Bookstores in New Westminster
Bookstores reward the browsers. New Westminster, British Columbia has 13 mapped right now. That's 13 bookshops mapped around New Westminster, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around New Westminster (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Douglas College Bookstore and Visions Bookstore, plus Wild Fires Bookshop. If a bookshop's missing from New Westminster's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The New Westminster bookstore lineup
13 in New Westminster, plus 64 more around New Westminster below:
Douglas College Bookstore
Bookstore0.4 km from New Westminster
Douglas College Bookstore — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Douglas College Bookstore: it has a website with more detail.
Visions Bookstore
Bookstore0.5 km from New Westminster
Visions Bookstore — Bookstore on 330 6th Street. Also worth knowing about Visions Bookstore: the map lists its hours as We-Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
330 6th Street, V3L 3A8
Hours: We-Su 12:00-17:00
Wild Fires Bookshop
Bookstore0.5 km from New Westminster
Wild Fires Bookshop — Bookstore.
Wildfires Bookshop
Bookstore1.6 km from New Westminster
Wildfires Bookshop — Bookstore, found on 712 Twelfth Street in New Westminster. Also worth knowing about Wildfires Bookshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 12:00-19:00; We off; Th-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:30-18:00.
712 Twelfth Street, New Westminster, V3M 4J6
Hours: Mo-Tu 12:00-19:00; We off; Th-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:30-18:00
Today's Books
Bookstore4.3 km from New Westminster
Today's Books — Bookstore.
Coles
Bookstore5.1 km from New Westminster
Coles is Bookstore.
Black Bond
Bookstore5.1 km from New Westminster
Black Bond — Bookstore.
India Bookworld
Bookstore6.1 km from New Westminster
India Bookworld — Bookstore.
Indigo
Bookstore6.8 km from New Westminster
Indigo — Bookstore, found on 4700 Kingsway in Burnaby. Also worth knowing about Indigo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 09:30-21:00; Su 10:30-19:00; PH 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4700 Kingsway, Burnaby, V5H 4M1
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 09:30-21:00; Su 10:30-19:00; PH 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-604-431-0463
BCIT Burnaby Campus Bookstore
Bookstore8.3 km from New Westminster
BCIT Burnaby Campus Bookstore — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about BCIT Burnaby Campus Bookstore: it has a website with more detail.
Reliance Learning Academy
Bookstore8.4 km from New Westminster
Reliance Learning Academy — Bookstore on 7536 130 Street. Also worth knowing about Reliance Learning Academy: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
7536 130 Street, V3W 1H8
Phone: +1-778-320-2075
Century Books
Bookstore8.5 km from New Westminster
Century Books — Bookstore.
The Bookstore
Bookstore8.7 km from New WestminsterRun by KPU
The Bookstore is Bookstore run by KPU on 12666 72 Avenue. The Bookstore also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12666 72 Avenue, V3W 2M8
Phone: +1 604 599 2353
What the map tells us about bookstores in New Westminster
3 of the 13 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
5 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The New Westminster bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Douglas College Bookstore, Visions Bookstore on 330 6th Street, Wild Fires Bookshop, Wildfires Bookshop on 712 Twelfth Street, Today's Books, Coles, Black Bond, and India Bookworld. That's 13 stops on the New Westminster bookstore crawl. 5 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for New Westminster
The regulars' playbook for New Westminster's bookshops:
- Ask about the book club discount at Douglas College Bookstore. Many shops discount book-club orders. If your club buys local, everyone wins.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere at Visions Bookstore. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
- Ask the booksellers. A good bookseller lives for the question 'what should I read next?' Give them three books you loved and watch them work.
