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Toronto indie bookstores worth a Saturday

Independent bookstores that have great curation, not just stock. Focused on downtown + west end.

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Type Books

Queen West flagship. Excellent curation, helpful staff.

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Flying Books

Annex. Tiny, lovely, rotating events.

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A Different Booklist

Bathurst. Black, Caribbean, and African-diaspora focus.

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Queen Books

Leslieville. Bright, family-friendly.

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Another Story

Roncesvalles. Social-justice and kids lit stronghold.

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Sellers & Newel

Used books. Feels like a library that will sell you something.

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