Here is a list and map of every independent book shop in and around the Pittsburgh area. If you know of one we missed please leave a comment below. Currently we have 15 independent booksellers on the list (Amazing Books has two locations, with plans to open a third on the South Side in the future).
All of the bookstores have a Facebook page, most are also on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow our Twitter list of Pittsburgh independent bookstores here.
Map of Independent Bookstores in Pittsburgh
Independent Bookstores in Pittsburgh
| Name | Neighborhood | Address | Facebook Page | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Books - Downtown | Downtown | 929 Liberty Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh, 15222 | https://www.facebook.com/AmazingBooksPGH/ | @AmazingBooksPGH | |
| Amazing Books - Squirrel Hill | Squirrel Hill | 2030 Murray Avenue, Squirrel Hill 15217 | https://www.facebook.com/AmazingBooksPGH/ | @AmazingBooksPGH | |
| Amazing Books - South Side | Southside location coming soon | @AmazingBooksPGH | |||
| Beyond Bedtime Books | Dormont | 1453 Potomac Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA 15216 | https://www.facebook.com/Beyond-Bedtime-Books-123934764346614/ | ||
| Caliban Bookshop | Oakland | 410 S Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 | @CalibanBooks | ||
| City Books | North Side | 908 Galveston Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233 | https://www.facebook.com/citybookspgh/ | @CityBooksPGH | |
| City of Asylum Books | North Side | 40 W. North Ave., Pittsburgh , PA , 15212 | https://www.facebook.com/cityofasylumbooks/ | @CityofAsylumBks | |
| Classic Lines | Squirrel Hill | 5825 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 | https://www.facebook.com/Classic-Lines-685643054851974/ | ||
| Mystery Lovers Bookstore | Oakmont | 514 Allegheny River Boulevard Oakmont PA 15139 | https://www.facebook.com/mysterylovers/ | @mysterylovers1 | https://www.instagram.com/mysteryloversbookshop/ |
| Nine Stories | Lawrenceville | 5400 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 | https://www.facebook.com/ninestoriespgh/ | @ninestoriespgh | |
| Penguin Bookshop | Sewickley | 417 Beaver Street, Sewickley, PA 15143 | https://www.facebook.com/PenguinBookshopSewickley/ | @PenguinBookshop | https://www.instagram.com/penguinbookshop/ |
| Rickert & Beagle Books | Dormont | 3233 West Liberty Ave., Dormont, 15216 | https://www.facebook.com/RickertandBeagleBooks/ | @Rickert_Beagle | https://www.instagram.com/rickert_beaglebooks/ |
| Spaces Corners | Troy Hill | 1721 Lowrie Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 | https://www.facebook.com/spacescorners/ | @spaces_corners | https://www.instagram.com/spaces_corners/ |
| The Big Idea Bookstore | Bloomfield | 4812 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 | https://www.facebook.com/TheBigIdeaPGH/ | @bigideabooks | https://www.facebook.com/TheBigIdeaPGH/ |
| The Copacetic Comics Company | Polish Hill | 3138 Dobson Street Third Floor 15219 | https://www.facebook.com/The-Copacetic-Comics-Company-132379686783143/ | @copcomco | https://www.instagram.com/copaceticcomics/ |
| White Whale Bookstore | Bloomfield | 4754 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA | https://www.facebook.com/WhiteWhaleBks/ | @whitewhalebks | https://www.instagram.com/whitewhalebks/ |
| Phantom of the Attic | Oakland | 411 S Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 | https://www.facebook.com/Phantom-of-the-Attic-Comics-Oakland-270567764926/ | @pota_oakland |