New Orleans Bookstores

Cookbooks, history books, gothic novels, children’s bedtime stories, poetry collections and so much more. They are just a few of colorful reading matter available at New Orleans’ bookstores, many of which are in the French Quarter.

From chain stores to the small independently owned bookstores featuring old and new works, you can find nearly everything literary here or have it special-ordered for you. In a city that has spawned and encouraged some of the most renowned writers in American history, local bookstores take special pride in offering works of up-and-coming local authors.

For a comprehensive list of New Orleans bookstores see below for more details.