Some Twin Cities Independent Book Stores

Minneapolis

Downtown & nearby

Big Brain Comics
1027 Washington Ave. S., 612-338-4390
M-Sat 12-8, Sun 12-5

Query Booksellers ("GLBT selections" )
520 East Hennepin Ave., 612-331-7701

Rag & Bone (used books)
17 SE 4th St. (between Central and Hennepin)

Walker Art Center Bookshop
725 Vineland Place, 612-375-7633

Uptown

College of Comic Book Knowledge
3151 Hennepin Ave., 612-822-2390

Dreamhaven (fantasy, science fiction, horror, comics, zines, erotica)
912 W. Lake St., 612-823-6161

Magers & Quinn (used books, large selection)
3038 Hennepin Ave., 612- 822-4611

Orr Books (general)
3043 Hennepin, 612-823-2408

Other South Minneapolis

Amazon Books (women/lesbian)
48th St. & Chicago Ave., 612-821-9630

Arise! Bookstore and Resource Center (progressive/radical politics)
2441 Lyndale Ave. S., 612-871-7110

Birchbark Books (Native Americana/environment/literature)
2115 W 21st St., 612-374-4023
M-F 8-7, Sat & Sun: 10-5

Extreme Noise (punk record store; carries some zines and books)
407 W. Lake St., 612-824-0100

Irish Books and Media
1433 Franklin Ave. E., 612-871-3505

Once Upon a Crime (mystery)
604 W. 26th St., 612-870-3785

La Paloma Books & Art (Spanish language)
Lake St. & Bloomington Ave. (Mercado Central)

Present Moment (New Age/used books)
3546 Grand Ave., 612-824-3157

Station 17 Books (used)
821 E. 35th St., 612-825-9662
T-F 2-9, Sat 10-5

Uncle Edgar's Mystery Bookstore
2864 Chicago Ave., 612-824-9984

Wild Rumpus (children)
2720 W. 43rd St. (east of Upton), 612-920-5005

University of Minnesota campus

Dreamhaven (fantasy, science fiction, horror, comics, zines, erotica)
1309 4th St. SE 612-379-8924

Mayday Books (radical politics)
301 Cedar Ave. (basement) 612-333-4719

St. Paul

Asian Books and Gifts
422 University Ave. W., 651-224-4331

Hmong Arts Books and Crafts
298 University Ave. W., 651-293-0019

Pathfinder Bookstore (socialist)
1569 Sherburne Ave., 651-644-6325

Red Balloon (children)
891 Grand Ave., 651-224-8320

Updated September 3, 2005.