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
The Loft Literary Center	Minneapolis	Minnesota
Incorporated in 1975, the Loft Literary Center offers creative writing courses and hosts readings and other literary events, as well as sponsoring... Reading Venue, Writers Space, Writing Center
Birchbark Books	Minneapolis	Minnesota
Owned by writer Louise Erdrich, Birchbark Books is a small independent bookstore in Minneapolis that identifies as Native-friendly. The store... Indie Bookstore
Bienville Books	Mobile	Alabama
Located in the center of Mobile's business and tourist districts, this independent bookstore offers new and used books of fiction and nonfiction.... Indie Bookstore
The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum	Montgomery	Alabama
Located in Montgomery, Alabama, the Fitzgerald Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating the life and works of F. Scott and... 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
BookSmart	Morgan Hill	California
BookSmart is a 10,000 square foot independent bookstore that sells books and educational toys, greeting cards, magazines, coffee, ice cream, candy... Indie Bookstore
Parnassus Books	Nashville	Tennessee
Parnassus Books is an independent bookstore located in Nashville, Tennessee. It was started by best-selling author Ann Patchett and publishing... Indie Bookstore
Beinecke Rare Book And Manuscript Library	New Haven	Connecticut
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is Yale University's principal repository for literary papers and for early manuscripts and rare... Literary Archive
Garden District Book Shop	New Orleans	Louisiana
Garden District Book Shop resides inside the historic property called the Rink at the corner of Washington Avenue and Prytania Street, in New... Indie Bookstore
Octavia Books	New Orleans	Louisiana
Octavia Books is an independent, locally-owned bookstore located uptown in New Orleans. The store regularly hosts author events such as signings,... Indie Bookstore