Bookstores in Zwolle
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Zwolle, Overijssel gives you 19 to judge by. That's 19 bookshops mapped around Zwolle, 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 Zwolle (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Boekenmarkt Academiehuis and Van der Velde, plus A Lot of Books. If a bookshop's missing from Zwolle's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Zwolle bookstore lineup
19 in Zwolle, plus 93 more around Zwolle below:
Boekenmarkt Academiehuis
Bookstore0.1 km from Zwolle
Boekenmarkt Academiehuis — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Boekenmarkt Academiehuis: it has a website with more detail.
Van der Velde
Bookstore0.2 km from Zwolle
Van der Velde is Bookstore on 1-3 Achter de Broeren, Zwolle. Van der Velde also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1-3 Achter de Broeren, Zwolle, 8011VA
Hours: Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-21:00
Phone: +31 38 421 5392
A Lot of Books
Bookstore0.2 km from Zwolle
A Lot of Books — Bookstore, found on 12 Nieuwe Markt in Zwolle. Also worth knowing about A Lot of Books: it has a website with more detail.
12 Nieuwe Markt, Zwolle, 8011PE
Boekenvoordeel
Bookstore0.2 km from Zwolle
Boekenvoordeel — Bookstore, found on 30 Melkmarkt in Zwolle.
30 Melkmarkt, Zwolle, 8011MD
Bloks
Bookstore0.2 km from Zwolle
Bloks — Bookstore, found on 3 Papenstraat in Zwolle. Also worth knowing about Bloks: it has a website with more detail.
3 Papenstraat, Zwolle, 8011PL
Boekhandel Westerhof
Bookstore0.3 km from Zwolle
Boekhandel Westerhof — Bookstore, found on 118 Diezerstraat in Zwolle. Also worth knowing about Boekhandel Westerhof: it has a website with more detail.
118 Diezerstraat, Zwolle, 8011RL
Goedhart Boeken
Bookstore0.9 km from Zwolle
Goedhart Boeken — Bookstore, found on 79 Assendorperstraat in Zwolle. Also worth knowing about Goedhart Boeken: it has a website with more detail.
79 Assendorperstraat, Zwolle, 8012DG
Bruna
Bookstore1.0 km from Zwolle
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 6 Stationspassage in Zwolle. Also worth knowing about Bruna: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6 Stationspassage, Zwolle, 8017JR
Phone: +31 88 1338004
Bruna
Bookstore2.0 km from Zwolle
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 24 Dobbe in Zwolle.
24 Dobbe, Zwolle, 8032JW
ReadShop
Bookstore3.0 km from Zwolle
ReadShop is Bookstore on 54 Campherbeeklaan, Zwolle. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Fr 08:30-18:00; Th 08:30-20:00; Sa 08:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
54 Campherbeeklaan, Zwolle, 8024BZ
Hours: Mo-We,Fr 08:30-18:00; Th 08:30-20:00; Sa 08:30-17:00
Phone: +31 38 7410004
Bruna
Bookstore3.4 km from Zwolle
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 6 Pijmanstraat in Zwolle. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
6 Pijmanstraat, Zwolle, 8014VB
Hours: Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 38 465 8688
Westerhof boeken
Bookstore3.6 km from Zwolle
Westerhof boeken is Bookstore on 106 Wade, Zwolle. Westerhof boeken also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu,We,Fr,Sa 09:00-18:00; Mo 11:00-18:00; Th 09:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
106 Wade, Zwolle, 8043LS
Hours: Tu,We,Fr,Sa 09:00-18:00; Mo 11:00-18:00; Th 09:00-21:00
De Fontein
Bookstore4.6 km from Zwolle
De Fontein — Bookstore, found on 32 Kerkstraat in Hattem. Also worth knowing about De Fontein: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:30-17:30; Tu-Th 09:30-17:30; Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
32 Kerkstraat, Hattem, 8051GM
Hours: Mo 13:30-17:30; Tu-Th 09:30-17:30; Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-16:30
Boekenraam
Bookstore4.6 km from Zwolle
Boekenraam — Bookstore, found on 13 Kerkstraat in Hattem. Also worth knowing about Boekenraam: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su,Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
13 Kerkstraat, Hattem, 8051GJ
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su,Mo off
Phone: +31 6 833 629 20
Bruna
Bookstore4.6 km from Zwolle
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 35 Kerkstraat in Hattem. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
35 Kerkstraat, Hattem, 8051GK
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 38 444 1292
Primera
Bookstore8.5 km from ZwolleRun by Primera
Run by Primera, Primera is Bookstore, found on 3A Clematisstraat in Wezep. Also worth knowing about Primera: it has a website with more detail.
3A Clematisstraat, Wezep, 8091VJ
De Rivier
Bookstore8.6 km from Zwolle
De Rivier — Bookstore, found on 14C Meidoornpassage in Wezep.
14C Meidoornpassage, Wezep, 8091KS
Lokaal 5
Bookstore8.8 km from Zwolle
Lokaal 5 — Bookstore, found on 10 Hoogstraat in Hasselt. Also worth knowing about Lokaal 5: it has a website with more detail.
