40 Local Bookstores Will Be Participating in the 2nd Annual Philly Bookstore Crawl With Book Signings, Wine Tastings, and More
Looking for something to do this weekend? Well, why not check out Philly’s best bookstores and enjoy deals, meet & greets, author signings, wine tastings and much more. It’s all apart of the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Book Store Crawl happening Saturday August 24th.
40 area book stores will participating in this year’s crawl with each store offering their own in-store events and deals. In-store happenings include a breakfast bookstore crawl in Chestnut Hill featuring Multiverse, Booked, and Hilltop, discounts and wine tasting at Bristol Books + Bindery, giveaways at Wooden Shoe Books, author chats at Head & Hand, book signings at Brave New Worlds Comics, and much more.
Philly Book Store Crawl founder Eric Smith started the crawl last year after spending time in Ann Arbor Michigan and noticed book crawls out there. “When I moved back to Philly I wanted to bring that same energy here,” Eric stated. A literary agent and author, Eric has published his own book “With or Without You” about two cheesesteak proprietors falling in love, as if that wasn’t Philly enough.
The Philly Book Store Crawl is an all-day event with no particular path, so participants get to choose their own adventure. In addition each store will operate on their own hours with many hosting early morning as well as evening after hours events. See participating locations below:
A Novel Idea
Four author book signing + giveaways
1726 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148
American Grammar
Publishing industry AMA with agents + editors at 10am
2046 N Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Big Blue Marble
Picture book + kid-lit giveaway while supplies last
551 Carpenter Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19119
Binding Agents
Enjoy a sneak peek of the shop
908 Christian st, Philadelphia, PA
Bindlestiff
4530 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
Booked
Chestnut Hill breakfast + More
8511 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Brave New Worlds
Book signing with Jadzia Axelrod
55 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Bristol Books + Bindery
Wine tasting + clothing discounts
129 Mill Street Bristol, PA 19007
Capricorn Books
Laura Piper Lee signing
605 West Ave, Jenkintown, PA 19046
Children’s Book World*
Meet Pete the Cat + get ice cream
17 Haverford Station Rd, Haverford, PA 19041
Du Bois-Robeson People’s Center
Virtual chat with Dr. Melissa Ford
4515 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
Garland of Letters
10% discount on all books + a mystery box for the first 21 book buyers
527 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Pay at Giovanni’s Room
Exclusive tote bag giveaway
345 S 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Harriett’s Bookshop
258 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Healing While Black*
Cookbook giveaway + more
4111 Lancaster Avenue. Philadelphia, PA. 19104
H&H Books*
An Evening with Jiordan Castle, Alina Pleskova, Eshani Surya, and Joseph Earl Thomas
2230 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Headhouse Books*
Readings with Emma Copley Eisenberg, Eshani Surya, and Alyssa Songsiridej
619 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Hilltop Books
Mystery + thriller book giveaway
84 Bethlehem Pike, Phila. 19118
House of Our Own Books
3920 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St. Philadelphia, PA 19146
Inkwood Books
Meet Gail Priest + Shveta Thakrar
106 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Julia de Burgos Bookstore
2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133
The Last Word Bookshop
220 S 40th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
LOT 49
408 E Girard Ave, 19125
Main Point Books*
Philly Bookstore Crawl After Party
116 N Wayne Ave, Wayne, PA 19087
Making Worlds Cooperative Bookstore & Social Center
210 S 45th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Mavey Books
Book Signings with Karen Tang, Dana Kramaroff, and Jamilah T. Bigelow
8 Cricket Ave, Ardmore, Pennsylvania 19003
Miscellanea Libri
Signings with Boney Atlas and and Dr. Mercedes Osakwe
454 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Molly’s Books & Records
1010 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Mostly Books
529 Bainbridge St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Multiverse
Chestnut Hill Breakfast + more
8026 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Narberth Bookshop
221 Haverford Ave, Narberth, PA 19072
Neighborhood Books
1906 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Open Book Bookstore
7900 High School Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Partners & Son
Book crawl after concert. Michael Foster Solo (saxophonist), and Duo
with Victor Vieira-Branco (vibraphone) with Anne Ishii (drums) 6–9PM $10–$15 suggested donation at door
618 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Umoja House
6338 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books
5445 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Wooden Shoe Books
Just Seeds poster giveaway
704 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Main Point Books
116 N Wayne Ave, Wayne, PA 19087
