Every Bookstore in ABQ
NEW · USED · COMICS · MORE
Every bookstore we could find in the metro — 25 of them, from the indie shops to the comic stores to the used-book stacks. Grouped by kind; outliers note their town.
New & used
Bookworks
North Valley · New & used · Since 1984
Albuquerque's flagship indie since 1984, with 150-plus author events a year.
Page 1 BooksNE Heights · New, used & rare · Since 1981
New Mexico's largest locally owned bookstore, open since 1981 with new, used, and rare side by side.
Organic BooksNob Hill · New & used
Family-owned, heavy on New Mexico authors and local titles.
Title Wave BooksUptown · Used & new · Since 1994
Woman-owned and run since 1994, strong on New Mexico and the Southwest.
Books on the BosqueWestside · New & used · Cafe
The Westside's bookstore-and-cafe, with vegan pastries and a packed events calendar.
Quirky Used Books & MoreFairgrounds · Used · Most books under $10
Twenty-four thousand titles in an old eyeglass factory, most under ten dollars, with tables of dollar and free books.
Downtown BooksDowntown · Used
A tightly culled used shop in a 1927 brick building.
Don's Paperback BooksInternational District · Used · Since 1971
Open since 1971 with 200,000-plus books and a book-trade program. Home of the dollar comic.
Bookcase Used BooksAcross from UNM · Used
Floor-to-ceiling stacks across from UNM where the owner can walk you straight to any title.
Harvest Moon BooksNob Hill · New & used
Books by POC, queer, and trans authors, tucked inside the And Stuff collective in Nob Hill.
Enchanted BooksRio Rancho · New · Local authors
An indie at The Block in Rio Rancho devoted to local and small-press authors.
Under Charlie's CoversBernalillo · Used · Half off cover
Forty thousand titles shelved at half off cover price, on Bernalillo's historic main drag.
Comics & graphic novels
Astro-Zombies
Nob Hill · Comics & vinyl
Nob Hill's comic shop for about 15 years running, plus figures and a vinyl wall.
Comic WarehouseNE Heights · Comics · Since 1979
Opened in 1979 as New Mexico's first comic store, with the state's biggest vintage selection.
Age of ComicsNorth ABQ · Comics · Back issues
Deep on vintage back issues, animation cels, and celebrity autographs.
Surreal Comics and CardsNE Heights · Comics & cards
Comics and sports cards together: Silver Age keys, modern variants, manga.
Twin Suns Comics and GamesWestside · Comics & games
Comics plus hobby gaming, with late Wednesday and Friday hours for game nights.
Lobo Anime & ComicsNE Heights · Comics & anime
Comics with a heavy anime and Japanese pop-culture lean.
Faith, spirit & metaphysical
Bibles Plus
NE Heights · Christian
Calls itself New Mexico's largest Christian bookstore, going 30-plus years.
Blue Eagle Metaphysical EmporiumNE Heights · Metaphysical · Since 1985
Open since 1985, with new and used metaphysical books and psychic readers in daily.
Abitha's ApothecaryNE Heights · Metaphysical
Metaphysical books alongside tarot decks, crystals, and oils.
Chains, campus & the library shop
Barnes & Noble (Coronado)
Uptown · New · Chain
The metro's last full-size mall bookstore, with an in-store cafe.
Barnes & Noble (Cottonwood)Westside · New · Chain
The Westside's big-box bookstore, in the power center beside Cottonwood Mall.
UNM BookstoreUNM campus · New · Public welcome
The campus store has a real general-books section the public can browse, heavy on New Mexico titles.
Friends of the Library BookshopDowntown · Used · In the Main Library
A year-round used-book shop in the Main Library's lower level; sales fund library programs.
Museum shops carry books too — the Indian Pueblo Store has the best Native selection in town, and the Albuquerque Museum store stocks regional art and history. Gone but missed: Treasure House in Old Town and the Menaul Book Exchange.