“This is such and amazing and cozy book shop with so many fun selections and new releases every week. I here almost every weekend and all the workers are so kind and lovely!”
10AM - 7PM
6 W 5th St, St Paul
Book Stores
“Love this place! Dan was fantastic helping us figure out a couple books we didn’t actually know the names of. We figured it out together! And he recommended some additional books for us. Will definitely come back here next time we visit St. Paul.”
“This is a great independent, local bookstore located inside the Union Depot. Nice collection of local authors and a section of travel/train orientated books. The atmosphere is warm and inviting.”
“Loved this place when they had art galleries and love it now as a book store!
As a book store, XIA has a great selection of books, with focus on AAPI authors. The store also greatly supports many local authors. All of employees are so helpful in recommending books.
The in-store cafe has many delicious drinks, pastries, and snacks; the barista is always so friendly. I love grabbing a Vietnamese coffee and croissant while looking for a new read.
Overall, this book store is a wonderful place to visit in the heart of St. Paul!”
“This small but mighty bookstore boasts an excellent selection of books in all categories and each time I visit I find something new that I can't help it by or something I've been looking for for ages and finally have found. The owner, Hal Johnson, is very welcoming and willing to help with anything you're looking for. I highly recommend this bookstore.”
“Great little book store.
Lots of recommendations, local authors represented, current politics and supportive to the communit; including posters, pins and stickers to liven up your local ? protest”
“Well stocked and airy. Convenient to order online for pickup. Google Maps may give you as poor of directions as it gave me to get to the front door, but there is a parking lot with plenty of space and some street parking nearby as well. You can turn into the lot from either direction on Ford, though it is easiest if you're driving westward (toward the river).”
“3 floors of books. Discounted ones in the basement. Paperbacks are half the original price. Hardbacks are marked in pencil inside the front. Good selection of scifi, horror, romance, scholarly religion (Classics of Western Spirituality), poetry, fiction. Parking behind store.”
“The older gentleman working was very helpful (he even got down on the floor to look at the bottom of a shelf to help me find a book I was looking for.) It's a fun place to poke around and they've got some interesting titles, but many of the shelves are filled with cheap drug store romance and mystery novels that you find in heaps at garage sales. The prices are a bit high, but I like supporting independent booksellers.”
“Setzer Drug has been my pharmacy going on 5 years now. I trust the pharmacy - you get a new drug and they come out to explain best taken and things to be wary of. Personal touch.”
11AM - 5PM
4300 Glumack Dr, St Paul
Book Stores
“Didn’t buy anything here, but the lady working the counter was being so kind to a guest, I had to leave a good review. It’s a really cute book store. Had to hold myself back from leaving with a stack of books.”
“(Translated by Google) Excellent service and a very good selection of Bibles, literature, certificates, and gifts, I got exactly what I needed.(Original)Excelente servicio y muy buena selección de Biblias, literatura, certificados, y regalos, obtuve exactamente lo que necesitaba.”
“Clean and tidy, but as expected for private school bookstore, the merchandise (especially clothing) was WAY overpriced. Not sure about book prices - haven't crossed that bridge yet.”
“Was cleaning out old engineering and Safety books after retiring. Didnt want to throw them out as there was still a lot of good information there. Was told that Books for Africa took them and shipped them over to Africa by the container. For example they have sent 400 containers to EthiopiaThey ask for a 50 cent donation per book to help cover the cost of shipping but I was so happy to have the books put to good use I gave more.Great charity!”
“Every experience has been positive! Staff are quick to respond to online orders and are more than willing to help with any issues with orders! The only “downside” is that (not at their fault) because of the nature of the store being both in person and online, sometimes the stock availability changes after an online order is placed. Again however, staff are more than willing to help you find a new size or item. I would recommend them to any and all St. Kate’s alumna and family!”
10AM - 5:30PM
217 Como Ave, St Paul
Book Stores
“Bought some books to learn how to read and write in Hmong. They have Hmong Christian books, abc's, Hmong culture, love stories, scary stories, war stories and many other genre.”
“I went on campus to return some rental books. It was my first time since I'm an online grad student. I couldn't find the bookstore at first, but one of the coaches showed me the way. The bookstore staff was friendly and my books were easy to return.”
“Great for literature and staff picks, but wouldn't go there for economics, tech, sociology. Need to convert the logo sweatshirt store next door into a connected cafe.”
Open 24 hours
4300 Glumack Dr, St Paul
Book Stores
“Very clean and quiet the staff is pretty cool they have Security on site that's always a good thing and no problem getting on the computers I don't really mess with the books but they probably have plenty of those and they also have an entire other side that's more like a college setting I guess you could say but if you become a member you can utilize that side as well they have all the machines that you would need copier printer Etc I would highly recommend this place”
“As a kid who grew up on sci-fi this is the coolest book shop ever. Its even better, full of movie props and posters. The range of horror to sci-fi is crazy. One of the best collections I've ever seen. Its an amazing place that any fan of the macabre will feel right at home. Support your local independent book stores.”