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
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Flat Rock	North Carolina
Carl Sandburg and his family lived in this house from 1945 until Sandburg's death in 1967. Today, National Park Service Rangers or park volunteer... Historical Site
Capitol Books & News	Montgomery	Alabama
Established in 1950, this bookstore is located in a house, allowing visitors to browse shelves of books in different rooms. Cookbooks and... Indie Bookstore
Burke's Book Store	Memphis	Tennessee
Burke's Book Store, which has survived two World Wars, opened in 1875 as a family business and has been passed on for three generations. Today,... Indie Bookstore
Buffalo Street Books	Ithaca	New York
Founded in 1981, Buffalo Street Books is Ithaca’s community-owned cooperative bookstore. The store stocks a wide assortment of fiction,... Indie Bookstore
Brookline Booksmith	Brookline	Massachusetts
Founded in 1961 as Paperback Booksmith, Brookline Booksmith is an independent bookstore that sells both new and used books. The store hosts... Indie Bookstore
Brainfood Bookstore	Longmont	Colorado
Recently established in 2012, Brainfood Bookstore is an independent bookstore located in Longmont's Old Town Marketplace. Brainfood... Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue
Boswell Book Company	Milwaukee	Wisconsin
Boswell Book Company opened in April 2009 in the Downer Avenue location of Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, a beloved Milwaukee bookstore that had... Indie Bookstore
Boston Center for Adult Education	Boston	Massachusetts
Founded in 1933, the Boston Center for Adult Education is the oldest nonprofit adult education center in New England. It brings educational... Writing Center
Bookworks	Albuquerque	New Mexico
Bookworks is a locally-owned, locally-operated, independent bookstore in Albuqueque that was founded in 1984. The store hosts regular events,... Indie Bookstore
BookWoman	Austin	Texas
BookWoman is a feminist bookstore in Austin, Texas. Founded over 30 years ago, BookWoman hosts an in-store BookWoman and BookGoddess book groups... Indie Bookstore