10 Cozy DC Bookstores That Are Just Begging to Be in Your Instagram Feed

Spend a lazy Sunday lost among the shelves.

1. Bridge Street Books

Lingered here for most of the morning. ?

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A collection spilling out onto the sidewalk.

2. Riverby Books

We found great games, books, even Edgar Alan Poe's "Nevermore" raven… But most importantly we found a fun time ?❤️ #dclifestyle

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The best book nook.

3. Capitol Hill Books

{capitol hill books} stacks on stacks on stacks • this secondhand bookshop is a real life treasure hunt • right in eastern market you can get lost here in the very best way! @annamcalpinemeyer #outwithlocals #localxdc

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Still can’t get enough.

4. Idle Time Books

On Saturdays we go to bookstores and buy memoirs

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Life goals.

5. Book Bank

Магазины с подержанными книгами такие крутые! В этом хозяйничает престарелая crazy cat lady, собирающая пожертвования для котов, фигурки котов, книги с котами. Вот я уже и довольна. Довольна и тем, что нашла там Стейнбека, буду читать в оригинале.

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Finding love on a shelf.

6. Hole in the Wall Books

I love used book stores so much.

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Worth the venture to Falls Church.

7. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe

?CONTEST ALERT‼️Starting Monday is National Dog Week and Kramers staff will be showing off their furry friends on IG and we want you to do the same…for PRIZES? Share a photo of your pooch(es) w/ your favorite or current book using #petsATkramers ? Link in bio for contest rules, prizes & swag? ?: @thefryecompany // @avecruth #NationalDogWeek #Dogstagram #dogsofDC

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Bring your pup, too.

8. Politics and Prose Bookstore

I definitely have an addiction to books ? new post hitting the blog soon about this + my slow understanding of self-care ?

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The perfect pairing.

9. Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe

Be Free. // Tip 6. – Everything you want to know is in a book. Period. Try to increase your reading and get your friends to do the same. Maybe you can spend your time talking about a book that moved you, instead of a reality show that mildly entertained you. // Check out my latest blog on other tips to improve happiness. // ? in bio. // #bookstagram #bookworm #inspiration #blackswhoblog #blackgirlbloggers

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“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board…”

10. Second Story Books & Antiques

Always had eyes for those Karamazov brothers ? . .. … …. ….. #books #bookstagram #seaofbooks #rarebooks #colorfulbooks #getlost #getlostinabook #booklover #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #classicnovels #firstedition #firsteditions

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Rare and used finds.

Abbey Gingras

Editorial Fellow

Abbey joined Washingtonian in September 2017. A Miami University (Ohio, not Florida) alum, she called the Midwest home before moving to Vermont to report for the Burlington Free Press and to be closer to her one true love: Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Her work has also appeared in Cincinnati Magazine and USA Today. Abbey lives in Falls Church.