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Best Used Bookstores in Ottawa
A guide to Ottawa's best used and independent bookstores, from floor-to-ceiling treasure troves to cozy café-bookshops and rare antiquarian dealers.
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Sat 11 Jul
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Pages & Pleasures – Romance Book Fair
Ottawa Conference & Event Centre
A romance book fair featuring over 70 authors, publishers, and vendors. Meet Canadian authors, discover new love stories, and explore a market for mature audiences.
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6 May ~ 9 May
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Kanata United Book Fair 2026
Kanata United Church · Kanata
Annual community book fair with over 30,000 gently used books. 100% volunteer-run and donation-based, supporting local outreach programs.
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25 Oct ~ 26 Oct
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Antiquarian Book Fair Ottawa
Saint Paul University · Downtown
Peruse and purchase antique and rare books, maps, and paper ephemera from 20+ dealers. Live presentations on historic bookbinding and book collecting history.
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All Books
Downtown
A beloved used bookstore on Rideau Street packed floor-to-ceiling with secondhand books. Known for its remarkable owner who can locate any title from memory across the towering stacks.
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Barely Bruised Books
Downtown
A charming independent bookstore on the second floor of a Sandy Hill building, Barely Bruised Books carries over 80,000 new and used titles across all genres, with a personally curated feel and the largest Indigenous book section in Ontario.
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Black Squirrel Books & Espresso Bar
Old Ottawa South
A beloved independent bookstore and espresso bar on Bank Street in Old Ottawa South. Offers a curated mix of new and used books alongside coffee and tea, with regular live music, open mic nights, and author events.
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Book Bazaar
Centretown
Ottawa's largest used bookstore, family-owned since 1974. Two floors with over 55,000 used, rare, and out-of-print titles on Bank Street in Centretown.
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Patrick McGahern Books
Downtown
One of Ottawa's oldest antiquarian bookstores, operating since 1969 in the ByWard Market. Specializes in rare and collectible books, maps, and prints on Canadian history, Arctic exploration, and Irish literature.
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