Best of Boston
Best Bookstore
2005 Best Bookstore
Brookline Booksmith
Brookline
It's not easy for an independent bookstore to weather the perfect storm of Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com; more local favorites have closed this [...] read more»
2004 Best Bookstore
Brookline Booksmith
Brookline
Everything from the aroma of newly bound books down to the creaky wooden floor makes Brookline Booksmith a cherished local institution. Its extensive selection ranges [...] read more»
2004 Best Bookstore, Cape Cod
The Brewster Book Store
Brewster
Don't let the genteel nature of this shop, run by a pair of friendly sisters-in-law, mislead you: It has a large selection and a knowledgeable [...] read more»
2003 Best Bookstore
Harvard Book Store
Cambridge
The Boston area is blessed with several world-class independent bookstores, all of them vibrant proof that the megachains are soulless vampires, slaves to the mass-market [...] read more»
2002 Best Bookstore
Harvard Book Store
Cambridge
Just can't find that book you want? They'll almost certainly have it here. One of the last of Harvard Square's great independent bookstores, the Harvard [...] read more»
2002 Best Bookstore, Children's
Children’s Book Shop
Brookline Village
Our first choice for children's books is your local public library. That said, this wee shop in Brookline is a close second for its thoughtful [...] read more»
2002 Best Bookstore, West
New England Mobile Book Fair
Newton
The up-and-comer in this category is the nearly four-year-old Newtonville Books, but while that otherwise admirable small shop considers its lack of organization quaint and [...] read more»
2001 Best Bookstore, Specialty
Kate’s Mystery Books
Cambridge
Except for the rock tunes that blare from the speakers, this little shop of horrors seems right out of a WGBH Mystery! episode, with its [...] read more»
2001 Best Bookstore
Brookline Booksmith
Brookline
As megachains and the Internet continue their assault on small retailers, we give thanks to every independent bookshop still out there fighting the good fight. [...] read more»
2001 Best Bookstore, West
New England Mobile Book Fair
Newton
Inside this family-run warehouse are miles of floor-to-ceiling shelves stacked with almost any book you desire. Even better, the staff not only finds what you're [...] read more»