- Don't skip the small press section. The weird, wonderful stuff lives here. Small presses take the risks the big publishers won't.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around New Westminster — 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 New Westminster can take a while to appear. The 13 above are only as current as the community map. A bookstore that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
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 13 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 New Westminster
64 more within about 25 km of New Westminster — here are the 15 nearest:
Companion Books
Used bookstore11.2 km from New Westminster
Companion Books — Used bookstore on 4094 Hastings Street. Also worth knowing about Companion Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; PH 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4094 Hastings Street
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; PH 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-604-293-2665
Chapters
Bookstore11.4 km from New Westminster
Chapters — Bookstore on 2991 Lougheed Highway. Also worth knowing about Chapters: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-We 10:00-19:00; Th-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2991 Lougheed Highway, V3B 6J6
Hours: Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-We 10:00-19:00; Th-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1-604-464-2558
Western Sky Books
Bookstore11.8 km from New Westminster
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
Cross & Crow Books
Used bookstore12.9 km from New Westminster
Cross & Crow Books — Used bookstore, found on 2836 Commercial Drive in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Cross & Crow Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-18:00; 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.
2836 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, V5N 4C6
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-18:00; We-Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1 604-796-4159
International Travel Maps and Books
Bookstore13.0 km from New WestminsterRun by ITMB Publishing
Run by ITMB Publishing, International Travel Maps and Books is Bookstore, found on 12300 Bridgeport Road in Richmond. Also worth knowing about International Travel Maps and Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00.
12300 Bridgeport Road, Richmond, V6V 1J5
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00
Iron Dog Books
Used bookstore13.1 km from New Westminster
Iron Dog Books is Used bookstore on 2671 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. Iron Dog Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2671 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, V5K1Z5
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1 604-215-8807
Canterbury Tales Bookstore
Bookstore13.3 km from New Westminster
Canterbury Tales Bookstore is Bookstore on 2010 Commercial Drive. Canterbury Tales Bookstore also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Th-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-18:00.
2010 Commercial Drive
Hours: Mo,Th-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Spartacus Books
Used bookstore13.4 km from New WestminsterRun by Spartacus Books
Spartacus Books is Used bookstore run by Spartacus Books on 1983 Commercial Drive, Vancouver. Spartacus Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-20:30, Sa-Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1983 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, V5N 4A8
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:30, Sa-Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-604-688-6138
Pulpfiction Books East
Used bookstore13.4 km from New Westminster
Pulpfiction Books East — Used bookstore, found on 1744 Commercial Drive in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Pulpfiction Books East: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1744 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, V5N 4A3
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1 604-251-4311
温哥华
Bookstore13.6 km from New Westminster
温哥华 — Bookstore.
Peoples Co-Op Bookstore
Bookstore13.7 km from New Westminster
Peoples Co-Op Bookstore is Bookstore on 1391 Commercial Drive. Peoples Co-Op Bookstore also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 11:00-18:00; Th 11:00-18:00; Fr-Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1391 Commercial Drive
Hours: Mo-We 11:00-18:00; Th 11:00-18:00; Fr-Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-604-253-6442
Carson Books and Records
Bookstore14.5 km from New Westminster
Carson Books and Records — Bookstore on 4340 Main Street. Also worth knowing about Carson Books and Records: the map lists its hours as Mo,We-Sa 12:00-22:00; Tu 12:00-21:00; Su 12:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
4340 Main Street
Hours: Mo,We-Sa 12:00-22:00; Tu 12:00-21:00; Su 12:00-22:00
Phone: +1-604-222-8787
Perfect Match
Bookstore14.5 km from New Westminster
Perfect Match is Bookstore on 545 East Broadway. Perfect Match also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
545 East Broadway
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1-877-522-7213
Book Warehouse
Bookstore14.5 km from New Westminster
Book Warehouse — Bookstore, found on 4118 Main Street in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Book Warehouse: the map lists its hours as Su-We 10:00-18:00; Th-Sa 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4118 Main Street, Vancouver, V5V 3P7
Hours: Su-We 10:00-18:00; Th-Sa 10:00-20:00
Phone: +1 604-879-7737
Lucky's Books
Bookstore14.9 km from New Westminster
Lucky's Books — Bookstore, found on 3128 Main Street in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Lucky's Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3128 Main Street, Vancouver, V5T 3G7
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1 604-875-9858
Bookstore listings for New Westminster: 13 in New Westminster and 64 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.