31 spots across Canada

Bookstores

Independent bookshops with personality. Floor-to-ceiling shelves, reading nooks, and staff who actually read.

Bakka-Phoenix Books

Canada's oldest science fiction and fantasy bookstore. A narrow shop crammed with signed first editions, rare paperbacks, and staff recommendations written on handwritten cards. A temple for genre lovers.

$10-40Mon-Sat: 10AM-7PM

Montreal

4.7

Drawn & Quarterly

One of North America's most respected independent publishers also runs this beautiful bookstore. Graphic novels, literary fiction, and a carefully curated selection that makes you want to move in.

$15-35Mon-Sun: 10AM-9PM

Victoria

4.9

Munro's Books

Named after Nobel laureate Alice Munro, this is one of Canada's most beautiful bookstores. Housed in a 1909 heritage building with stained glass and oak shelves. The fiction selection is unmatched.

$15-40Mon-Sat: 9:30AM-6PM