Reading Around Memphis

Here is a selection of Memphis-area bookstores.

Afrobooks • 1206 Southland Mall, (901)396-3490.
Memphis' only all African American bookstore. Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00a.m.-9:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00-6:00 p.m.

Burke's Book Store LLC • 1719 Poplar Ave, (901)278-7484. In operation since 1875, with a variety of fiction, regional history in new, used, and antiquarian books. Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Davis-Kidd Booksellers • 387 Perkins Road Extended, Laurelwood Center, (901) 683-9801. One of Tennessee's top independent bookstores, with shops in Nashville and Jackson as well as Memphis. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Deliberate Literate • 1997 Union Ave, (901) 276-0174. Sells only Random House, Inc., books and Seattle's Best Coffee. Hours: Monday-Sunday 6:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.