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Need a last minute gift? It doesn't get better than a book subscription from an independent bookstore.
Gift a book subscription curated by independent bookstores across America. Gift in 1, 3, 6-month or longer durations. The perfect thoughtful gift that arrives instantly with a welcome letter from the bookstore.
Browse our curated collection of book subscriptions below, or sell book subscriptions for your own bookstore on Withfriends!
Brain Lair Books
Near Northwest, South Bend, IN
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BOOKLYN
Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY
Artist-run, nonprofit, consensus-governed organization, celebrating 25 years of promoting artists' books as research materials. We support artists & organizations committed to environmental and social justice by documenting & distributing their work to educational institutions.
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Obodo Serendipity Books
Stratford, CT
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Eclectuals Book Market
We are eclectic intellectuals who love to create and curate this haven of books for people like us--the intellectually curious, looking to elevate in a place where they can find their perfect piece of literature and unique handcrafted products by skilled artisans in one place!
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Socialight Society
Lansing, MI
Part concept shop, part creative space; Socialight Society celebrates Black women, curates Black books, and creates Black spaces. We prioritize classic, contemporary, and children’s titles authored by Black women, who often lack representation in traditional bookstores.
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Black Rock Books
Buffalo, NY
Independently owned & operated bookshop specializing in independent books, puzzles, paper, & pens in Buffalo's Black Rock neighborhood.
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Always Here Bookstore
Portland, OR
Always Here Bookstore is a queer & trans worker-owned bookstore carrying queer books for all ages. Supporting us with a membership helps further our mission to create a radical, inclusive third space. Our bookstore exists in service to the liberatory power of community.
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BOOKISH: Book Café & Wine Bar
Watseka, IL
A cozy haven where book lovers and wine enthusiasts can come together to relax, read, and sip on the finest selections. Enjoy handpicked reads, specialty coffees, artisan pastries, and a curated wine list.
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Queer Haven Books
Downtown, Columbia, SC
South Carolina’s only independent, queer bookstore
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Blackbird Infoshop
Kingston, NY
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Red Emma's
Baltimore, MD
Worker cooperative radical bookstore and cafe, founded in 2004. We provide a platform for free events amplifying authors and social movements, while demonstrating that an economy without bosses is a practical alternative.
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The Crowded Bookshelf
Fort Collins, CO
The Crowded Bookshelf is a woman-owned, independent pop-up and online bookstore based in Fort Collins, CO that carries new and used books for all ages in a variety of genres.
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Tuma's Books
Mount Vernon, NY
A NYC based online bookstore that offers culturally diverse books and inclusive literature for diverse readers. Find curated books by BIPOC authors, multicultural children's books, diverse YA fiction, disability representation, and a diverse book subscription to help readers diversify their reading for a better world!
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BOL
Edgewood, Washington, DC
Bol is DC’s first worker owned bookstore. Bol means to speak in Urdu or Hindi. Our inspiration comes from the unbounded imagination of writers, artists, and movements, who dare to speak of alternatives in the face of dictatorships, oligarchs, and corrupt systems.
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Field Day Books & Bottles
Portland, OR
Field Day Books & Bottles is Portland's new (and only!) queer- and trans-owned book-and-bottle shop. We emphasize the joy of the small things -- delightful experiences you can have between the pages of a book or in your own backyard.
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Breakwater Books
Guilford Center, Guilford, CT
Breakwater Books, established in 1972, is an independent bookstore located on the historic Guilford Green.
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Common Notions
Brooklyn, NY
Common Notions is a publishing house and programming platform that advances new formulations of liberation and living autonomy. Our books provide timely reflections, clear critiques, and inspiring strategies that amplify movements for social justice.
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Clevo Books
Cleveland, OH
A bookstore focused on world literature translated into English.
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Shadowbanned Magazine
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The Roasted Bookery
Wilmington, NC
An independent bookstore and coffeeshop in Wilmington NC that prioritizes diversity in literature.
