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CAT’s Guide to Indie Bookstore Day 2023

Apr 29, 2023

Browse through this selected list of independent bookstores with large inventories of international literature across 25 cities in the U.S.

Saturday, April 29th is Independent Bookstore Day! The Center for the Art of Translation and Two Lines Press would not be the organizations they are today without the partnership and support of indie bookstores across the country. They breathe life into small presses and literary communities everywhere, and we couldn’t be happier to give thanks to them on this occasion and year-round. 

Indie bookstores are also essential in introducing American readers to translated literature in particular, making them vital in sustaining and rewarding the work of translators and internationally-focused publishers like ours. Keep reading to browse through a selected list of independent bookstores with prominent inventories of international literature across fourteen American cities. Happy reading!

Seattle

Portland

Bay Area

Los Angeles

Las Vegas

Dallas

Austin

Houston

New Orleans

Atlanta

Athens

Raleigh

Winston-Salem

St. Paul

Cleveland

Minneapolis

Ann Arbor

Chicago

Washington, DC

Baltimore

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Boston / Cambridge

New Haven

New York City