Capital Region independent bookstores offer a range of titles and events
A robust reading renaissance is currently playing out across the Capital Region, with new openings, expansions and a proliferation of book clubs and events.
Red Stick Reads’ new location, which opened in May, is almost double the size of its previous home, featuring reading nooks, a coffee bar and meeting space for book clubs. It joins newcomer TBR Books and Tea, which debuted in Baton Rouge in early April, and longtime indie booksellers like The Conundrum, Cavalier House Books and The Bookceller.
Here’s where to find them.
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The Bookceller
9702 Florida Blvd., Walker
Paperback exchange and used bookstore that’s been open for nearly 50 years.
Cavalier House Books
114 N. Range Ave., Denham Springs
Founded in 2009, this bookish heaven offers curated titles and reliable staff picks. A Lafayette location opened in 2024.
The Conundrum
11917 Ferdinand St., St. Francisville
Indie shop specializing in Southern fiction, books on gardening and cooking, jigsaw puzzles and more.
Red Stick Reads
3829 Government St.
Read Stick Reads’ new location provides plenty of room for shelves, book club meeting space and story time.
TBR Books and Tea
7276 Highland Road, Suite B
It’s all about stories and sips at Baton Rouge’s newest bookstore, a concept that puts a cozy spin on the bookstore-coffee shop model with fine teas.
This article was originally published in the July 2025 issue of 225 Magazine.
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