Paperback Exchange

Est. 1975 - One of Minnesota's longest running independent bookstores! Family run!

06/12/2024

Just some dad things…

05/08/2024

Did your portrait of your mother not turn out quite right? Why not give her a Paperback Exchange gift certificate for Mother’s Day instead?

04/24/2024

🎺INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY is this SATURDAY, APRIL 27!🎺 We’re celebrating with extended hours this Saturday: 9 AM - 7 PM!

In the meantime, drop by to pick up this year’s Midwest Indie Bookstore Map and Twin Cites Independent Bookstore Passport. Collect stamps in your passport to receive discounts and qualify for prizes!

12/27/2023

This week, get a FREE book from our winter holiday cart with any purchase! Happy New Year 🎉

12/22/2023

Happy holidays from Pepper! Check out our holiday hours below:

Christmas Eve: OPEN 12-5 pm
Christmas Day: CLOSED
New Year’s Eve: OPEN 12-5 pm
New Year’s Day: CLOSED

12/13/2023

We have gifts for writers, too! ✍🏽

Remember to get your new-book orders in by Dec. 17 to ensure arrival by Christmas!

12/06/2023

Literary totes: the perfect gift for your favorite on-the-go reader.

Want to fill a tote with new books? Make sure to place orders by December 17 so they’ll arrive in time for Christmas!

11/29/2023

We have puzzles!

11/21/2023

🦃 Thanksgiving hours 🦃
Wednesday, Nov. 22: 11am-6pm
Thursday, Nov. 23: CLOSED
Friday, Nov. 24: 11am-6pm

Recipe for “Mom’s stuffing” found in a book

10/25/2023

Gray day? Snuggle up with something cozy.

10/02/2023

We read banned books.

Let Freedom Read this Banned Books Week…and all year round!

07/24/2023

It’s too hot. Go up north.

06/14/2023

🌈 Pride reads! 📚

05/31/2023

Here comes the sun ☀️…and here come Sunday hours! Paperback Exchange is now open Sundays from 12-5 pm. See you this weekend 🕶️

05/22/2023

It’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

04/27/2023
Photos from Paperback Exchange's post 04/25/2023

Independent Bookstore Passports are here! Collect stamps from your favorite Twin Cities indies this week to get coupons and qualify for prizes. We’ll see you this Saturday, April 29 during our EXTENDED INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY HOURS: 10-6:30!

Photos from Paperback Exchange's post 04/24/2023

Indie Bookstore Day 2023 is this Saturday, April 29! Stop in to snag a copy of this year’s Indie Bookstore Roadmap with art by . Don’t forget to check out the back for details on how to win gift cards to your favorite bookstores!

04/17/2023

It’s almost here! Join us for Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 29. 📚 🎈

03/29/2023

💥 This just in 💥
Buzzy used hardcovers!

03/22/2023

This just in.

03/06/2023

March is Women’s History Month!

02/20/2023

This Mardi Gras, why not read a book set in or around the Big Easy?

02/13/2023

Not feeling Valentine’s Day? We’ve got you covered. Plus, a Paperback Exchange gift certificate is a great way to show the 💕 to friends, roommates, siblings, baristas, and platonic soul mates of all stripes.

02/08/2023

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02/06/2023

February is Black History Month!

02/01/2023

Shadow or no shadow?

01/18/2023

💥 THIS JUST IN! 💥

01/09/2023

⭐️ THIS JUST IN! ⭐️ New and used, big and small, local and international

12/28/2022

🎵 On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…🎵

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2227 W 50th Street
Minneapolis, MN
55419

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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