Below is a list of independent bookstores in Tennessee. This list is primarily general bookstores. Religious, college, comic, and other specialty bookstores abound throughout the state as well! If you know of or own a bookstore that is not on the list, please send information via our Contact page. Thank you.
113 Books & Info Shop
8004 E Andrew Johnson Hwy
Whitesburg, TN 37891
423-277-7162
https://www.blackinappalachia.org/113books
A Little Bookish
6857 Mountain View Rd Suite 101
Ooltewah, TN 37363
(423) 305-8405
A Long Story Short Co.
3336 Old Mill Street
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
1-865-366-3040
https://khopemedia.wixsite.com/alongstoryshortco
A New Chapter
109 East Wood Street
Paris, TN 38242
(731) 363-0571
https://anewchapterparistn.square.site
A Third Place Coffee & Books
107 S Main St
Medina, TN 38355
(731) 462-5108
https://www.facebook.com/p/A-Third-Place-Coffee-Books-61558669473318/
Addison’s Bookstore
126 S. Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
https://www.addisonsbooks.com/
Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore & Gift Shop
2721 Jefferson Street
Nashville, TN 37208
625-321-4111
https://www.alkebulanimages.com/
Atlas Books (located inside the Generalist)
248 E Main St
Johnson City, TN 37604
Bell Buckle Coffee Shop and Book Swap
2 Railroad Sq
Bell Buckle , TN 37020
(931) 813-3333
https://www.bellbucklecoffeeshop.com/
Book Depot
113 South Front Street
Rockwood, TN 37854
(865) 354-6029
https://www.facebook.com/books1989/
Book Eddy
3804 N Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 573-9959
https://www.facebook.com/bookeddy/
Book Lady
24 Federal Dr # E
Jackson, TN 38305
(731) 664-8057
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Book%20Lady/115625001799991/#
Book Lover’s Warehouse
3302 W Market St
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 979-1020
https://linktr.ee/bookloverswarehouse
Bookman’s Den
110 Carriage House Dr,
Jackson, TN 38305
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083450912390
Books & More
138 N 2nd St
Pulaski, TN 38478
(931) 676-7165
https://www.facebook.com/Booksandmoretn/
Bound Booksellers
158 Front St #106
Franklin, TN 37064
(615) 656-5345
Bubba’s Book Swap
331 E Sullivan St
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 245-2847
https://www.bubbasbookswap.com/
Burke’s Book Store
936 South Cooper Street
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 278-7484
City Square Books and Music
260 West Main St. City Square Shopping Center – Suite 222
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 757-3077
https://www.citysquarebam.com/
Crying Cat Books and Records
504 N Maney Ave
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(629) 207- 3931
Defunct Books
1108 Woodland St #A
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 717-5852
DeMoir Books & Things
55 S Main St
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 530-5024
https://demoir-books.square.site/
Duck River Books
12 Public Square
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 548-2665
East Nashville Books
1006B Whites Creek Pike
Nashville, TN 37207
https://eastnashvillebooks.com/
Fable Hollow Coffee & Bookshoppe
2910 Tazewell Pike
Knoxville, TN 37918
(865) 801-9370
Fairytales Bookstore and More
1108 Woodland St Unit G
Nashville, TN 37206
(629) 777-6323
https://www.fairytalesnashville.com/
Friends Bookstore Germantown Community Library
1925 Exeter R
Memphis , TN 38138
(901) 757-7323
https://www.germantown-tn.gov/services/library/friends-bookstore
Ghostlight Books
1106 S Garden St
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 682-6657
Good Girl Books
Knoxville, TN
https://goodgirlbooks.square.site/
Grimey’s
1060 E Trinity Ln
Nashville, TN 37216
(615) 226-3811
Harper’s Books
107 S. Cumberland St
Lebanon, TN 37087
https://harpersbookstore.square.site/
Honey Rock Books and Cafe (at Apple and Dove)
110 W. Main St.
Gallatin, TN 37066
https://www.honeyrockbooksandcafe.com/
HUDUBAM Booktraders
110 Franklin Street Suite 101
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 905-4300
Johnson’s Literary Depot
333 East Main Street
Johnson City, TN 37601
https://www.johnsonsliterarydepot.com/
Landmark Booksellers
114 East Main Street
Franklin, TN 37064
615-791-6400.
