Brazos Bookstore

Category:	Book Store
Address:	2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005, USA
Phone:	+1 713-523-0701
Site:	brazosbookstore.com
Rating:	4.7
Working:	10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 12–6PM

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Reviews 24

Chris Rivera

It was my birthday and I like to read so I decided to visit a new bookstore. I came to Brazos and started browsing but things got uncomfortable. They followed me around the whole store pretending to fix shelves or pick out books from a shelf. When I would make eye contact with one of the workers she would quickly glance away. Might be because Im not white, the way I was dressed, or both. The store isnt that big so they could have just stared at me from the counter since I was such a concern. I wont be back but Im not missing out since the store has books you can find anywhere. They have a decent selection of local magazines and speciality journals, but there are other independent bookstores that carry the same. I walked out of that store feeling very sad from my experience and wondering why they did that.

Georgina Salazar

Cozy independent bookstore. I first visited for an authors visit, for the book "The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia." Next I stopped by to order a book published by a friend, "Schadenfreude, A Love Story: Me, the Germans, and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They Have Words For." Both times the staff were friendly and helpful. I look forward to visiting again and wish I lived closer so I could come by more often!

Mark Odom

This is hands down the best bookstore in Houston, TX .We do their summer camps that they offer as well.The staff is Austin at its best.The book events are the best I have ever seen!! My son got several autographed books by his favorite authors.This place makes reading COOL! We love the story times, the events, the staff, the books, the camps. This place is what makes Austin Weird in the best way possible.The only thing I dont like is that we do not live close to this bookstore, because it is our favorite!!

Robin Pacholder

Love Amazon when I know what I want, but Brazos is the best when I dont. I have a teenage son who is a voracious reader but has a hard time finding things that suit his taste. We always come to Brazos for him and leave with a stack of books that are perfect. I always discover something for myself too. This isnt a superstore but rather a carefully curated selection of books with a helpful, knowledgable staff that you cant find online or in a big box bookstore. Houston is so lucky to have Brazos.

Stephen Taylor

Okay, so this is a bookstore selling their new books at MSRP. Fine, but you have to sell those books to me; give me a compelling reason to buy them. They do not. My wife and I walked in, and werent even greeted. There were two employees dusting and straightening shelves, and neither one of them made eye contact or greeted us. (The place isnt that big: they didnt miss us) We quickly lost interest and left.

Kyoko Fuqua

This place was just so light and airy I had to buy a book here. Why is it that so many book stores are dark?! Either way this place hits the mark as the best environment to be searching for and browsing books. While I loved how non cluttered this place was, the selection was a little slim, but I found the book I was looking for so I cant complain! If I lived nearby I would be in here all the time.

Grazyna Chester

There is no place quite like The Brazos Bookstore.However, two lemons in the mix-one is lately the discounts have not been so deep.Two the attitude of those who buy the books.You are not really told how they arrive at the totals and sometimes they seem a bit short with people.But other than that this place is a testimony to the fact that the paper book is not dead yet.

Lanita Broome

Brazos Bookstore is great ! It has every type of book you could possibly want at a very affordable price.I have books stacking up at home that I just cant get around to because every time I step into this store,I always find some little treasure that I must take home and its usually only like 5 bucks or less! What a steal.

Luise Runyan

Great selection of books and some very good readings and literary events on the calendar. Downstairs is fun, too, with the little furnishing touches. But the cafe is way too crowded, giving this place the feel of a Times Square Starbucks. I they can pump some of the people out, I might become a more regular visitor.

Natalie San Luis

I came here for a World Book Night event a couple of months ago. Brazos is a small-ish independent bookstore, so I would definitely call ahead if youre coming here to pick up a specific book. The staff is super friendly and helpful -- great neighborhood bookstore with regular author readings and events.

Julia Alaniz

This bookstore is so great, yall. Every time I come in here I want to walk out with everything. They have a great selection of books as well as notebooks. They carry one of my favorites, the Magma sketchbook. They also have a lot of great authors every month coming into talk.

Alex Ramzel

Couldnt find the book I wanted at any Barnes and Noble or Half-Price Books in the area, but I walked into Brazos and after a very helpful explanation of how their organizational system works I found my book in all of about 30 seconds. Great experience.

Ryan Kaiser

Lovely bookstore! Friendly employees. Clean and well organized. The staff thoughtfully review several of the books being sold, leaving well written summaries and recomendations. Good for a quick stop, or a long visit.

James Dean

The people at Brazos Bookstore work hard to provide everything you could want in a local, independent bookstore. Their book recommendations and community events make Brazos my favorite Houston bookstore.

Steven Jin

I was impressed by the selection of books that are not often stocked in larger bookstores. The staff are incredibly knowledgeable and provide reviews for a few of the books in their inventory.

Katie Wright

Great selection with friendly, knowledgeable staff. They also have a ton of fun knick-knacks, journals, and fountain pens. Love this bookstore, its practically the only place I buy books now.

Claribel Brito

The books recommended have successfully been added to my list of all time favorites, after many years of stagnation.The people working here are passionate, interested and knowledgeable.

Wanetta Hefner

Beautiful, clean, and well-organized. Very nice, helpful staff. No only a very impressive variety of books, but also some really cool stuff: toys, games, pens/pencils, etc.

Jayson Hayward

Nothing beats a good book store and this place is like a dungeon for all of those amazing books that they have in here, a perfect place to get you reading starting.

Audie Laws

So actually, Im glad I didnt have much time to hang out there because it would have been a very difficult exercise in Elimination after a while.Books are hay, yall.

Becky Reiter

They have a great selection of books and I LOVE that there are a ton of Staff Picks! They also have an excellent children and young adult section.

Patrick Hyde

The best curated collection of old and new books in Houston. Friendly and helpful staff, great book group. If you like to read this is a must visit

Vincent Whittater

They have a wonderful collection of history books and biographies. My mother really loves reading those kinds of books and I got one here for her.

Roberta Mertz

I love being here in the afternoon. There is no one in sight and I can browse peacefully. I always go here and do that, I love the peace in here.