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Cream and Amber
Hopkins, MN
Cream & Amber is an independent bookstore cafe that seeks to share a love of books, beer, and coffee with the community. When you enter our store, we invite you to co-create a space for learning, connection, and community enrichment.
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Main Point Books
Wayne, PA
Main Point Books is your local independent bookstore! We hope to provide a haven to connect, discover, share and advocate for great books! And, yes, we always believe there is a book for that.
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Silver Sprocket
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Silver Sprocket is a San Francisco-based publisher, retail shop, and gallery space championing socially conscious and independently produced comic books, graphic novels, and related arts.
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The Bookshelf on Church Fan Club
Kilmarnock, VA
Support the only indie bookstore in the Northern Neck of Virginia. By becoming a member of our Fan Club, you help will help us sustain our presence here in rural Virginia, pay our booksellers a living wage, offer training + growth opportunities.
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Tra Publishing
Miami, FL
Creating beautifully crafted books that promote social and environmental consciousness.
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Ayin Press
Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY
Ayin Press is an independent publishing house and production studio rooted in Jewish culture and emanating outward.
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The Book Fairy
Indianapolis, IN
The Book Fairy (AKA Sylvia—a gutted 1965 Avion trailer) is a mobile kid's bookstore with a big heart and an even bigger mission: to bring books and the joy of reading directly to children and families. Check us out: https://thebookfairyindy.com/
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Making Worlds Bookstore and Social Center
Philadelphia, PA
Making Worlds is a collectively-run nonprofit bookstore and social center that centers BIPOC movements for liberation and self-determination. ​Your support provides crucial solidarity to our cooperative bookstore as we work our way through the pandemic.
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The Atlas Collective
Moline, IL
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The Potter's House
Washington, DC
The Potter’s House is a nonprofit café, bookstore, and event space in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC.
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Spoke & Word Books
Historic Milwaukie, Milwaukie, OR
Spoke & Word Books is an independent, community bookshop in Milwaukie, OR.
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The Curious Cat Bookshop
Winsted, CT
The Curious Cat Bookshop is the independent bookstore of Winsted, CT, where we offer curation and community online and off. Join our book clubs, come to our author events, and catch our podcast at youtube.com/@CuriousCatBookshop. Don't miss our Kitty Storytimes on Caturday!
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Fountain Bookstore
Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA
The quirkiest, heartwarmingest bookstore on the planet!
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LoveBound Pages
Jamaica, Queens, NY
LoveBound Pages is a Black woman-owned online romance bookstore founded in 2024 that curates diverse love stories celebrating BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ voices, connecting readers with authentic romance fiction where everyone can see themselves in their happily ever after.
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Left on Read
Wichita, KS
Left on Read is a Black-owned indie bookstore in downtown Wichita, KS built for readers who love culture, conversation, and connection. We amplify Black stories and host experiences that feed joy, spark thought, and keep wellbeing at the center.
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Baldwin and Company
New Orleans, LA
Baldwin & Co. is more than a bookstore—it’s a sanctuary for thought, culture, and community. Rooted in Black excellence, it fuses literature, coffee, and conversation to ignite minds, empower voices, and inspire a better, more just world. re creators come to create.
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Under the Umbrella Bookstore
Salt Lake City, UT
Under the Umbrella is a queer little bookstore and cafe on Ute, Goshute, Shoshone & Paiute land (Salt Lake City, Utah). We share & celebrate queer stories, queer authors & queer community. Your recurring contribution or one-time donation (scroll to the bottom) make this possible!
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Bel Canto Books
Long Beach, CA
Welcome to Bel Canto Books, a proudly BIPOC- and woman-owned indie bookstore, serving the community and uplifting authors of color since 2018!
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The Green Dragon Bookshop
Fort Dodge, IA
Welcome to your local hidden gem for handpicked reads and a proud champion of unique stories. Come find your next favorite book and help us keep the heart of local storytelling alive. Hoard Books. Read Books.
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Gallery Bookshop
Mendocino, CA
A world-class bookstore in the heart of Mendocino
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