8 Boston Bookstores I Lowkey Treat Like My Second Living Room
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8 Boston Bookstores I Lowkey Treat Like My Second Living Room

Maya KowalskiMaya Kowalski
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8 Boston Bookstores I Lowkey Treat Like My Second Living Room

Maya Kowalski
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As a JP transplant who schedules her social life around Sox games, museum nights, and way too many book clubs, I’ve basically turned Boston’s indie bookstores into my second (and third) living rooms. Between the new Metro Boston Indie Bookstore Crawl and that recent bookstore–bar crawl map making the rounds, the scene is having a moment, ngl. Here are eight spots I keep coming back to when I want to browse, people-watch, and pretend my towering TBR pile at home doesn’t exist.

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8 Boston Bookstores I Lowkey Treat Like My Second Living Room — 4 items
NameAddressCityBest For
1Trident Booksellers & Cafe338 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02115Boston, MAPost–Fenway wanderings, brunch-with-a-book, and pretending you live inside a ’90s rom-com.
5Brattle Book Shop9 West St, Boston, MA 02111Boston, MAGetting lost in the outdoor racks, $5 surprises, and feeling like you’ve time-traveled downtown.
6Frugal Bookstore57 Warren St, Roxbury, MA 02119Boston, MASupporting a neighborhood shop with serious heart, plus thoughtful picks for kids and grownups.
8I AM Books124 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113Boston, MAItalian and Italian American lit, North End strolls, and daydreaming about booking a flight to Rome.