The Best Independent Bookstores in America
A series of illustrations created for Best Independent Bookstores in America, a visual feature published by Condé Nast Traveler Digital on National Independent Bookstore Day, April 25, 2026. The project spans 20 independent bookstores across the United States — from a 200-year-old stone barn in Pennsylvania to the only bookstore on the island of St. Croix.
Nā Mea Hawai'i
Honolulu, Hawaii
Deep Vellum Books
Dallas, Texas
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Chatham, MA (Cape Cod)
Duck's Cottage
Outer Banks, NC
Undercover Books & Gifts
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Antigone Books
Tucson, Arizona
Back of Beyond Books
Moab, Utah
Taylor Books
Charleston, West Virginia
Yu & Me Books
New York City (Chinatown), NY
Square Books
Oxford, Mississippi
John K. King Used & Rare Books
Detroit, Michigan
Titlewave Books
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birchbark Books & Native Arts
Anchorage, Alaska
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
Seattle, Washington
Sankofa Video Books & Café
Washington, D.C.
Baldwin's Book Barn
The Last Bookstore
Los Angeles, California
Parnassus Books
Nashville, Tennessee
Noe Valley Bookstore
San Francisco, California
Myopic Books
Chicago, Illinois