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December 2023 by Lizzie MB Frederick
Blue Cypress is a woman-owned, locally-owned bookstore on Oak St near the levee. While they are most known for their used books selection they also have a great new selection. They often highlight local authors and host several different book clubs on site. Don't forget to meet Kitty when you go!
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December 2023 by Malcolm Earhart
Nice sized bookstore located off the canal line. Although I drove to the area and walked around, I know that's a long ride from the Qtr, but worth it. Hoping on and off to sight see while on St Charles helps, when it's not too hot out. This was a recommended store by an English Prof I met elsewhere in the city. It was a Saturday afternoon and they were fairly busy. I still saw staff walking around helping and sprucing. I went a little crazy this time, but they had a good selection of new and used books. I was walking off the UM game @Cooters and a couple tasters @Oak St brewery. They even had comp snacks and drinks and you can spin the wheel for other goodies. 4 instead of 5 stars cause I'm a dog person(jk)
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November 2023 by Josie Sexton
Their friendly knowledgeable staff, expanded store and a super cute shop cat, always make for a good experience! They have the book you're looking for or they'll get it for you quickly. And a Blue Cypress gift certificate always makes a good present for all ages.
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October 2023 by Caitlyn A.
Such a cute bookstore with sweet employees. We just happened to see it on our way to the coffee shop down the street and stopped in to check it out. Bought 1 book and finished it at the coffee shop then went right back after to grab the next two in the series. If you enjoy a peaceful ambiance, friendly people, authors signing books, and adorable book store cats, absolutely check this place out!
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October 2023 by Trevor Joshua Hill
Lovely Indie Bookstore with great aura. Two stories, so you know they are serious about their craft.
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August 2023 by Tammy Austin
A top-tier bookstore, worth a visit any time.It's a lovely, curated women-owned bookstore in a cozy neighborhood with an immensely knowledgeable staff who offer superb recommendations. Features a bookstore kitty, affectionately known as Kitty Meow, who is a New Orleans icon of course. It hosts a robust event calendar with several excellent book clubs, especially Happily Ever After (a romance book club). Also, it has a comprehensive online store with easy ordering.I have been a patron for nearly ten years, and it’s almost impossible to walk away empty-handed. Go, seriously!
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August 2023 by Sunni Grabert
Blue Cypress Books is lovely.All of the booksellers are passionate and knowledgeable about the stock and I always feel welcome.There is an upstairs area with even MORE books. I started going there for the books of course but really I could spend hours just looking at the little aspects of the space, literally even the floor is interesting, go look at it.My favorite part of BCB is how I can see parts of all the booksellers in all the pieces that make up the shop. You really have to hand it to Elizabeth (shop owner/bookseller), she’s attracted the most wonderful staff to entrust her shop to. Every single one of them do such a fantastic job of making BCB feel local, cozy, and cared for. As a business owner I know that having the best employees is a testament to doing the right thing as an owner.If you follow the Instagram you can really dig into which bookseller has your similar reading vibe and then follow their recs to get you the EXACT books you never would’ve ended up with on your own. If you don’t do social, there’s a little spinny shelf with their recs so you can check there first to see who’s in your lane too. Jodi is my like mind. There’s nothing she can tell me to read that I would question.Really you should follow the Instagram though because it’s a work of art. There is so much information about featured books but also lots of fun activities and events happening all the time!SUPPORT INDIE BOOKSTORES AND SHOP AT BLUE CYPRESS! The only downside is that you’ll never want to shop anywhere else! But it’s worth that risk!Oh, also there’s a cat. Sometimes she’s in the mood for attention and/or pets. Sometimes she’s not. But surely you already knew that, since she’s a cat.
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August 2023 by Destiny Morna
Support Independent Bookstores! This was my first visit to this charming book store on Oak Street. It has a mixture of new and second hand books and an abundance of local authors and signed books. I could spend hours looking at all the books! It even has a bookstore kitty- appropriately named. Kitty meow! What a New Orleans gem!
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August 2023 by Aleksei Moniz Mirov
Incredibly inaccessible and the selection is uninspired, almost identical to every other indie bookstore with a lot of literary fiction, most of it a few years old, and a bunch of big press YA. The local collection is pretty good, though. (No idea about upstairs , as it's completely inaccessible to me.) Used books are scattered throughout to make things more interesting, I suppose. Asked about a new poetry book from a local press, told they didn't have it and there was no offer to order it through them. Be advised, if you have a service dog, you have to call ahead to get the bookstore cat corralled, as he's very hostile to dogs. You can't just walk in with a service dog.Overall, this wasn't worth the trip to the shop, and I have to order the book online anyway. I don't think I'll be back.
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August 2023 by Allen Boudreaux
Blue Cypress is, as always, the best independent bookstore in town. While Octavia and Garden District Books are great for new reads, and the antiquarian shops in the Quarter are great for tough-to-find old times, Blue Cypress has just the perfect selection of new and used books - and their incredibly friendly and knowledgeable staff always make you feel at home and have great recommendations! Truly a gem in the cultural landscape of our city.
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August 2023 by Courtenay Woodhead
Cannot recommend these ladies enough! Always have a great selection to pick from and it's an enjoyable space for our monthly book club get-together. Support women-owned and local businesses whenever you can!
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July 2023 by Catsur na
A cute little bookstore with at least a little bit of something from every genera, a cool little novelties section, and a sweet cat. There are a few benches to sit on while you consider your options, and for the most part there's enough room to easily maneuver around others. Prices are also ok for used books. Parking is scarce, and that's really the only negative about this place.
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July 2023 by Chandler Robinson
I love this place! I collect the leatherbound Easton Press and Franklin Library books, along with the Heritage press boxed books, and they had a plethora of each at very low prices!!! I was just visiting New Orleans and traveled to many different bookstores in the area and while the others were also awesome, this one was by far my favorite! To make sure I took in every title, I had to go to it one two separate days, where I found even more treasures the second time. They have a great rewards program too where you get a free $10 or less book for every $50 you spend. I hope to visit New Orleans again, and when I do, Blue Cypress Books will be at the top of my to-do list!
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June 2023 by Jes G.
Such a great local bookshop (complete with shop cat)! I love walking over here to just browse all of the great books that they have, but my favorite is their local wall. They have so many great used and new books that are all based in New Orleans that I could stand there all day just deciding which one to take next. Localized cookbooks, nonfiction accounts, poetry, fiction books/series, kids' books, and even YA. Don't forget to head upstairs for even more exploring. And...AND they have just a wonderful collection of stickers from a variety of categories -- authors, local, pop culture, etc. You really can't go wrong any time you stop here. They also do trades/buys for your own gently used books, so if you're better than me and can part with one or two, they'll make it worth your while.
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May 2023 by Joan Savage
A very special store with the things that I love - good books. I bought my husband a beautiful oversized book on the History of Country Music. Vellum and gold page. I'm coming back soon.
