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 Bookery Nook and Ice Cream Palor	Denver	Colorado
The Bookery Nook and Ice Cream Palor, located in the heart of north Denver's Berkeley Park neighborhood, carries new books, greeting cards,... Indie Bookstore
Printed Page Bookshop	Denver	Colorado
Printed Page Bookshop is a used bookstore that houses several booksellers under one roof. The booksellers carry rare and out-of-print books in... 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
The Strater Hotel	Durango	Colorado
In August 2012, room 222 in the Strater Hotel was designated a literary landmark in honor of Western author Louis L’Amour (1908-1988). For... Historical Site
Center for Literary Arts	San José	California
The Center for Literary Arts provides lectures, conversations, seminars, and readings—including its long-standing Major Authors Series, which... Reading Venue, Writing Center
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
Bancroft Library	Berkeley	California
The primary special collections library at the University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library houses more than 600,000 volumes, 60... Literary Archive
The Steinbeck House	Salinas	California
Built in 1897 and restored in 1973, this Queen Anne Victorian served as the birthplace and childhood home of John Steinbeck. Today, the house is... Historical Site
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
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