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All bookstores in this section are near the DUPONT CIRCLE Metro Station.
- Kramerbooks and Afterwords Cafe
- 1517 Connecticut Ave.
- Recently made famous for Monica Lewinsky's patronage, this bookstore is equal parts bookstore and social scene. Often a place to spot visiting actors.
- New books, all subjects
- Kulturas Books
- 1741 Connecticut Ave. NW
- Used books
- Lambda Rising
- 1625 Connecticut Ave.
- Washington's famous gay and lesbian bookstore. Really huge with a great selection.
- Lammas
- P St. NW
- Excellent feminist bookstore.
- Luna Books and Coffeehouse
- 1633 P St. NW
- Small selection of radical books and nonfiction
- Mystery Books
- 1715 Connecticut Ave. NW
- Good bookstore for fans of mystery and suspense.
- The Newsroom
- 1753 Connecticut Ave. (Near S. St.)
- Magazine stand with an excellent selection of international serials. Also has foreign language books and dictionaries.
- Olssons
- On 19th St. between N St. and Dupont Circle
- New books, all subjects
- Second Story
- 2000 P Street NW
- One of three locations of this excellent used books chain. Their Bethesda location is my favorite used bookstore on the East Coast.
- Vertigo Books
- 1337 Connecticut Ave. NW
- Politics, fiction, literature, history, from an international perspective. Very Afrocentic.
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White House/K Street   |
- Chapters Literary Bookstore
- 1512 K. St. [MCPHERESON SQUARE]
- Independent bookstore with an emphasis on literature, new fiction, and general nonfiction.
- Franz Bader Bookstore
- 1911 I (Eye) St. NW [FARRAGUT WEST]
- Specializes in art, design, photography, and architecture books. The best source in DC for these subjects.
- Map Store
- 1636 Eye St. ("I" St.) NW [FARRAGUT WEST]
- Maps and atlases. Close to White House.
- Reiter's
- 2021 K Street [FARRUGUT WEST]
- The place to go if you are looking for science and technical books. Also has the best computer book selection in DC.
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All bookstores in this section are a long walk from the FOGGY BOTTOM Metro Station.
- Bridge Street Books
- 2814 Pennsylvania Ave NW
- My favorite DC bookstore, which demonstrates why a small bookstore stocked by a knowledgeable owner beats a chain any day of the week. A little bit of everything: fiction, politics, lit crit, philosophy, science, etc,
- Old Forest Bookshop
- 3145 Dumbarton St.
- Antiquarian.
- Olsson's Books and Records
- 1239 Wisconsin Ave. NW
- New books, all subjects
- Smash
- 3279 M St.
- A punk store. A few zines. About the only punk merchandise this
city can boast about.
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U Street/Adams Morgan  |
- The Adams Morgan neighborhood is also accessible from Dupont Circle via a long walk or the 42 bus.
- Atticus
- 1508 U Street NW
- Used books
- Lammas
- Near 18th and T Street
- Washington's premiere feminist bookstore.
- Sisterspace
- 1515 U Street, NW
- A feminist afrocentric bookstore, which recently moved into a
storefront location.
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