Books

Portland-based occult, metal, punk, and counterculture retail shop. Books, records, oddities, and ritual goods.

Shop Archipelago, and you will find delightfully special and one-of-a-kind items made in Maine, including gifts, beautiful jewelry, and more.

Bar Harbor Book Shop offers books in all subjects and if we don't have the book you're looking for, we'll do our best to find it for you.

Mount Desert-based Beatrix Farrand Society shop. Books, gifts, and garden-themed goods.

Black Cape Comics is a Waterville-based online comic book shop offering new releases, key issues, first appearances, and back-issue collections.

Books, Lines & Thinkers is an independent books business based in Maine's Lakes & Mountains region. The Rangeley Main Street bookstore combines a curated independent book selection with the on-site Birds of a Feather Art Gallery—books, original Maine art, and prints together in one Main Street destination.

For the last 30 years, The Briar Patch bookstore has inspired and delighted generations of readers of all ages in Bangor, Maine.

Bull Moose is an independent art & music business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.

Casablanca Comics is a Portland and Windham-based comic book shop—a Maine institution carrying new releases, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, and back issues since 1989.

Coast City Comics & Fun Box Monster Emporium is a Portland-based comic shop and curiosity emporium stocking comics, original tees, pins, magnets, skateboards, and pop-culture collectibles.

Comic Connection is a Sabattus-based comic book shop carrying new releases, back issues, graphic novels, and pop-culture collectibles.

Elements is an independent books business based in the Southern Maine Coast. The Biddeford Main Street destination uniquely combines an independent bookstore, coffee shop, and craft beer bar—a community gathering place that has anchored downtown Biddeford's revitalization.

In 2013, we founded Elements: Books Coffee Beer, a specialty coffee shop, bookstore, craft beer bar, and live music venue in downtown Biddeford.

As an illustrator and animator, I have been freelancing under the name FortHouse Studios for over ten years with a strong focus in advertising and children's media.

Gerald Winters & Son Books is an independent books business based in Bangor's downtown. The antiquarian bookshop specializes in rare books, first editions, and signed copies—a niche essential resource for collectors and Maine literature enthusiasts.

Portland independent bookshop carrying hand-picked new and used books. Strong sections in sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, horror, and the obscure.

Gulf of Maine Books is an independent books business based in Midcoast Maine. The Brunswick bookstore on Maine Street has been a literary fixture since 1979—owners Beth Leonard and Gary Lawless are poets in their own right and host frequent poetry readings, book signings, and author events alongside a curated selection of literary, regional, and used books.

hello hello books is an independent books business based in Midcoast Maine. The Rockland Main Street institution—owned by Lacy Simons since 2011—features a healthy mix of new, used, and bargain books alongside hard-to-find magazines, art and craft, and select vintage items. A 2019 Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year finalist, hello hello is small but powerful and adjacent to Rock City Cafe.

Islandport Press is a dynamic, award-winning publisher dedicated to stories rooted in the essence and sensibilities of New England.

Scarborough-based Maine author shop. Books, signed copies, and bookish merch.

Falmouth-based bilingual childhood-language learning. Spanish-and-English books, songs, and videos.

Left Bank Books is an independent books business based in Midcoast Maine. The Belfast bookshop in the historic opera house building specializes in books by Maine authors—many of them autographed—alongside a deep general selection. Knowledgeable staff happily order anything not in stock.

Longfellow Books is an independent books business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.

Lupine Books is an independent books business based in the Southern Maine Coast. Kennebunkport native Emma Wilson opened this Dock Square bookstore in 2024—a curated independent bookshop named for the lupine flowers in Barbara Cooney's classic Maine children's book Miss Rumphius.

Mortise & Tenon Magazine is a Sedgwick-based biannual print publication for period furniture makers, conservators, and scholars—bridging traditional craft and modern practice.

The Mustard Seed is a new kind of bookstore "where your story matters."

Mount Desert-based unique nature shop and museum. Books, art, science kits, and curiosities for naturalists of every age.

Octopus Bookshop is an independent books business based in the Southern Maine Coast. The Kennebunk bookstore opened in 2025 with a carefully curated selection of new releases and classics, plus literary events and community programming.

Gardiner-based Orthodox Christian audiobooks and recordings. Religious audio publisher.

The characters our children meet in their books matters. We curate the best of children’s books featuring diverse characters.

Owl & Turtle Bookshop Café is an independent books business based in Midcoast Maine. The Camden Bay View Street institution has been a beloved community bookshop since 1970—locally owned, quirky, and full of character, with hosted book signings, author talks, and a balcony overlooking Camden Harbor where complimentary coffee and tea are served.

Pickwick Independent Press is a fine art printmaking shop in the heart of the arts district of downtown Portland, Maine.

Print Bookstore is an independent books business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.

PrintCraft is both a working studio space for artists Lisa Pixley and Martha Kearsley as well as an affordable art destination.

Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops is an independent books business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.

Strong Arm Bindery is a bookbinding and letterpress studio located in the West End of Portland, Maine. We specialize in the design and production of very well-made books and printed matter.

Swallowfield is a little shop in Northeast Harbor, Maine filled with letterpress cards and paper goods, curated gifts, puzzles, contemporary jewelry, art supplies, housewares, pottery, books, and fine and functional art.

Established in 2011, Taproot Magazine is an ad-free, independent print publication celebrating food, farm, family, and craft.

Bangor-based book club hosting in-person and virtual reader events. Penobscot-region literary community.

Standish-based independent legal and business publisher. Court rules and law-school textbooks.

Weekend Anime & Games is a fan-owned and run anime and gaming store in Westbrook, Maine that first opened in July 2003.

The Woodenboat Store is an independent Maine business based in Downeast. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.