Bookstores in Mission
Mission, BC has 30 bookstores on the map. That's 30 bookshops mapped around Mission, 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 Mission (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics and Wendel's Books, plus Chapters. If a bookshop's missing from Mission's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Mission bookstore lineup
30 mapped within about 40 km:
Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics
Bookstore
Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics — Bookstore, found on 5725 Vedder Road in Chilliwack.
5725 Vedder Road, Chilliwack
Wendel's Books
Bookstore
Wendel's Books is Bookstore on 9233 Glover Road, Fort Langley. Wendel's Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 07:30-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9233 Glover Road, Fort Langley, V1M 2S5
Hours: Mo-Su 07:30-22:00
Phone: +1-604-513-2238
Chapters
Bookstore
Chapters — Bookstore, found on 20065 Langley Bypass in Langley.
20065 Langley Bypass, Langley, V3A 8R6
Coles
Bookstore
Coles is Bookstore.
The Book Man
Bookstore
The Book Man — Bookstore on 2630 Bourquin Crescent West. Also worth knowing about The Book Man: the map lists its hours as 09:30-17:30; PH 10:00-17:00; Dec 25 off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2630 Bourquin Crescent West, V2S 5N7
Hours: 09:30-17:30; PH 10:00-17:00; Dec 25 off
Phone: +1-604-853-7323
Heroes for Sale
Bookstore
Heroes for Sale — Bookstore on 33780 George Ferguson Way. Also worth knowing about Heroes for Sale: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu 12:00-17:00; We,Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
33780 George Ferguson Way, V2S 2M6
Hours: Mo,Tu 12:00-17:00; We,Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su off
Phone: +1-604-853-3790
The Celestial Boutique Metaphysical, Books and Curious Oddities
Bookstore
The Celestial Boutique Metaphysical, Books and Curious Oddities is Bookstore on Unit 1-2664 Gladys Avenue. The Celestial Boutique Metaphysical, Books and Curious Oddities also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Unit 1-2664 Gladys Avenue, V2S 3X8
Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-18:00
Phone: +1-604-746-7170
Totally Book・ish
Bookstore
Totally Book・ish — Bookstore.
UFV Bookstore
Bookstore
UFV Bookstore — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about UFV Bookstore: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:30-16:30; Sa-Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-16:30; Sa-Su off
Phone: +1-604-854-4535
ABC Christian Store
Bookstore
ABC Christian Store — Bookstore, found on 1626 McCallum Road in Abbotsford. Also worth knowing about ABC Christian Store: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-14:00; Sa off; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1626 McCallum Road, Abbotsford, V2S 0P1
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-14:00; Sa off; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1-604-859-2566
Coles
Bookstore
Coles is Bookstore on 32900 South Fraser Way. Coles also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Sa 09:30-18:00; We-Fr 09:30-21:00; Su,PH 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
32900 South Fraser Way, V2S 5A1
Hours: Mo,Tu,Sa 09:30-18:00; We-Fr 09:30-21:00; Su,PH 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-604-854-3233
The Bookstore
Bookstore
The Bookstore is Bookstore.
The Cube
Bookstore
The Cube — Bookstore.
St. Ann's Bookstore
Bookstore
St. Ann's Bookstore is Bookstore.
The Book Man
Bookstore
The Book Man — Bookstore on 45939 Wellington Avenue. Also worth knowing about The Book Man: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:30-17:30; PH 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
45939 Wellington Avenue, V2P 2C6
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-17:30; PH 10:00-17:00
Phone: +1-604-792-4595
totally BOOKish
Bookstore
totally BOOKish is Bookstore on 2539 Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford. totally BOOKish also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2539 Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford, V2S 3T4
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-604-853-9533
Century Books
Bookstore
Century Books — Bookstore.
Village Books and Paper Dreams
Bookstore
Village Books and Paper Dreams — Bookstore, found on 430 Front Street in Lynden. Also worth knowing about Village Books and Paper Dreams: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
430 Front Street, Lynden
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Western Sky Books
Bookstore
Western Sky Books is Bookstore on 2850 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam. Western Sky Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Tu 11:00-17:00; We-Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2850 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, V3C 6K5
Hours: Su-Tu 11:00-17:00; We-Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1-604-461-5602
Eucatastrophe
Bookstore
Eucatastrophe is Bookstore on 515 Front Street. Eucatastrophe also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-16:00.
515 Front Street, 98264
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-16:00
Indigo
Bookstore
Indigo — Bookstore, found on 2453 161A Street in Surrey.
2453 161A Street, Surrey
Black Bond Books
Bookstore
Black Bond Books is Bookstore.
Albany Books
Bookstore
Albany Books is Bookstore on 20727 Willoughby Town Centre Drive, Langley. Albany Books also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
20727 Willoughby Town Centre Drive, Langley, V2Y3N2
InHouse Christian Books & Gifts
Bookstore
InHouse Christian Books & Gifts is Bookstore on 5754 176 Street. InHouse Christian Books & Gifts also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
5754 176 Street
Phone: +1-604-584-0727
The Creative Bookworm
Bookstore
The Creative Bookworm is Bookstore.
Black Bond Books
Bookstore
Black Bond Books is Bookstore. Black Bond Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa10:00-18:00;Su12:00-17:00;PH12:00-17:00;Dec25,Jan01: closed; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Sa10:00-18:00;Su12:00-17:00;PH12:00-17:00;Dec25,Jan01: closed
Phone: +1-604-463-8624
The Owl and The Cat Bookery
Bookstore
The Owl and The Cat Bookery — Bookstore, found on 45655 Tamihi Way in Chilliwack. Also worth knowing about The Owl and The Cat Bookery: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:30; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
45655 Tamihi Way, Chilliwack, V2R 2M3
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:30; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1-604-846-6332
Bean Around Books
Bookstore
Bean Around Books — Bookstore on 22626 Lougheed Highway. Also worth knowing about Bean Around Books: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
22626 Lougheed Highway
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +1-604-466-2966
House of James
BookstoreRun by Lando Klassen
House of James is Bookstore run by Lando Klassen on 2743 Emerson Street. House of James also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2743 Emerson Street, V2T 4H8
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00
Phone: +1-604-852-3701
Nugget Used Books
Bookstore
Nugget Used Books is Bookstore on 45832 Wellington Avenue, Chilliwack.
45832 Wellington Avenue, Chilliwack
What the map tells us about bookstores in Mission
16 of the 30 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
15 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
Most of the bookstores in Mission list a phone number. Useful for checking whether a specific title is in stock before you visit.
The Mission bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics on 5725 Vedder Road, Wendel's Books on 9233 Glover Road, Chapters on 20065 Langley Bypass, Coles, The Book Man on 2630 Bourquin Crescent West, Heroes for Sale on 33780 George Ferguson Way, The Celestial Boutique Metaphysical, Books and Curious Oddities on Unit 1-2664 Gladys Avenue, and Totally Book・ish. That's 30 stops on the Mission bookstore crawl. 22 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Mission
Browsing in Mission? A little strategy helps:
- Don't skip the small press section at Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics. The weird, wonderful stuff lives here. Small presses take the risks the big publishers won't.
- Magazines and journals matter at Wendel's Books. The little-magazine rack is where new writers appear first. Cheap, weird, and full of discoveries.
- 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.
- 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.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Mission — 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 Mission can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 30 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 30 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 Mission: 30 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.