https://www.landmarkbooksellers.com/
Louisville Books and Antiques
2959 Samples Rd
Louisville, TN 37777
https://www.instagram.com/louisvillebooksandantiques/
M&B Books
2253 S Old Mail Road
Crossville, TN 38572
(931) 200-0785
https://www.facebook.com/people/MB-Books/61556743484700/
Mary’s Used Books and Crafts
124 Hedrick Dr
Newport, TN 37821
(423) 623-5585
https://www.facebook.com/p/Marys-Used-Books-and-Crafts-100057474638659/
McKay Used Books-Chattanooga
7734 Lee Hwy
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(423) 800-8119
McKay Used Books-Knoxville
230 Papermill Pl Way
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 444-4251
McKay Used Books-Nashville
636 Old Hickory Blvd
Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 353-2595
Meeting Street Books & Cafe
106 W Meeting St
Dandridge, TN 37725
(865) 940-1044
https://www.facebook.com/meetingstreetbooksandcafe/
Michael K’s Used Books
420 N Roane St
Harriman, TN 37748
(865) 599-9146
https://www.facebook.com/p/Michael-Ks-Used-Books-100063953056090/
MoonPie General Store and the Original Book Warehouse
3127 Parkway
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
865-428-5708
https://moonpieinthesmokies.com/
Mr. K’s Used Book’s, Music and More
4 Mark Twain Ct
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 610-1088
Neighborly Books
106 E Broadway Ave
Maryville, TN 37804
865-213-5253
Novel.
387 Perkins Ext
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 922-5526
Novelette Booksellers
1101 Chapel Ave #108
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 678-4157
https://www.novelettebooksellers.com/
Parnassus Books
3900 Hillsboro Pike #14
Nashville, TN 37215
(615) 953-2243
Plenty Downtown Bookshop
41 W Broad St
Cookeville, TN 38501
(931) 349-2119
https://www.plentybookshop.com/
Reading Rock Books
122 N Main St
Dickson, TN 37055
(615) 326-0401
https://readingrockbookstn.com/
Reve Coffee and Books
1948 Northpoint Blvd
Chattanooga, TN 37343
(423) 315-6554
https://sites.google.com/view/revecoffeeandbooks/home
Rhino Booksellers
4918 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37209
1-615-279-0310
Second Editions Bookstore (at the Memphis Library)
3030 Poplar Ave
Memphis , TN 38111
(901) 415-2836
https://memphislibraryfriends.org/bookstores/
South Main Book Juggler
548 S Main St
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 249-5370
https://www.southmainbookjuggler.com/
Southland Books and Cafe
1505 E Broadway Ave
Maryville, TN 37804
(865) 984-4847
https://southlandbooksandcafe.com/
Storybook Cottage
2443 US Hwy 41
Greenbrier, TN 37073
(615) 863-8001
https://www.thestorybookcottagetn.com/
Tennessee Books and Autographs
112 S Church St
Rogersville, TN 37857
423.921.9017
https://www.tennaba.org/stores/tennessee-books-and-autographs/
The Book and Cover
1310 Hanover St
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 654-3296
The Book Inn
105 Market St E,
Fayetteville, TN 37334
(931) 433-9572
https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Book-Inn-100063464744931/?locale=cx_PH
The Book Shelf, a used bookstore
114 SW Atlantic St
Tullahoma, TN 37388
(931) 581-2100
https://www.facebook.com/p/The-BOOK-SHELF-a-used-bookstore-100057459279678/
The Bookshelf
108B Scott St
Tellico Plains, TN 37385
423) 253-3183
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057376513116
The Bookshop
1043 West Eastland Ave.
Nashville, TN 37206
615-485-5420
https://thebookshopnashville.com/
The Bookshop at the Bottom
2340 E Magnolia Ave
Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 444-5915
https://www.thebottomknox.com/copy-of-bookshop-at-the-bottom
The Green Ray
3237 B Gallatin Pike
Nashville, TN 37216
The Grumpy Bookpeddler
610 W College St #110
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
615-900-3264
https://www.thegrumpybookpeddler.com/
The Happy Book Stack
1411 Mark Allen Ln F
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(629) 247-0260
https://thehappybookstack.com/
The Next Chapter Bookshop
600 Glades Road Suite 5
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865-325-8054
https://thenextchaptergatlinburg.com/
The Spine Bookshop
304 S Lowry St #A3
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 768-9833
The Unkind Raven
1214 Gay St
Dandridge , TN 37725
(865) 217-6102
https://www.theunkindravenbooks.com/
Union Ave. Books
517 Union Ave
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 951-2180
White Pine Books
1703 Main St
White Pine, TN 37890
(865) 761-0800
https://www.whitepinebooks.com/
Winder Binder
40 Frazier Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 413-8999
