Independent (non-chain) Bookstores of Washington DC (2019)

Here’s a list of names, locations, and URLs of independent/non-chain bookstores in Washington DC–new and used–with museum/organization gift shops with substantial book selling added.

Begun for  the May 2, 2015 celebration of the first Independent Bookstore Day (inspired by California Bookstore Day).

NEW BOOKS

Bridge Street Books

• 2814 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
• https://www.bridgestreetbooks.com

East City Book Shop

• 645 Pennsylvania Ave SE
• http://www.eastcitybookshop.com/
• https://twitter.com/eastcitybooks

Kramerbooks & Afterwords

• 1517 Connecticut Avenue NW
• http://www.kramers.com/index.html
• Twitter: @kramerbooks

Loyalty Bookstore (formerly Upshur Street Books)

• 827 Upshur Street NW
• https://www.loyaltybookstore.com
• Twitter https://twitter.com/loyaltybooks

Mahogany Books

•  inside of the Anacostia Arts Center at 1231 Good Hope Road SE
• https://www.mahoganybooks.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/MahoganyBooks

Politics and Prose

• 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
• http://www.politics-prose.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/politicsprose

and

• 70 District Square SW (Wharf complex)

and

• Union Market 1270 5th St NE

and all Busboys and Poets locations http://www.busboysandpoets.com/

Potter’s House

• 1658 Columbia Road NW
• http://pottershousedc.org/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pottershousedc

Reiter’s Scientific & Professional Books

• 1900 G Street NW
• http://www.reiters.com/
• Twitter: @reitersbooks

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe

• 2714 Georgia Avenue NW
• http://www.sankofa.com/bookstorecafe/
• Twitter https://twitter.com/Sankofadc

Solid State Books

• 600 H Street NE
• https://www.solidstatebooksdc.com/
• Twitter https://twitter.com/solidstatedc

United States Government Printing Office (GPO) Bookstore

• 710 North Capitol Street NW
• https://bookstore.gpo.gov/help-and-contact

USED BOOKS

Books Used & Rare

• 1660 33rd Street NW

Capitol Hill Books

• 657 C Street SE
• http://www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com/
• Twitter https://twitter.com/chbooksdc

Carpe Librum

• 1220 19th Street NW
• Be on the lookout for new locations: https://turningthepage.org/what-we-do/book-donations-in-chicago/

Idle Time Books

•  2467 18th Street NW

Lantern

• 3241 P Street NW
• https://lanternbookshop.org

Second Story Books

• 2000 P Street NW
• http://www.secondstorybooks.com/
• Twitter https://twitter.com/ssbdupont

Bartleby’s (online only)

• E-mail: bart@bartlebysbooks.com
• http://www.bartlebysbooks.com/shop/bartleby/index.html
• https://www.bartlebysbooks.com

Walls of Books

• 3325 Georgia Avenue NW
• http://www.wallsofbooksdc.com/home.html
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wallsofbooks_DC

Specialty (languages)

Tempo

• 4115 Wisconsin Ave NW Ste 105
• http://www.tempobookdistributors.com/pages/series.php

Specialty / Gift Shop

• American Institute of Architects
  • https://store.aia.org/
  • 1735 New York Ave, NW
• International Spy Museum
  • https://www.spymuseum.org/shop/
  • 700 L’Enfant Plaza SW
• National Building Museum
  • https://secure2.convio.net/nbm/site/Ecommerce?store_id=1161&VIEW_DEFAULT=true&FOLDER=1035&TYPE=&NAME=
  • 401 F Street NW
• Smithsonian Institution Museum stores
  • https://www.smithsonianstore.com/category/museum+stores.do

Updated 6/2019 thanks and h/t BP