A visit to Mississippi affords a wealth of literary luxuries. Here's a list of havens awaiting the bibliophile:

Bookstores & Museum stores

Bay St. Louis
Bay Books

Booneville
Latte Books

Clarksdale
Cathead: Delta Blues & Folk Art, Inc.

Delta Blues Museum Store

Corinth
Spice of Life Bookstore

Greenville
McCormick Book Inn

Greenwood
Turnrow Book Co.

Hattiesburg
Main Street Books

Jackson
Adhiambo Bookstore & Gift Market

Choctaw Books

Lemuria Books

Mississippi Museum of Art Museum Store

Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences Dragonfly Giftshop

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

Old Capitol Museum Shop

Laurel
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art

Madison
Yellow Dog Books

Natchez
Cover-to-Cover Books

Explore Natchez

Turning Pages Books & More

Ocean Springs
Realizations: The Walter Anderson Store

Walter Anderson Museum Store

Oxford
Square Books

Pass Christian
Pass Christian Books

Philadelphia
Dancing Rabbit Press Gallery

Starkville
The Bookmart

Tupelo
Reed's Gumtree Bookstore

The Village Green Bookstore

Vicksburg
The Attic Gallery

Lorelei Books

Vicksburg National Military Park Bookstore


And, of course, Mississippi has outlets of

B. Dalton Booksellers

Barnes & Noble

Books-A-Million

Borders

Walden Books

Wish You Were Here? Are you a Mississippi retailer that sells new books? Do you have a website? Let us know your presence online. Email syates@ihl.state.ms.us.

Want to know more about Mississippi bookstores? See www.squidoo.com/Mississippi-Bookstores



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