We encourage you to participate in the NOVA Bookstore Crawl 2026! Starting on Independent Bookstore Day, it’s the perfect day to start and check out the awesome independent bookstores in the Northern Virginia area. Go to the stores, get a great book, get your passport stamped and celebrate the Indie spirit with us!⁠
How it works:
Visit your favorite independent bookstores—and discover some new ones—across the area. Each time you visit a participating shop, get your passport stamped.
Earn rewards as you crawl:
Visit 4 stores: Score an exclusive Advance Reader Copy (ARC)
Visit 8 stores: Snag a stylish tote bag
Visit 10 or more stores: Get entered into the Grand Prize Drawing!
Turn in your completed passport at any participating location by May 31 to qualify for the grand prize. The winner will be drawn on June 1.
Support your local book community, collect cool swag, and read your way through May—one indie bookstore at a time. Let the crawl begin!
More Information
Google Map of stores
Participating Stores Include:
Birch Tree Books & Plants
West Side Stories indie bookstore
Friends to Lovers
Curious Iguana
Fonts Books & Gifts
Books and Other Found Things
Big Planet Comics
Hundred Acre Books
Middleburg Books
Old Town Books
One More Page Books
Scrawl Books
Bonfire Bookstore and Yarnery
Spelled Ink
The Open Book
Winchester Book Gallery
WordPlay
Bards Alley Bookshop