{"id":3535,"date":"2022-08-30T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2022-08-30T13:05:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T17:05:10","slug":"english-bookstores-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/english-bookstores-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>9 notable English-language bookstores in Montreal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">by Misha Khan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rain or shine, there\u2019s nothing more romantic than spending a day wandering the streets of Montreal, a cup of coffee in hand, navigating the nooks and crannies of a bookstore. With an arts culture as vibrant as Montreal\u2019s, there\u2019s no shortage of books to be sought out. And although much of the city\u2019s literary culture is of and for the Francophone community, there are also a host of local English-language bookstores you can spend your next rainy day inside of, browsing for noteworthy reads to add to your shelves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/\"><strong>Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Located across the street from McGill University in the heart of downtown Montreal, Paragraphe Bookstore has been a cornerstone of the city&#8217;s literary scene since it opened in 1981. The bookstore is also known to be visited by authors on tour, along with local writers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/paragraph-exterior-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Paragraphe bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3543 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/paragraph-exterior-980x551.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/paragraph-exterior-480x270.jpeg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/paragraph-exterior-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Paragraphe bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/paragraph-exterior-980x551.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/paragraph-exterior-480x270.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cParagraphe Bookstore is proud to be an active member of the city&#8217;s cultural community. We are a general interest bookstore with a wide in-store selection, specializing in academic titles,\u201d says Andreas Kessariss, the store\u2019s Events Coordinator. In addition to its wide selection of academic books, this shop also stocks popular fiction and nonfiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/argobookshop.ca\/\"><strong>The Argo Bookshop<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in Shaughnessy Village, Argo Bookshop is the oldest English-language independent bookstore in Montreal. They offer a curated selection of fiction and non-fiction, including literature, poetry, philosophy, and biography. The store also specializes in books on marginalized groups and by marginalized authors, including books on race, gender, and queer issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/argo-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Argo bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3537 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/argo-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Argo bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3537\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Argo Bookshop hosts regular events that range from readings and signings to book clubs and write-ins. Be sure to<a href=\"https:\/\/argobookshop.ca\/events\"> check out their website<\/a> to stay up to date on their upcoming events!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.encorebooks.ca\/\"><strong>Encore Books &amp; Records<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in the heart of NDG, the story of this bookstore began with a father and son who had a treasure-hunting passion and began to accumulate far more than they could store in their own home. After it became apparent that they could not keep all of their book and music findings, they started supplying retail book and record stores. After nine years of learning the business, Peter and Sean Madden opened Encore Books &amp; Records in 2004.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Encore3.jpg\" alt=\"Encore Books and Records\" class=\"wp-image-3545 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Encore3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Encore3-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Encore3-480x320.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/667;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Encore3.jpg\" alt=\"Encore Books and Records\" class=\"wp-image-3545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Encore3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Encore3-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Encore3-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Encore is full of books, records, magazines, comics, CDs and DVDs! We try to be a place where everybody can have fun browsing and discovering all the amazing treasures,&#8221; notes Sean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etatdestyle.com\/\"><strong>De Stiil Bookstore<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before De Stiil was a bookshop, it was a clothing store called \u00c9tat de Style, owned and operated by Aude Le Dub\u00e9. But when Montreal went into lockdown at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Le Dub\u00e9 decided to change course\u2014replacing the racks with shelves and turning the boutique into a bookstore dedicated to a curated selection of English-language literature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/de-stijl-1-1024x388.png\" alt=\"De Stijl Bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3546 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/de-stijl-1-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/de-stijl-1-980x371.png 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/de-stijl-1-480x182.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/388;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/de-stijl-1-1024x388.png\" alt=\"De Stijl Bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/de-stijl-1-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/de-stijl-1-980x371.png 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/de-stijl-1-480x182.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Dub\u00e9 has noted her delight in unearthing the latest and greatest titles, selecting novels that she herself has indulged in, but also ones for her clients\u2019 tastes in mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtl.drawnandquarterly.com\/\"><strong>Librairie Drawn &amp; Quarterly<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008, veteran comics publisher Drawn and Quarterly renovated a former dress shop on Bernard Street in Mile End, opening its first store and revitalizing the independent book retail landscape in Montreal and in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DQ.jpeg\" alt=\"Librairie Drawn &amp; Quarterly\" class=\"wp-image-3542 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DQ.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DQ-980x657.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DQ-480x322.jpeg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/670;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DQ.jpeg\" alt=\"Librairie Drawn &amp; Quarterly\" class=\"wp-image-3542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DQ.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DQ-980x657.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DQ-480x322.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Librairie Drawn &amp; Quarterly is proud to be known not just as the flagship shop for the publisher, but as the city\u2019s literary hub for all genres and ages. Cartoonists, writers, essayists, poets, illustrators, and the readers who love them\u2013all call the store their own. They&#8217;ve even opened a second location down the street, devoted to children&#8217;s books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sainthenribooks.com\/\"><strong>Librarie Saint-Henri<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in the borough of St-Henri, Librairie St-Henri Books is a local, independent bookstore that houses a curated selection of fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, children\u2019s books, young adult fiction, cookbooks, as well as locally sourced zines, greeting cards, pins, patches, stickers, and other unique wares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saint-henri2-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Librairie St. Henri\" class=\"wp-image-3540 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saint-henri2-980x980.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saint-henri2-480x480.jpeg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saint-henri2-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Librairie St. Henri\" class=\"wp-image-3540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saint-henri2-980x980.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/saint-henri2-480x480.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They are committed to stocking and uplifting the voices of POC, queer, and Indigenous authors, at home and abroad.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bibliophilemontreal.com\/\"><strong>Bibliophile Bookshop<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In business for nearly 40 years, Bibliophile is an independent English bookshop that carries a range of genres including children&#8217;s books, Judaica, psychology, and cookbooks. If you can\u2019t find what you\u2019re looking for, they\u2019ll order your favourites for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bibliophile-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bibliophile bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3541 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 765px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 765\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bibliophile-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bibliophile bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3541\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have grandchildren who live in a different city, you can also join their Grandparent Club\u2014Bibliophile will send them a suitable book once a month.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/category\/Bookstore\/SWWelch-Bookseller-283426633094\/\">S.W. Welch Bookseller<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This venerable shop has been offering a carefully curated choice of second-hand titles since 1984, first on the Plateau and, for the past 15 years, on St-Viateur in the heart of Mile End. In 2021, a threat to the store&#8217;s future due to raised rents caused a major public outcry, with neighbourhood book lovers coming out in droves to support the local institution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3165-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3551 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3165-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3551\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Welch, the store\u2019s eponymous owner, has declared his intention to retire in 2023, so don\u2019t miss an opportunity to visit this classic spot while in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordbookstore.ca\/\"><strong>The Word Bookstore<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Word Bookstore was founded in 1975 by couple Adrian King-Edwards and Lucille Friesen, who opened up an underground bookstore in the living room of their Milton Street apartment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wordbookstore1-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"The Word bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3539 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 819px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 819\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wordbookstore1-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"The Word bookstore\" class=\"wp-image-3539\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When The Word opened its doors for the first time, the McGill students and poets who had frequented the apartment next door for bi-weekly poetry readings and impromptu literary salons were among their first customers. Over the years, The Word has become a citywide institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Misha Khan<\/strong>&nbsp;is a freelance writer and activist with years of experience working in grassroots organizations. 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