Denver Shopping

Book shopping in Denver

  1. A

    Tattered Cover Bookstore

    Massive and bursting with new and used books, Denver's beloved independent bookstore has a particularly good selection of niche travel guides to the surrounding region and western-states nonfiction and folklore. The East Colfax location has a few more titles, if not the atmosphere, of the original location at the foot of the 16th St Mall. All sites host top-drawer literary events.

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  2. B

    Tattered Cover Bookstore

    There are plenty of places to curl up with a book in Denver's beloved independent bookstore, one of three locations in the Denver area. Bursting with new and used books, it has a good stock of regional travel guides and nonfiction titles dedicated to the Western states and Western folklore. It also has an on-site cafe, and hosts free film and literature events.

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  3. C

    Capitol Hill Books

    It doesn’t have the selection or elan of the Tattered Cover, but over its 30-year life Capitol Hill has retained the rare magic of a real bookshop. The rugs are threadbare. The floor creaks. There’s a random cardboard cutout of Humphrey Bogart. Best of all, the staff of book lovers are quick with helpful suggestions.

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