Bookstores in Houston
Physical Bookstores in Houston
(Updated: April 2024)
| Store Name | Neighborhood | Google Map | Description | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murder by the Book | Near Rice / Bissonnet Street | 📍 | Mystery-only indie bookstore | Literally only the mystery genre; shopowners are very knowledgeable |
| Kaboom Books | Woodland Heights | 📍 | Old book store | HUGE collection of sci-fi and fiction (and everything else too); ask for a paper bag at checkout |
| Quarter Price Books | Shepherd Street / Montrose | 📍 | Antiquarian book store | If you want a nice copy of a book and have money to match, go here |
| Kindred Stories | East Midtown | 📍 | Bookstore | Supporting people of color |
| The Book Cycle | Downtown | 📍 | Free used bookstore | — |
| Goodwill | Montrose / Westheimer | 📍 | Used goods store | Large collection of used books |
| Class Bookstore | Third Ward | 📍 | Black-owned bookstore | Highlighting stories by people of color |
| Out of the Closet | Montrose | 📍 | Used goods store | Grab-bag selection of books |
| Brazos Bookstore | Rice University (off Bissonnet) | 📍 | Independent bookstore near campus | Nice selection; comics and stationery too |
| Becker’s Books | Spring Branch | 📍 | Family-owned indie bookstore | Thousands of titles |
| Third Planet Comics | Southampton / River Oaks | 📍 | Comic book store | Lots of backorder, weekly variants, sizable omnibus collection |
| Bedrock City Comics | Several locations | 📍 | Comic book chain | Staff can network between stores to get what you want |
| Gulf Coast Comic Book Co. | South Central | 📍 | Comic book store | Comics should be for everyone |
| Barnes & Noble | Hyde Park | 📍 | Book and comic store | — |