What is better than the smell and feel of a cozy bookstore? There are tons of great places around Cincinnati for book worms to get their fix. If you already have a favorite and want to try something new or you don’t know where to start, let us guide you to some awesome spots. Here are the 10 best bookstores around the region, as voted by CityBeat readers in the 2022 Best Of Cincinnati issue.

*Editor’s note: The No. 3 bookstore, Blue Manatee Literacy Project, has closed since the publication of 2022’s Best of Cincinnati, so it has been removed from this list.

No. 1 Best Bookstore: Joseph-Beth Booksellers 2692 Madison Road, Norwood Photo: facebook.com/JosephBethCincy
No. 2 Best Bookstore: Half Price Books Multiple locations including 8118 Montgomery Road, Kenwood; 454 Ohio Pike, Beechmont; 4999 Houston Road, Florence Photo: facebook.com/halfpricebooks
No. 4 Best Bookstore: The Friends of the Public Library Warehouse 8456 Vine Street, Hartwell Photo: facebook.com/cincylibraryfriends
No. 5 Best Bookstore: Roebling Point Books & Coffee 306 Greenup Street, Covington Photo: Francisco Huerta
No. 6 Best Bookstore: Downbound Books 4139 Apple Street, Northside Photo: facebook.com/downboundbooks
No. 7 Best Bookstore: Ohio Book Store 726 Main St., Downtown Photo: facebook.com/Ohio-Book-Store
No. 8 Best Bookstore: Shake It Records 4156 Hamilton Ave., Northside Photo: Mike Spitz
No. 9 Best Bookstore: Cincy Book Bus Traveling library: check social media to see where it’s going to be Photo: facebook.com/cincybookbus
No. 10 Best Bookstore: Blue Marble Books 1356 S Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas Photo: facebook.com/BlueMarbleBooks