Bookstores

Queer-Owned Bookstores in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont

This page is your go-to resource for finding queer-owned and inclusive bookstores and libraries across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Explore by state below to discover local queer-owned bookstores in your area!

Click on any of the states below to access our directory for queer-owned bookstores and libraries:

Our directories are organized by state and business type, ensuring you can easily find queer-friendly spaces near you. These pages are continuously updated, with new queer-owned businesses being added regularly!

Mass

New Hampshire

All She Wrote Books

Somerville, Massachusetts

Queer Owned - Bookstore

An intersectional feminist and queer bookstore in Somerville, Massachusetts that celebrates and amplifies underrepresented voices spanning across all genres.

High Five Books

Florence, Massachusetts

Inclusive Business - Bookstore

High Five Books is an independent kids’ community bookstore in downtown Florence, Massachusetts.

East End Books Ptown

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Inclusive Business - Bookstore

A lovingly curated collection of Books in print, Audiobooks, Vinyl Albums, & really cool magazines.

Womencrafts

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Queer Owned - Bookstore

Womencrafts is a Lesbian owned intersectional feminist bookshop in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

The Bear and Bee

North Adams, Massachusetts

Inclusive Business - Bookstore

The Bear and Bee is an independent, carefully curated bookstore with used and new books in the Berkshires.

Lucky Cloud Books

North Adams, Massachusetts

Inclusive Business - Bookstore

Lucky Cloud Books is an inclusive bookstore in Vermont, specializing in queer, trans, and BIPOC voices, as well as books in translation. The store emphasizes titles from independent presses.

Lavender Lit: Bookstore and Lending Library

Attleboro, Massachusetts

Inclusive Business - Bookstore and Lending Library

Lavender Lit: Bookstore and Lending Library - Boston Queers

Lavender Lit is a community-focused used bookstore and lending library in Attleboro, Massachusetts. They carry books featuring a wide array of underrepresented experiences, with a specialty in LGBTQ+ identities.

Little Queer Library - Waltham

Waltham, Massachusetts

Queer Centered - Little Free Library

The Little Queer Library Waltham is a Little Free Library offering books that focus on the queer experience.

Panethnic Pourovers

Quincy, Massachusetts

Queer Led - Cafe Library

Panethnic Pourovers is a 501(c)(3) women-led, queer-led, and AAPI-led grassroots organization centered on community. Their mission is to fight racism and capitalism by providing resources, education, and art that reflect underrepresented identities and cultures. They represent and advocate for the Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI), BIPOC, and queer communities in the Greater Boston Area.

QT Library

Boston, Massachusetts

Queer Owned - Library

The QT Library is a team of artists, book lovers, educators, and LGBTQ+ community members working to establish a brick-and-mortar LGBTQ+ library in Boston, Massachusetts. Their goal is to create a welcoming space where the queer and trans community can access books and media authored or curated by LGBTQ+ individuals. The library will offer free programs for people of all ages to connect and engage in an affirming and inclusive environment, fostering community and endless possibilities.

Little Queery Free Book Bike Library

New Hampshire and Vermont

Queer Centered - Little Free Library

Little Queery Free Book Bike Library - Boston Queers

A mostly queer, curated free mobile library wandering around New Hampshire and Vermont.

Heartleaf Boo

Providence, Rhode Island

Inclusive Business - Co-Op Bookshop

Heartleaf Books is a co-op bookshop located in the heart of Federal Hill in Providence, Rhode Island.

Vermont

Bookstores

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