Bookstores
NEW! Our new and improved searchable bookstore directory is online now. Click here to access the directory.
You can search for a specific bookstore by name, or you can find bookstores by city and/or state. NEW search features include type of bookstore, stores with special events and book clubs, bookstore blogs, online ordering, new and used books, and coffee or cafe service. The detailed listing for each store will give you additional details about its services and specialties, too.
MBA member independent bookstores are located in the Midwest states of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Additional members are found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Midwestbooksellers.org is your access to 200+ locally owned and operated independent bookstores in the Midwest. Here you’ll find more titles, services and shopping choices than any single large bookseller can provide — plus that extra personal touch that our community-based booksellers take pride in offering!
Author readings and special events, children’s storytimes and activities, book clubs, reading groups, book fairs and fund-raisers, community-wide events, and more! Our independent bookstores offer a wide range of in-store and community events to entertain and inform you. Find your favorite local bookstore, above, and click through to that store’s website for its most up-to-date events information.
Click on the maps below to see the locations of our Midwest Booksellers Association member bookstores. State maps identify all cities and towns with MBA member stores.
- MBA Bookstores Regional Map (PDF)
- Illinois Map (PDF)
- Iowa Map (PDF)
- Kansas Map (PDF)
- Minnesota Map (PDF)
- Missouri Map (PDF)
- Nebraska Map (PDF)
- North Dakota Map (PDF)
- South Dakota Map (PDF)
- Wisconsin Map (PDF)
- Upper Peninsula of Michigan (PDF)
Support your community by SHOPPING LOCALLY! Thank you for visiting midwestbooksellers.org and for shopping at the independent bookstores of the Midwest Booksellers Association.
