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Nine independent bookshops in Glasgow, with new, second-hand, radical and specialist shelves. There are three clusters: the Merchant City, Kelvinbridge in the West End, and Cathcart Road on the Southside. Each shop is listed on its own website and on one independent bookshop listing.
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Last checked 23 October 2026. We don't list opening hours because several shops open only part of the week and our sources don't always agree. Check the shop's website before you go.
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A workers' co-operative selling independent and self-published books and zines; it is also an events space and risograph studio.
Sources: shop website; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
A newer independent bookshop in the city centre.
Sources: shop website; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
A radical bookshop near the Barras.
Sources: shop website; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
A long-established second-hand shop: academic books, fiction, literary criticism and rare editions.
Sources: shop website; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
A family-run second-hand bookshop, open since 1998, with strong Scottish literature and history sections.
Sources: shop website; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
A family-run shop since 1986, selling second-hand, out-of-print and antiquarian books.
Sources: shop website; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
Glasgow's independent LGBTQIA+ bookshop, with new and second-hand books, zines, comics and a children's and young adult section.
Sources: shop website; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
Books on art, experimental writing, counterculture and queer history.
Sources: shop website; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
A newer bookshop selling literary fiction, poetry, politics and cookery.
Sources: shop website; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
The festival returns in March 2027 as a five-day event across the city, run by Glasgow Life. The line-up hasn't been announced yet.
Sources: Glasgow Life; BBC News.
Good Press describes itself as a bookshop and events space. Check its website for upcoming events.
Sources: Good Press; Bookshopcrawl Glasgow list.
⚑ Flagged or left out: Aye Write's exact dates (11–15 March 2027) appear only on Literature Alliance Scotland's listing, and Glasgow Life hasn't confirmed them yet. We left out the Hyndland Bookshop and Young's Interesting Books in Shawlands because we couldn't find a website for either shop. We also left out shop-by-shop events and opening hours, which we couldn't match on two sources.
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