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
Robinson Jeffers Tor House	Carmel	California
Robinson Jeffers built Tor House and Hawk Tower as a home and refuge for himself and his family. It was in Tor House that Jeffers wrote all... Historical Site
Rowan Oak	Oxford	Mississippi
Built in 1844, Rowan Oak was the home to William Faulkner and his family for over forty years. The house and its grounds are open to visitors for... Historical Site
Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home	Sauk Centre	Minnesota
Located in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, the Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home is where the Nobel Prize-winning author spent his early years. The home,... Historical Site
Skylight Books	Los Angeles	California
Open since 1996, Skylight Books is an independent bookstore in Los Angeles, California. Skylight Books hosts regular author events and book... Indie Bookstore
Sowell Collection	Lubbock	Texas
Created by former Texas Tech University Regent James Sowell, this collection contains the personal papers of some of the country’s most prominent... Literary Archive
Square Books	Oxford	Mississippi
Square Books is a general independent bookstore in three separate buildings (about 100 feet apart) on the historic town square of Oxford,... Indie Bookstore
St. Mark's Bookshop	New York	New York
Established in 1977, St. Mark's Bookshop is an East Village institution and well known for its selection of critical theory and art books. The... Indie Bookstore
Stanford University's Special Collections and University Archives	Stanford	California
Located at Stanford University, the Special Collections and University Archives house over 48,000 linear feet of original materials, an additional... Literary Archive
Stephen Crane House	Asbury Park	New Jersey
Located in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the Stephen Crane House is where the author of The Red Badge of Courage spent some of his most... Historical Site
Strand Book Store	New York	New York
Founded in 1927 by Ben Bass, Strand Book Store was originally one of forty-eight bookstores on Book Row, which existed in the 1890s and ran from... Indie Bookstore