10 Hoogstraat, Hasselt, 8061HC
Shalom
Bookstore9.1 km from Zwolle
Shalom — Bookstore, found on 36b Klapperdijk in Wapenveld. Also worth knowing about Shalom: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
36b Klapperdijk, Wapenveld, 8191AE
Phone: +31 38 447 9870
What the map tells us about bookstores in Zwolle
7 of the 19 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
14 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Zwolle bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Zwolle? Work this order: Boekenmarkt Academiehuis, Van der Velde on 1-3 Achter de Broeren, A Lot of Books on 12 Nieuwe Markt, Boekenvoordeel on 30 Melkmarkt, Bloks on 3 Papenstraat, Boekhandel Westerhof on 118 Diezerstraat, Goedhart Boeken on 79 Assendorperstraat, and Bruna on 6 Stationspassage. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 11 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Zwolle
Browsing in Zwolle? A little strategy helps:
- Don't judge by the window display at Boekenmarkt Academiehuis. The front table is marketing. The back shelves are the shop's real taste. Walk the whole floor.
- Come back seasonally at Van der Velde. Stock turns over with the publishing seasons. The shop you browsed in spring is a different shop by autumn.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
- Don't overlook the classics wall. Every shop has one. Cheap editions of the books everyone claims to have read — your chance to actually read them.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Zwolle — 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 Zwolle can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 19 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 19 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 Zwolle
93 more within about 40 km of Zwolle — here are the 15 nearest:
ReadShop
Bookstore11.2 km from Zwolle
ReadShop is Bookstore on 10 Bloemendalstraat, Dalfsen. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Bloemendalstraat, Dalfsen, 7721AM
Hours: Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 529 434 745
De Pelgrim
Bookstore12.7 km from Zwolle
De Pelgrim — Bookstore, found on 75 Dorpsweg in IJsselmuiden. Also worth knowing about De Pelgrim: it has a website with more detail.
75 Dorpsweg, IJsselmuiden, 8271BK
ReadShop
Bookstore12.8 km from Zwolle
ReadShop is Bookstore on 10 Marktstraat, Heino. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-17:30; Sa 08:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Marktstraat, Heino, 8141GC
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:30; Sa 08:00-16:00
Phone: +31 572 391 225
ReadShop
Bookstore12.8 km from Zwolle
ReadShop is Bookstore on 41 Oudestraat, Kampen. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
41 Oudestraat, Kampen, 8261CD
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 38 332 2522
De Nijstad
Bookstore12.8 km from Zwolle
De Nijstad is Bookstore on 26 Langestraat, Genemuiden. De Nijstad also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
26 Langestraat, Genemuiden, 8281AL
ReadShop
Bookstore12.9 km from Zwolle
ReadShop is Bookstore on 6 Kruisstraat, Genemuiden. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6 Kruisstraat, Genemuiden, 8281BA
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +31 38 385 5714
ReadShop
Bookstore14.3 km from Zwolle
ReadShop is Bookstore on 12 Schoolstraat, Zwartsluis. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 08:00-18:00; Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Schoolstraat, Zwartsluis, 8064DK
Hours: Mo-Th 08:00-18:00; Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-17:00
Phone: +31 38 386 6242
Bruna
Bookstore14.4 km from Zwolle
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 19 Dorpsstraat in Heerde. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
19 Dorpsstraat, Heerde, 8181HL
Hours: Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 578 691 614
ReadShop
Bookstore15.0 km from Zwolle
ReadShop is Bookstore on 2 Grote Markt, Nieuwleusen. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 08:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Grote Markt, Nieuwleusen, 7711CZ
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 08:30-17:00
Phone: +31 529 484 426
De Haan Boeken
Bookstore16.2 km from Zwolle
De Haan Boeken is Bookstore on 8a Muldersweg, Staphorst. De Haan Boeken also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:15-17:30; Tu-Fr 09:00-12:15,13:15-17:30; Th 09:00-12:15,13:15-17:30,19:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-12:15,13:15-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8a Muldersweg, Staphorst, 7951DG
Hours: Mo 13:15-17:30; Tu-Fr 09:00-12:15,13:15-17:30; Th 09:00-12:15,13:15-17:30,19:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-12:15,13:15-17:00
Phone: +31 522 462 501
ReadShop
Bookstore16.7 km from Zwolle
ReadShop is Bookstore on 2 Markt, Staphorst. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Fr 08:00-18:00; Th 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Markt, Staphorst, 7951HR
Hours: Mo-We,Fr 08:00-18:00; Th 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-17:00
Phone: +31 522 464 165
Marsman Boek & Kantoor
Bookstore17.9 km from Zwolle
Marsman Boek & Kantoor is Bookstore on 1 Centrumplein, 't Harde. Marsman Boek & Kantoor also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1 Centrumplein, 't Harde, 8084AZ
Bruna
Bookstore18.6 km from Zwolle
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 19 Herenstraat in Raalte.
19 Herenstraat, Raalte, 8102CN
Elburger Boekhandel
Bookstore19.0 km from Zwolle
Elburger Boekhandel is Bookstore on 4 Vischpoortstraat, Elburg. Elburger Boekhandel also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
4 Vischpoortstraat, Elburg, 8081ER
Boek & Kantoor Korten
Bookstore19.4 km from Zwolle
Boek & Kantoor Korten — Bookstore, found on 19 Aaldert Geertsstraat in Olst. Also worth knowing about Boek & Kantoor Korten: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
19 Aaldert Geertsstraat, Olst, 8121BK
Phone: +31 570 561 298
Bookstore listings for Zwolle: 19 in Zwolle and 93 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.