Minneapolis Bookstores by Genre

Minneapolis has no shortage of cozy, quirky, and wonderful bookshops. Whether you’re looking for the latest releases or rare tomes from decades past, fantasy adventures or nonfiction, there’s a little bit of everything. Here are some lovely spots for you to explore!

General Interest Bookstores

Magers & Quinn

📍 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN

Moon Palace Books

📍 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN

Inkwell Booksellers

📍 426 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN

Comma, a bookshop

📍4250 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

Big Hill Books

📍 405 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

Milkweed Editions

📍 1011 South Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN

Nat's Uptown Books

📍 1016 W 27th St #100, Minneapolis, MN

The Irreverent Bookworm

📍 5163 Bloomington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

Specialty Bookstores

Wild Rumpus

📍 2720 West 43rd St, Minneapolis, MN

📚 Children's books galore! This bookstore is also home to a variety of animals, including cats, birds, chinchillas, and more.

 Once Upon a Crime

📍 604 W. 26th St, Minneapolis, MN

📚 Mystery fiction

Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore

📍 2716 E 31st St, Minneapolis, MN

📚 Science fiction

Dream Haven Books

📍2301 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN

📚 Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comics, graphic novels, and film/media books

Nostalgia Zone

📍 3535 East Lake St, Minneapolis MN

📚 Comic books

Bookhouse in Dinkytown

📍 1316 4th St SE, Minneapolis, MN

📚 Used and rare books

Eat My Words Books

📍201 6th St SE Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN

📚 Used and rare books

James and Mary Laurie Booksellers

📍 933 Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN

📚 Books, vinyl records, antiquarian prints, and more

Birchbark Books

📍 2115 West 21st St, Minneapolis, MN

📚 Native American books and art

Strive Publishing and Bookstore

📍 825 Nicollet Mall, Suite 160, Minneapolis, MN

📚 Books by Black authors