Bookstores
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A Different Booklist: Black focused bookstore. Cultural studies, art and politics. Really hip and movement based, anti-colonial and representing many strains in black liberation politics - 746 Bathurst St.
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Another Story Bookshop: Left wing, old school and full of theory and kids books. Been around for ages, and well-loved by its customers - 315 Roncesvalles Ave
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Bakka-Phoenix Science Fiction Bookstore: Canada's premiere science fiction and fantasy bookstore - 697 Queen Street West
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Ballenford Books: on Architecture, Landscape & Design - Books and magazines on architecture, urban planning, and design - 600 Markham Street
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Bob Miller: Important in the academic publishing community. Good for university textbooks - 180 Bloor Street West
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Book City : Toronto's best known progressive/hip bookstore. It's a small chain - 501 Bloor St W. 416.961.4496, 348 Danforth Avenue 416.469.9997, 663 Yonge Street, Toronto 416.964.1167, 1430 Yonge St 416.961.4496· 1950 Queen Street Eat 416.698.1444 , 2350 Bloor Street West 416.766.94124
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The Beguiling: Comic books and graphic novels · 601 Markham Street · 416.533.9168
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Caversham: Great for psychology and self-help. Very well known among progressive therapists and psych survivors · 98 Harbord St
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Conspiracy Culture: Books, magazines and DVDs on a wide array of controversial, conspiratorial and paranormal subject matter - 1696 Queen St W (at Roncesvalles)
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David Mirvish Books: Books on art, architecture, design, and culture · 596 Markham Street
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Pages Books and Magazines: Hip, political. Very arts theory and visual culture based. Situated on the cutting edge of Toronto "culture." 256 Queen St W
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Parentbooks: Progressive store for education and parenting. Been around forever and very well respected · 201 Harbord St
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Swipe Books: Books on advertising and design. Small but well stocked · 477 Richmond Street West
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Theatrebooks: Relatively conservative theatre centered store · 11 St. Thomas St
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Toronto Women's Bookstore: Founded in 1973, books that TWB carry reflect its feminist and humanistic philosophy · 73 Harbord Street, Toronto
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Type: On Queen near Bathurst. Hip, artsy, cultural studies plus lots of food books and kids books · 883 Queen St W
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University of Toronto Bookstore: Great stock, very student oriented. On U of T campus -· 214 College Street
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Uprising / Books Without Borders: Anarchist info. shop style store · 6A Kensington Ave
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Wonderworks: New age bookstore with a community focus. Very feminist in a goddess kind of way · 79-A Harbord St
Second Hand Books
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She Said Boom: Cultural studies and politics · 372 College St · 416.944.3224
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Abelard Books: Philosophy, theology, church history, Greek and Latin classics, medieval literature and history, and archaeology · 519 Queen Street West
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Babel Books and Music: Good selection of Toronto literature and poetry, both current and out-of-print · 123 Ossington Avenue
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BMV Books: Wide variety of used books and new remaindered books, 3 locations: 471 Bloor Street, 10 Edward Street and 2289 Yonge Street
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Eliot's Book Shop: Huge, diverse, and generally well-organized. Canadian literature section (on the second floor) is vast and meticulously alphabetized · 584 Yonge Street
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The Monkeys paw: Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, specializing in uncommon scholarly and out-of-print books; ephemera & images · 1229 Dundas Street West
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Ten Editions Bookstore: Canadian, literary biographies, children's literature, architecture, other fields · 98 Spadina Avenue
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Seekers Books: General topics, specialty in religion and mysticism · 509 Bloor Street West
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Book Ends: Library Books and materials withdrawn from circulation, 5150 Yonge Street, North York
