0America’s Greatest Independent Bookstores (Photos)America’s Greatest Independent Bookstores (Photos)Updated Jul. 13, 2017 10:07PM EDT / Published Oct. 13, 2011 12:28AM EDT Courtesy of Fountain Books Courtesy of Fountain Books Anderson’s Books—Naperville, ILCourtesy of Anderson's Books Book Hampton—East Hampton, NY Book Passage—Corte Madera, CACourtesy of Book Passage Book People—Austin, TXDeborah Cannon / AP Book Soup—West Hollywood, CARobert Mora / Getty Images (left); Courtesy of Book Soup Books and Books—Miama, FLMichele Sandberg / ZUMA Press Chapter One—Ketchum, IDCourtesy of Chapter One City Lights Bookstore—San Francisco, CAManny Crisostomo / Sacramento Bee-Landov Corner Bookstore—New York, NYCourtesy of The Corner Bookstore Elliott Bay Book Co.—Seattle, WATed S. Warren / AP Explore Booksellers—Aspen, COCourtesy of Explore Booksellers Faulkner House Books—New Orleans, LAGreg Ward / Rough Guides-Newscom Fountain Books—Richmond, VACourtesy of Fountain Books Harvard Bookstore—Cambridge, MAJB Reed / Landov Left Bank Books—St. Louis, MOCourtesy of Left Bank Books Politics & Prose—Washington, DCMelina Mara / The Washington Post-Getty Images Powell's Bookstore—Portland, ORDon Ryan / AP Prairie Lights Books—Iowa City, IACourtesy of Prairie Lights Quail Ridge Books—Raleigh, NCCourtesy of Quail Ridge Books Square Books—Oxford, MSCourtesy of Square Books Tattered Cover Book Store—Denver, COEd Andrieski / AP The Strand—New York, NYSeth Wenig / AP Three Lives Books—New York, NYCourtesy of Three Lives Books
Courtesy of Fountain Books Anderson’s Books—Naperville, ILCourtesy of Anderson's Books Book Hampton—East Hampton, NY Book Passage—Corte Madera, CACourtesy of Book Passage Book People—Austin, TXDeborah Cannon / AP Book Soup—West Hollywood, CARobert Mora / Getty Images (left); Courtesy of Book Soup Books and Books—Miama, FLMichele Sandberg / ZUMA Press Chapter One—Ketchum, IDCourtesy of Chapter One City Lights Bookstore—San Francisco, CAManny Crisostomo / Sacramento Bee-Landov Corner Bookstore—New York, NYCourtesy of The Corner Bookstore Elliott Bay Book Co.—Seattle, WATed S. Warren / AP Explore Booksellers—Aspen, COCourtesy of Explore Booksellers Faulkner House Books—New Orleans, LAGreg Ward / Rough Guides-Newscom Fountain Books—Richmond, VACourtesy of Fountain Books Harvard Bookstore—Cambridge, MAJB Reed / Landov Left Bank Books—St. Louis, MOCourtesy of Left Bank Books Politics & Prose—Washington, DCMelina Mara / The Washington Post-Getty Images Powell's Bookstore—Portland, ORDon Ryan / AP Prairie Lights Books—Iowa City, IACourtesy of Prairie Lights Quail Ridge Books—Raleigh, NCCourtesy of Quail Ridge Books Square Books—Oxford, MSCourtesy of Square Books Tattered Cover Book Store—Denver, COEd Andrieski / AP The Strand—New York, NYSeth Wenig / AP Three Lives Books—New York, NYCourtesy of Three Lives Books