Literary Places

This database of writerly destinations—places writers can visit for inspiration, to promote their writing, for research, and to discover community—includes historical sites, reading venues, literary collections, writing centers, and writers spaces. Save your selections to My P&W and populate a personal Google Map that can be used to plan reading tours and visits to literary meccas, or just to keep track of your favorite literary locales.

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Literary Place	City	State
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House	Concord	Massachusetts
Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House (circa 1690) is most noted for being home to the Alcott family. The house is also where Louisa May Alcott wrote... Historical Site
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe	Asheville	North Carolina
Established in 1982 by Emoke B'Racz and located in downtown Asheville, Malaprop's is an independent bookstore and café that serves food from... Indie Bookstore
Maple Street Book Shop	New Orleans	Louisiana
Founded in 1964 by two sisters, Maple Street Book Shop consists of two cottages: a pink cottage for new books and a green one for used and rare... Indie Bookstore
Margaret Mitchell House and Museum	Atlanta	Georgia
Operated by the Atlanta History Center, the Margaret Mitchell House features guided tours of the apartment where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone... Historical Site
Mark Twain House	Hartford	Connecticut
The Mark Twain House & Museum, a National Historic Landmark in Hartford, Connecticut, was the home of Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) and... Historical Site
McFarlin Library	Tulsa	Oklahoma
The University of Tulsa's McFarlin Library currently houses more than 140,000 rare books and over 9,000 linear feet of literary and historical... Literary Archive
McNally Jackson Books	New York	New York
McNally Jackson Books, located in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, stocks about 40,000 books at any given time and sprawls over 7,000... Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue
Moe's Books	Berkeley	California
Founded in 1959, Moe's Books is an independent bookstore and online bookseller that allows visitors to buy, trade, and sell new, used, and out-of-... Indie Bookstore
National Steinbeck Center	Salinas	California
Located in John Steinbeck's hometown of Salinas, California, the National Steinbeck Center consists of the John Steinbeck Exhibition Hall and the... Historical Site
New Hampshire Writers' Project	Manchester	New Hampshire
Located on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University, the New Hampshire Writers' Project is a statewide membership-based nonprofit literary... Reading Venue, Writing Center