Bookworms all over Greater Cincinnati will be trawling shelves and getting passports stamped for the second-annual Cincy Bookstore Crawl this October.
Last October, 12 independent bookstores on both sides of the Ohio River took part in the inaugural crawl (think of it like a bar crawl, but with books). The event will return this year with an extra day, running from Friday-Sunday, Oct. 4-6, and even more bookstores (18 total).
To enter the drawings, you’ll need to fill out a form on the crawl's website, which will be added at a later date, and upload a photo of your passport by midnight, Monday, Oct. 7. Prizes include $25 gift cards to each participating store and a basket containing each bookseller's current favorite book along with personal notes. Winners will be notified and announced on the crawl's social media pages.
Shops taking part in the Cincy Bookstore Crawl include:
Bike Trail Books
113 Karl Brown Way, Loveland
Blue Marble Books
356 S. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas
Book Bus Depot
10936 Reading Road, Sharonville
The Bookery
3704 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum
The Bookmatters
6 Main St., Milford
The Bookshelf
754 Camargo Road, Madeira
Cincy Book Rack
8315 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township
Conveyor Belt Books
410 W. Pike St., Covington
Downbound Books
4139 Apple St., Northside
Friends of the Public Library
8456 Vine St., Hartwell
The Hidden Chapter Bookstore
118 N. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas
Household Books
2533 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills
iNK (indie Northern Kentucky)
229 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue
Joy and Matt’s Books
1515 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine
Manga Manga
5908 Hamilton Ave., College Hill
Roebling Point Books
306 Greenup St., Covington; 601 Overton St., Newport; 301 Sixth Ave., Dayton
Check with the bookstores for individual hours and other events.
More info: cincybookstorecrawl.my.canva.site.
