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 Rosenbach Museum & Library	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Founded in 1954, The Rosenbach Museum & Library houses the personal collections of Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach and his brother Philip Rosenbach,... Literary Archive
Herman Melville's Arrowhead	Pittsfield	Massachusetts
Built in 1783, the Arrowhead was the home of Herman Melville for thirteen years. The works Melville wrote at Arrowhead included Moby-Dick... Historical Site
Attic Institute	Portland	Oregon
Established in 1999, the Attic Institute offers writing workshops; five-month fellowships that provide guidance in both craft and publishing; and... Writers Space, Writing Center
Powell's Books	Portland	Oregon
The "City of Books," as the four-story flagship store in Portland, Oregon, is known, occupies an entire city block, and carries more than one... Indie Bookstore
Longfellow Books	Portland	Maine
Located in the heart of Portland, Longfellow Books sells both new and used books and hosts author readings and a book club. It also offers free... Indie Bookstore
The Catherine Pelton Durrell '25 Archives and Special Collections Library	Poughkeepsie	New York
The principal repository of Vassar College, the Archives and Special Collections library houses rare books dating from the fifteenth century, an... Literary Archive
Princeton University Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections	Princeton	New Jersey
The principal repository of rare books and manuscripts at Princeton University, the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections comprises... Literary Archive
John Hay Library	Providence	Rhode Island
The special collections library of Brown University, the John Hay Library contains more than 3,000,000 items. Holdings range from Babylonian clay... Literary Archive
Quail Ridge Books	Raleigh	North Carolina
Founded in 1984, Quail Ridge Books & Music is an independent bookstore that provides a wide variety of carefully selected books, events,... Indie Bookstore
Willa Cather's Childhood Home	Red Cloud	Nebraska
Willa Cather came to Nebraska from Virginia in 1883 when she was nine years old. The Cather family lived in this home in Red Cloud from 1884 to... Historical Site