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Showing 11 of 35 places in Montreal
Z Bookstore is a comic shop, but it’s also a full-fledged cultural space where literature, art, and community collide. S...
Librairie L’Échange has been a Plateau institution since 1976, offering a second life to books, graphic novels, zines, a...
Renaissance’s network of second-hand bookstores is a paradise for thrifty bibliophiles and vintage enthusiasts alike. Kn...
Librairie Bertrand has been a fixture in the literary landscape since 1952, now housed in a historic greystone in Old Mo...
While the name nods to its Parisian counterpart, the independent bookstore Librairie Gallimard has carved its own identi...
L’Euguélionne, Montreal’s only feminist bookstore, is as much a community hub as it is a literary destination. Named aft...
Librairie Raffin has been a fixture of Plaza St-Hubert since 1930, making it one of the oldest surviving businesses on t...
Librairie du Square may be small in size, but it punches well above its weight when it comes to literary substance. Foun...
Comfortably settled in its La Petite-Patrie location after moving about the city over the last decade, Westcott Books co...
La Librairie de Verdun is celebrated for its thoughtful curation of French-language titles. This independent operation c...
Phoenix Books is NDG’s go-to spot for curated literary finds and a hub for community connection. This cozy used bookstor...
Showing 11 of 35 places in Montreal
Z Bookstore is a comic shop, but it’s also a full-fledged cultural space where literature, art, and community collide. S...
Librairie L’Échange has been a Plateau institution since 1976, offering a second life to books, graphic novels, zines, a...
Renaissance’s network of second-hand bookstores is a paradise for thrifty bibliophiles and vintage enthusiasts alike. Kn...
Librairie Bertrand has been a fixture in the literary landscape since 1952, now housed in a historic greystone in Old Mo...
While the name nods to its Parisian counterpart, the independent bookstore Librairie Gallimard has carved its own identi...
L’Euguélionne, Montreal’s only feminist bookstore, is as much a community hub as it is a literary destination. Named aft...
Librairie Raffin has been a fixture of Plaza St-Hubert since 1930, making it one of the oldest surviving businesses on t...
Librairie du Square may be small in size, but it punches well above its weight when it comes to literary substance. Foun...
Comfortably settled in its La Petite-Patrie location after moving about the city over the last decade, Westcott Books co...
La Librairie de Verdun is celebrated for its thoughtful curation of French-language titles. This independent operation c...
Phoenix Books is NDG’s go-to spot for curated literary finds and a hub for community connection. This cozy used bookstor...
