Boston's Best Bookstore

This shop encapsulates all the features that make Boston one of the best bookstore cities in the country.

Reviews:

• “vast selection of books, independently owned, community oriented”
• “One of the best independent bookshops in america”

Tips: The basement features a great stock of remainders and secondhand paperbacks at bargain prices.

Harvard Book Store

Independent Newton bookstore is renowned for its low prices, varied selection and bargain bins.

New England Mobile Book Fair

Independent bookstore, located in the Westborough Shopping Center, stocks more than five miles of books and houses a welcoming cafe.

Reviews:

• “DO NOT BRING YOUR KIDS”

Tips: Contact the store to learn about upcoming in-store talks and seminars.

Tatnuck Bookseller Westboro

Harvard Square used book store carries over 10,000 titles, spanning numerous categories.

Reviews:

• “Best place to find good scholarly used books in the Boston area”
• “Best Used Book Store in a city filled with bookstores”
• “best used bookstore in boston!”
• “A sign of hope in otherwise yuppified, mall-ized Harvard Square”
• “check this shop out!”

Raven Used Books

Fiercely independent bookstore and cafe has provided a second home to area artists and academics since 1984.

Reviews:

• “Great Customer Service, Great People, Great Place!”
• “Not as good as it used to be”
• “The food is ALMOST worth it!”
• “Best Pancakes”
• “Lacking in Service”

Tips: Their dinner menu is served daily from 5pm to 11:30pm and features comfort-food specialties such as pan-seared pork chops and pumpkin-and-brie filled ravioli.

Trident Booksellers & Cafe

The oldest continuously-run poetry bookstore in the United States, located in the heart of Harvard Square.

Reviews:

• “appalling customer service!!!!”

Tips: To ensure a calm, unhurried shopping experience, check with the store to make sure no readings are going on.

Grolier Poetry Book Shop

Downtown antiquarian bookseller/buyer founded in 1825 features more than 250,000 books, maps, postcards and more, including first editions and collectibles.

Brattle Book Shop

Bookshop features more than 9,000 books, CDs and DVDs specializing in gay and lesbian subject matter and cultural criticism.

Calamus Bookstore

Offshoot of popular Chicago-area chain, Barbara’s Bookstore, sells most genres of new paperback and hardcover books.

Barbara’s Bestsellers

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