookstore on 8 Nordstraße, Wedemark. Foto · Bildbearbeitung · Printdesign also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
8 Nordstraße, Wedemark, 30900
Bücherhaus am Thie
Bookstore20.0 km from HanoverRun by Karin Dörner
Bücherhaus am Thie is Bookstore run by Karin Dörner on 14 Marktstraße, Barsinghausen. Bücherhaus am Thie also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
14 Marktstraße, Barsinghausen, 30890
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-14:00
Phone: +49 5105 1894
Wegeners Buchhandlung
Bookstore20.1 km from Hanover
Wegeners Buchhandlung is Bookstore on 65 Marktstraße, Burgdorf.
65 Marktstraße, Burgdorf, 31303
FreyRaum
Bookstore20.3 km from Hanover
FreyRaum is Bookstore on 54 Marktstraße, Burgdorf. FreyRaum also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00.
54 Marktstraße, Burgdorf, 31303
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00
Bücherparadies
Bookstore21.3 km from Hanover
Bücherparadies is Bookstore. Bücherparadies also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:30-18:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-14:00.
Hours: Mo-Th 09:30-18:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-14:00
Bookstore listings for Hanover: 40 in Hanover and 46 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.