Bookstores in West Vancouver
If you judge a town by its bookshops, West Vancouver, BC gives you 67 to judge by. That's 67 bookshops mapped around West Vancouver, 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 West Vancouver (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include BC Marijuana Party Bookstore and Book Warehouse, plus Indigo. If a bookshop's missing from West Vancouver's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The West Vancouver bookstore lineup
67 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
BC Marijuana Party Bookstore
Bookstore
BC Marijuana Party Bookstore — Bookstore.
Book Warehouse
Bookstore
Book Warehouse — Bookstore, found on 632 West Broadway in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Book Warehouse: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su,PH 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
632 West Broadway, Vancouver, V5Z 1G1
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su,PH 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1 604-872-5711
Indigo
Bookstore
Indigo — Bookstore, found on 2505 Granville Street in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Indigo: the map lists its hours as Su-Tu 10:00-20:00; We-Sa 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2505 Granville Street, Vancouver, V6H 3G7
Hours: Su-Tu 10:00-20:00; We-Sa 10:00-21:00
Phone: +1-604-731-7822
Humpty Dumpty Books & Music
Bookstore
Humpty Dumpty Books & Music — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Humpty Dumpty Books & Music: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Vancouver
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Visions Bookstore
Bookstore
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
BCIT Burnaby Campus Bookstore
Bookstore
BCIT Burnaby Campus Bookstore — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about BCIT Burnaby Campus Bookstore: it has a website with more detail.
Hager Books
Bookstore
Hager Books — Bookstore on 2176 West 41st Avenue. Also worth knowing about Hager Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
2176 West 41st Avenue
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Tanglewood Books
Bookstore
Tanglewood Books is Bookstore on 2306 West Broadway. Tanglewood Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2306 West Broadway
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1-604-736-8876
Pulpfiction Books
Used bookstore
Pulpfiction Books is Used bookstore on 2422 Main Street, Vancouver. Pulpfiction Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 10:00-20:00; Th-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2422 Main Street, Vancouver, V5T 3E2
Hours: Mo-We 10:00-20:00; Th-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-604-876-4311
Today's Books
Bookstore
Today's Books — Bookstore.
Indigo
Bookstore
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
Village Books & Coffee House
Bookstore
Village Books & Coffee House is Bookstore on 12031 1st Avenue, Richmond. Village Books & Coffee House also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12031 1st Avenue, Richmond
Phone: +1-604-272-6601
Chapters
Bookstore
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
Peoples Co-Op Bookstore
Bookstore
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
Kids Books in the Village
Bookstore
Kids Books in the Village is Bookstore. Kids Books in the Village also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:30.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:30
32 Books
Bookstore
32 Books — Bookstore.
MacLeod's Books
Bookstore
MacLeod's Books — Bookstore on 455 West Pender Street. Also worth knowing about MacLeod's Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-18:00.
455 West Pender Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Criterion Books
Bookstore
Criterion Books is Bookstore on 434 West Pender Street, Vancouver.
434 West Pender Street, Vancouver
Albion Books
Bookstore
Albion Books is Bookstore on 523 Richards Street, Vancouver. Albion Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-17:30; Sa,Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
523 Richards Street, Vancouver
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-17:30; Sa,Su 12:00-17:00
Black Bond Books
Bookstore
Black Bond Books is Bookstore on 5052 48 Avenue, Delta.
5052 48 Avenue, Delta
温哥华
Bookstore
温哥华 — Bookstore.
Reliance Learning Academy
Bookstore
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
Coles
Bookstore
Coles is Bookstore.
Black Bond
Bookstore
Black Bond — Bookstore.
The Paper Hound
Used bookstore
The Paper Hound — Used bookstore, found on 344 West Pender Street in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about The Paper Hound: 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.
344 West Pender Street, Vancouver
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1 604 428 1344
Banyen Books And Sound
Bookstore
Banyen Books And Sound is Bookstore on 3608 West 4th Avenue. Banyen Books And Sound also notes on the map: 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.
3608 West 4th Avenue, V6R 1P1
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-604-732-7912
Century Books
Bookstore
Century Books — Bookstore.
Indigo
Bookstore
Indigo — Bookstore, found on 1033 Robson Street in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Indigo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1033 Robson Street, Vancouver
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-21:00
Phone: +1-778-783-3978
International Travel Maps and Books
BookstoreRun 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
Cross & Crow Books
Used bookstore
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
Kestrel Books
Bookstore
Kestrel Books is Bookstore on 3642 West 4th Avenue. Kestrel Books also notes on the map: 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.
3642 West 4th Avenue
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1 604-872-2939
India Bookworld
Bookstore
India Bookworld — Bookstore.
