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Come Explore Bookstores Around the City
The Philadelphia Bookstore Crawl is a yearly celebration of Philadelphia’s wildly vibrant and wonderful bookstore scene, at the end of every August.
Our fourth Philadelphia Bookstore Crawl will take place on Saturday, August 22nd.
The concept is simple. On the date of the crawl, at the end of the summer, participating bookstores around town are hosting unique and special events. Discounted books? Exciting giveaways? In-store author signings? You’ll see!
There’s no specific trail to follow. No route. Just a bundle of bookshops around town, all doing something special on one given day.
You can check out what shops are participating and what they are doing via the Interactive Bookstore Crawl Map, as well as the list below.
And if you’re a bookstore who wants to participate, or someone who wants to join us as a sponsor of the crawl, please reach out!
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Interactive Bookstore Map
WHAT’S HAPPENING
The Bookstores & the Events
This is a list of all the bookshops participating in the crawl this year, on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026. Details regarding events will go live as the event gets closer, as well as more bookshops as they chime in participate. Please note that the * denotes shops that are accessible.
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50 WATT BOOKS
15 W Highland Ave F, Philadelphia, PA 19118
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A NOVEL IDEA *
1726 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Accessibility note: from of building accessible, two steps in the back of the shop.
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American grammar
2046 N Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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another corner
612 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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BEAUCOUP HOODOO
6147 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
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big blue marble
551 Carpenter Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19119
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Binding Agents
908 Christian st, Philadelphia, PA
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BINDLESTIFF
4530 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
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BOOKED *
8511 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118
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BOOKISH NOTIONS
11 E State St, Media, PA 19063
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BRAVE NEW WORLDS *
55 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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THE BROKEN SPINE
915 N 28th St Suite 1C Philadelphia, PA 19130
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BRISTOL BOOKS + BINDERY *
129 Mill Street Bristol, PA 19007
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CAPRICORN BOOKS
605 West Ave, Jenkintown, PA 19046
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CHILDREN’S BOOK WORLD *
17 Haverford Station Rd, Haverford, PA 19041
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CUPID’S BOOKShop
106 Grape St, Philadelphia, PA 19127
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Doylestown Bookshop
16 S Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
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Du Bois-Robeson People's Center
4515 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
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Forage Books
121 W State St, Kennett Square, PA 19348
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pat at gIOVANNI’S ROOM
345 S 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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HARRIETT’S BOOKSHOP
258 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
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H&H BOOKS *
2230 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
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HEADHOUSE BOOKS *
619 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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healing while black
4111 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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HILLTOP BOOKS
84 Bethlehem Pike, Phila. 19118
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house of our own books
3920 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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huxley and hiro
419 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801
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IFFY BOOKS
404 S. 20th St., PHL, PA
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INKWOOD BOOKS *
106 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
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THE LAST WORD BOOKSHOP *
220 S 40th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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lot 49 books
408 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
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Julia de Burgos
2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133
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KISS AND TALE
688 Haddon Ave Floor 1, Collingswood, NJ 08108
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LITTLE YENTA BOOKS
1910 Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148
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LOT 49 books
408 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
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MAIN POINT BOOKS *
116 N Wayne Ave, Wayne, PA 19087
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Making Worlds Cooperative Bookstore & Social Center *
210 S 45th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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MAVEY BOOKS
8 Cricket Ave, Ardmore, Pennsylvania 19003
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Midsummer Books
1219 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
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MOLLY’S BOOKS & RECORDS
1010 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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MOSTLY BOOKS
529 Bainbridge St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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MULTIVERSE
8026 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118
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NARBERTH BOOKSHOP *
221 Haverford Ave, Narberth, PA 19072
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NEIGHBORHOOD BOOKS
1906 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19146
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The North Philly Book Tower
2637 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19133
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OPEN BOOK BOOKSTORE
7900 High School Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027
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PARTNERS & SON
618 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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READS AND COMPANY
234 Bridge St, Phoenixville, PA 19460
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RECYCLE READ REPEAT
208 Cherry St. Norristown, PA 19401
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RUNEHAMMER
2401 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
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THRILLADELPHIA
4203 Main St, Philadelphia, PA 19127
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UNCLE BOBBIE’S
5445 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
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Wellington Square Bookshop
549 Wellington Square, Exton, PA 19341
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WOODEN SHOE BOOKS
704 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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Contact
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