The Houston Independent Bookstore Crawl is back in 2025 with 25 independent bookstores participating from April 1-30.

The setup

For those interested, participants will need to pick up a bookstore crawl card from one of the participating bookstores and get a stamp. For each store visited, the participant will get a stamp or a signature from the bookseller.

As part of the crawl, a raffle will be done where participants are entered for a chance to win special gifts when they visit 10 bookstores. After the 10th visit, an additional entry will be added to the drawing. Cards must be dropped off at one of the participating bookstores by April 30 by the time the store closes.



Basket Books & Art
  • Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 11a.m.-3 p.m.
  • 115 Hyde Park Blvd., Houston
  • www.basket-books.com
Blue Willow BookshopBooks Abound
  • Monday-Friday, 10 a.m-5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • 11600 Jones Road, Ste. 111, Houston
  • 281-807-5505
Books by the Bay
  • Wednesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
  • 315 W. Main St., La Porte
  • Instagram: booksbythebaytx
Brazos Bookstore
  • Monday-Friday, 11 a.m-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
  • 2421 Bissonnet St., Houston
  • www.brazosbookstore.com
Buy the Book
  • Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • 25162 Grogans Park Drive, The Woodlands
  • www.buythebook-tx.com
Candescent BooksClass Bookstore
  • Thursday-Friday, 2-7 p.m.; Saturday, 11a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 1-6 p.m.
  • 3803 Sampson St., Ste. C, Houston
  • www.classbookstore.com
Copperfield’s BooksDreamers Books + CultureGood Books in the WoodsGood on Paper
  • Monday-Friday, 11 a.m-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-6 p.m.
  • 250 W. 19th St., Ste. D, Houston
  • www.goodonpaperbooks.com
Gulf Coast CosmosHouston Book Warehouse
  • Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
  • 17939 Keith Harrow Blvd., Ste. 202, Houston
  • Instagram: Houston Book Warehouse
Kaboom BooksKaty Budget Books
  • Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
  • 870 S. Mason Road, Ste. 101, Katy
  • www.katybooks.com
Kindred StoriesLit Book Bar
  • Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon; Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
  • 611 Jackson St., Ste. B, Richmond
  • www.litbookbar.com
Lit Java Coffee & Books
  • Tuesday-Friday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
  • 5018 Broadway St., Pearland
  • www.litjava.net
Mossrose Bookshop
  • Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Monday-Friday, closed
  • 711 Milby St., Ste. 27, Houston
  • Instagram: mossrosebookshop
Murder by the BookThe Book AtticThe Book Readers VenueThen & Now BookshopVillage Books
  • Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
  • 9955 Woodlands Parkway, Ste. F, The Woodlands
  • www.myvillagebooks.com