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
White Dwarf Books
Bookstore
White Dwarf Books — Bookstore, found on 3715 West 10th Avenue in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about White Dwarf Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-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.
3715 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, V6R 2G5
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1 604-228-8223
Spartacus Books
Used bookstoreRun 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
Companion Books
Used bookstore
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
Massy Books
Bookstore
Massy Books — Bookstore, found on 229 East Georgia Street in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Massy Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; PH 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
229 East Georgia Street, Vancouver, V6A 1Z6
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; PH 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1-604-721-4405
Wildfires Bookshop
Bookstore
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
Perfect Match
Bookstore
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
Bookstore
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
Carson Books and Records
Bookstore
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
Virgin
Bookstore
Virgin is Bookstore.
Canterbury Tales Bookstore
Bookstore
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
Liang You Book Co Ltd
Bookstore
Liang You Book Co Ltd is Bookstore on 218 East Georgia Street, Vancouver. Liang You Book Co Ltd also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
218 East Georgia Street, Vancouver
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-604-688-2882
Vesperia Manga & Comics
Bookstore
Vesperia Manga & Comics — Bookstore, found on 1935 West Broadway in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Vesperia Manga & Comics: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1935 West Broadway, Vancouver
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00
Phone: +1-236-484-3597
Lucky's Books
Bookstore
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
Upstart & Crow
Bookstore
Upstart & Crow — Bookstore on 1387 Railspur Alley. Also worth knowing about Upstart & Crow: it has a website with more detail.
1387 Railspur Alley
Nooroongji Books
Bookstore
Nooroongji Books — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Nooroongji Books: the map lists its hours as 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Vancouver
Hours: 10:00-18:00
Iron Dog Books
Used bookstore
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
Wild Fires Bookshop
Bookstore
Wild Fires Bookshop — Bookstore.
Big Pete's Collectibles
Bookstore
Big Pete's Collectibles is Bookstore on 121 East 1st Street, North Vancouver. Big Pete's Collectibles also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
121 East 1st Street, North Vancouver
Phone: +1-604-983-2325
Kidsbooks
Bookstore
Kidsbooks — Bookstore on 2557 West Broadway. Also worth knowing about Kidsbooks: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:30; Su,PH 11:00-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2557 West Broadway
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:30; Su,PH 11:00-17:30
Phone: +1-604-738-5335
Book41
Bookstore
Book41 — Bookstore on 5601 West Boulevard.
5601 West Boulevard
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
Pulpfiction Books East
Used bookstore
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
Helicon Books
Bookstore
Helicon Books is Bookstore on 125 West 1st Street. Helicon Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
125 West 1st Street
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-778-729-2222
Out on the Shelves
Bookstore
Out on the Shelves is Bookstore on 1555 Duranleau Street, Vancouver. Out on the Shelves also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 13:00-18:00; PH "off"; it has a website with more detail.
1555 Duranleau Street, Vancouver
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 13:00-18:00; PH "off"
Douglas College Bookstore
Bookstore
Douglas College Bookstore — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Douglas College Bookstore: it has a website with more detail.
Sino United Publishing
Bookstore
Sino United Publishing is Bookstore on 78 East Pender Street, Vancouver. Sino United Publishing also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
78 East Pender Street, Vancouver
Phone: +1-604-688-3785
BookLovers
Bookstore
BookLovers — Bookstore on 175 East 3rd Street. Also worth knowing about BookLovers: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
175 East 3rd Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-604-986-9501
What the map tells us about bookstores in West Vancouver
43 of the 67 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
38 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
Most of the bookstores in West Vancouver list a phone number. Useful for checking whether a specific title is in stock before you visit.
7 of the shops are tagged as selling used books — the second-hand shelves are where out-of-print gems and first editions turn up for pocket change.
The West Vancouver bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: BC Marijuana Party Bookstore, Book Warehouse on 632 West Broadway, Indigo on 2505 Granville Street, Humpty Dumpty Books & Music, Visions Bookstore on 330 6th Street, BCIT Burnaby Campus Bookstore, Hager Books on 2176 West 41st Avenue, and Tanglewood Books on 2306 West Broadway. That's 67 stops on the West Vancouver bookstore crawl. 59 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for West Vancouver
The regulars' playbook for West Vancouver's bookshops:
- Read the first page in the shop at BC Marijuana Party Bookstore. The first-page test never lies. If it doesn't grab you standing there, it won't grab you at home.
- Check the events board at Book Warehouse. Book clubs, writing groups, story times — bookshops are community centres that happen to sell books.
- Check the bargain carts outside. Sidewalk carts are the shop's clearance rack. A dollar a book, and the turnover is fast.
- 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 West Vancouver — 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 West Vancouver can take a while to appear. The 67 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 67 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 West Vancouver: 67 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.