--- type: Category slug: bookstores name: Bookstore plural: Bookstores group: shop kind: place schema_type: BookStore description: Locally owned bookstores in Milwaukee County that sell new and used books. maps_from: - 'osm:shop=books' maps_priority: 0 id: 'https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/bookstores#category' status: stable sources: - id: editorial-policy resource: 'https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy' title: 'Editorial policy, Little Milwaukee' - id: wiki-bookselling resource: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookselling' title: 'Bookselling, Wikipedia' generated: by: 'agent:claude-opus-5-5' at: '2026-11-02T04:00:00.000Z' verified: - by: 'process:category-source-check' at: '2026-11-02T04:00:00.000Z' --- # What it is Bookselling is the retail trade in books, the end of the publishing process where books reach readers [wiki-bookselling]. # When and how Hours, prices and ways to pay differ from place to place. Each listed place's page gives the hours, the phone number and the details its sources state. # How a place gets on this list A place is listed when it is locally owned today and would make less sense anywhere else, under the [inclusion rule](/about/inclusion-rule); each page cites at least two sources, and the editor and the [Neighborhood Mayors](/mayors) check new places and corrections [editorial-policy]. # Listed places 0 places listed. No places listed yet. # On record Little Milwaukee builds each record here from public data, such as City of Milwaukee licenses, and files it under this category. A record is not a listing: a place is listed only when it passes the inclusion rule and has its own page. 22 records on file. Full list: [Bookstores on record](https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/bookstores/records). | Name | Address | Status | Hearts | Is this local? | | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- | | [Book Marq](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/book-marq-d94d8a) | | | 0 | | | [Boswell Books](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/boswell-books-fae009) | 2559 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee | | 0 | | | [Catholic Books and Gifts](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/catholic-books-and-gifts-34db04) | 7346 W Greenfield Ave, West Allis | | 0 | | | [Christian Science Reading Room](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/christian-science-reading-room-85020c) | 310 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee | | 0 | | | [Christian Science Reading Room](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/christian-science-reading-room-c54fd9) | 12201 W North Ave, Wauwatosa | | 0 | | | [Collector's Edge Comics](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/collector-s-edge-comics-d10dcb) | 2330 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee | | 0 | | | [Lighthouse Christian Bookstore](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/lighthouse-christian-bookstore-a67ead) | 3624 W North Ave, Milwaukee | | 0 | | | [Lion's Tooth](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/lion-s-tooth-98b810) | 2421 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee | Active | 0 | | | [Little Read Book Store](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/little-read-book-store-c9859b) | 7603 W State St, Wauwatosa | | 0 | | | [Niche Book Bar](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/niche-book-bar-1b22bc) | 1937 N Martin L King Jr Dr, Milwaukee | Active | 0 | | | [Rooted MKE](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/rooted-mke-00bdc0) | 5312 W Vliet St, Milwaukee | | 0 | | | [Sweeney's College Books](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/sweeney-s-college-books-7271d7) | 1100 W Wells St, Milwaukee | | 0 | | | [Unnamed business](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/unnamed-business-0da5e9) | | | 0 | | | [Unnamed business](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/unnamed-business-c1efa7) | | | 0 | | | [UWM Bookstore](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/uwm-bookstore-b18c3f) | | | 0 | | | [VCY Christian Books](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/vcy-christian-books-627ce4) | 10707 W Capitol Dr, Wauwatosa | | 0 | | | [Voyageur Book Shop](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/voyageur-book-shop-4485be) | | | 0 | | | [Wonderland Bookshop](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/wonderland-bookshop-9d2488) | 4001 N Downer Ave, Shorewood | | 0 | | | [Woodland Pattern Book Center](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/woodland-pattern-book-center-fba264) | 720 E Locust St, Milwaukee | | 0 | | | [Barnes & Noble](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/barnes-and-noble-ba1e9d) (Not locally owned) | | | 0 | | | [Barnes & Noble](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/barnes-and-noble-f0fb05) (Not locally owned) | 5755 W Glen Bay Ave, Glendale | | 0 | | | [Half Price Books](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/half-price-books-8d95de) (Not locally owned) | 5032 S 74th St, Greenfield | | 0 | | # Discussions No open topic about Bookstores yet. - [Every discussion about Bookstores](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics?about=%2Fcategories%2Fbookstores.md) - [Start a topic](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new?about=%2Fcategories%2Fbookstores.md) # Related - [Auto parts and tire stores](https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/auto-parts) - [Beauty supply stores](https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/beauty-supply) - [Bike shops](https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/bike-shops) - [Cannabis and CBD shops](https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/cannabis-and-cbd) - [Car and vehicle dealers](https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/car-dealers) - [Clothing and shoe stores](https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/clothing-stores) - [Craft, fabric and stationery stores](https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/craft-stores) - [Department and variety stores](https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/department-stores) ## Sources 1. [Editorial policy, Little Milwaukee](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy) 2. [Bookselling, Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookselling)