91. Borders Books & Music
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 237-0707
Address: 3637 Peachtree Rd. NE
Description: Across the street from Phipps Plaza, the Peachtree Borders book shop is a bright and cheery place of roughly 35,000 square feet with more than 83,000 titles and one of the best area selections of newspapers and magazines. Borders features an espresso bar/cafe and book signings with celebrity authors as well as local writers. The store carries an extensive collection of foreign language publications and lots of out-of-town newspapers. There are numerous other Borders stores in the metro Atlanta area.
92. Tall Tales
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 636-2498
Address: 2105 LaVista Rd. NE
Description: Tall Tales is a full-service independent bookstore that has extensive children’s and fiction sections and a base of loyal customers. That’s because service is the specialty here: Special-order books can often be delivered the very next day. The store will also search for out-of-print books. The highly literate staff will gladly help you make your selections.
93. Architectural Book Center
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 222-9920
Address: 231 Peachtree St.
Description: This bookstore shares a suite with AIA (American Institute of Architects), Georgia chapter. It sells retail books about architecture as well as gift items including statuary, frames, cards, and puzzles oftentimes, but not always, related to architecture.
94. Brushstrokes
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 876-6567
Address: 1510 Piedmont Ave. NE
Description: In the Ansley Square Shopping Center just south of the intersection of Piedmont and Monroe, Brushstrokes is a popular stop for gay and lesbian magazines and gifts.
95. Cathedral of St. Philip
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 237-7582
Address: 2744 Peachtree Rd. NW
Description: Religious books and gifts are for sale at the bookstore in the Episcopal cathedral.
96. Charis Books & More
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 524-0304
Address: 1189 Euclid Ave.
Description: This is a pleasant store in Little Five Points selling feminist books, gay and lesbian literature, music, and children’s books. It sponsors weekly community-oriented programs that often involve readings and book signings by noted authors.
97. The Civilized Traveller
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 264-1252
Description: This store offers a big selection of travel books and tour guides, plus luggage, binoculars, and other travel accessories.
98. Cokesbury Books and Church Supplies
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 320-1034
Address: 2495 Lawrenceville Hwy.
Description: Cokesbury sells religious books and other materials. It’s affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
99. Georgia Book Store Inc.
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 659-0959
Address: 124 Edgewood Ave. NE
Description: Georgia Book Store Inc. gets a lot of walk-in traffic. On the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Courtland Street, across from Georgia State University, this bookstore is only a few blocks from some major Downtown hotels and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. Although it’s primarily a textbook store, carrying books offered for GSU courses as well as test-prep materials, Georgia Book Store also has sports-related items and local and regional souvenirs. The store still has some Olympic memorabilia for sale. Georgia Book Store has been in business since 1957. The original owner pioneered the idea of buying college students’ books back when the courses were over; that’s a staple of the business now.
100. Outwrite bookstore & coffeehouse
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 607-0082
Address: 991 Piedmont Rd.
Description: Outwrite is at the corner of 10th Street and Piedmont Road in Midtown. Outwrite sells coffee-table books as well as gay and lesbian books, magazines, and cards.
101. Science Fiction & Mystery Book Shop
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 634-3226
Address: 2558 Shallowford Rd. NE
Description: If you just have to find out whodunit—or you think you already know—sleuth on over to Science Fiction & Mystery Book Shop. It also carries fantasy books. Owner Mark Stevens briefly considered closing the shop in early 2001, but after a local outcry, decided to look for a better location for the beloved but seriously under-patronized shop.
102. Shrine of the Black Madonna Culture Center
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 752-6125
Address: 946 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW
Description: In West End, you’ll find an excellent source of African-American books for both adults and children at the Shrine of the Black Madonna. The shrine also sponsors book signings.
103. Greater Atlanta Christian Bookstore
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (770) 243-2000
Address: 1575 Indian Trail-Lilburn Rd.
Description: This store has a big selection of Christian books, music, gifts, and cards. It’s on the campus of the Greater Atlanta Christian School.
104. Decatur CD
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 371-9090
Address: 365 West Ponce deLeon Ave.
Description: Great prices, great service, and the phattest selection of old and new sounds on CD, cassette, and 12-inch wax are what you’ll find in this music store in downtown Decatur. Don’t see what you want? Ask! The staff will special order it for you at no extra charge.
105. Full Moon Records
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 377-1919
Address: 1653 McLendon Ave. NE
Description: A mile east of Little Five Points in Candler Park, Full Moon Records buys, sells, and trades records, tapes, and CDs. Full Moon has a big selection of $1 records.