50 Bookstores That Are Queer-Owned and/or Queer Allies

A Glorious List of 50 U.S. Bookstores that are Queer-Owned and/or Active Queer Allies

Alabama

Burdock Book Collective: Birmingham

https://www.burdockbookcollective.com/

Alaska

Title Wave Books: Anchorage

http://www.wavebooks.com/

Arizona

Antigone Books: Tucson

https://www.antigonebooks.com/

Arkansas

Dog Ear Books: Russellville

https://www.ilovedogear.com/

California

Fabulosa Books: San Francisco

https://www.fabulosabooks.com/

Colorado

Petals & Pages of Denver: Denver

https://petalsandpagesofdenver.com/

Connecticut

All She Wrote Books: Somerville

https://www.allshewrotebooks.com/

Delaware

Huxley & Hiro: Downtown Wilmington

https://www.huxleyandhiro.com/home

Florida

Hello Again Books: Cocoa

https://www.helloagainbooks.com/

Georgia

Charis Books and More: Decatur

https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/

Hawaii

Kona Bay Books: Kailua-Kona

https://www.konabaybooks.com/

Idaho

Rediscovered Bookshop: Boise

https://www.rdbooks.org/

Illinois

Women and Children First: Chicago

https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/

Indiana

Loudmouth Books: Indianapolis

https://loudmouthindy.com/

Iowa

The Green Dragon Bookshop: Fort Dodge

https://www.thegreendragonbookshop.com/

Kansas

Sapphic Sweets & Reads: Wichita

https://shop.sweetreadsict.com/

Kentucky

Carmichael's Bookstore: Louisville

https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/

Louisiana

Beausoleil Books & Whisper Room: Lafayette

https://www.beausoleilbooks.com/

Maine

Traveling Bookshop: Portland

https://www.theluckyfoxbookshop.com/

Maryland

Dreamers & Make-Believers: Baltimore

https://dreamersbooks.com/

Massachusetts

Womencrafts: Provincetown

https://womencraftsptown.com/

Michigan

Bettie’s Pages: Lowell

https://www.bettiespages.com/

Minnesota

Irreverent Bookworm: Minneapolis

https://irrevbooks.com/

Mississippi

Violet Valley: Water Valley

www.violetvalley.org

Missouri

Left Bank Books: St. Louis

www.left-bank.com

Montana

​​Montana Book Company: Helena

www.mtbookco.com

Nebraska

Indigo Bridge, City: Lincoln

https://www.indigobridge.org/

Nevada

The Writer’s Block: Las Vegas

https://www.thewritersblock.org/

New Hampshire

Gibson's Bookstore: Concord

https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/prismatic-reads

New Jersey

Here’s the Story: Union

www.heresthestorybooks.com

New Mexico

Harvest Moon Book: Albuquerque

https://bookshop.org/shop/harvestmoonbooks

New York

Bluestockings: New York

www.bookshop.org/shop/bgsqd

North Carolina

Firestorm Books: Asheville

https://firestorm.coop/

 

North Dakota

Main Street Books: Minot¹

https://www.mainstreetbooksminot.com/

 

Ohio

Little Gay Bookstore: Columbus

https://www.littlegaybookstore.com/our-story

Oklahoma

Full Circle Bookstore: Oklahoma City

https://fullcirclebooks.com/

Oregon

Bishop & Wilde: Portland

https://www.bishopandwilde.com/

 

Pennsylvania

Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni's Room: Philadelphia

https://www.queerbooks.com/

 

Rhode Island

Heartleaf Books: Providence

https://heartleafbooks.com/

South Carolina

Queer Haven Books: Columbia

https://queerhavenbooks.com/

South Dakota

Full Circle Book Co-op: Sioux Falls

https://www.fullcirclebookcoop.com/

 

Tennessee

Novelette Booksellers: Nashville

www.novelettebooksellers.com 

Texas

Bookwoman: Austin

https://www.ebookwoman.com/

Utah

Under the Umbrella Bookstore: Salt Lake City

https://www.undertheumbrellabookstore.com/

 

Vermont

Bear Pond Books: Montpelier

https://www.bearpondbooks.com/event/2024-06-01/pride-readathon-2024

Virginia

Eleanor’s Norfolk: Norfolk

https://www.eleanorsnfk.com/

Washington

Charlie’s Queer Books: Seattle

https://charliesqueerbooks.com/

 

Washington DC

Kramers: Washington, DC

https://www.kramers.com/

 

West Virginia

Cicada Books & Coffee: Huntington

https://cicadabooks.com/

 

Wisconsin

A Room of One’s Own: Madison

https://www.roomofonesown.com/

 

Wyoming

Night Heron Books and Coffee: Laramie

https://nightheron.square.site/

1. Special thanks to Mariah Ralston (she/her), NDLA LGBTQ2S+ committee co-chair for helping us find these bookstores! If you’d like to get in contact with Mariah please reply and we’ll be happy to share!