Begun in 1978 by the inimitable Anita Raskin, the Book Lady Bookstore is Savannah's only full service independent bookstore offering a broad range of new, gently used, rare, and out-of-print books. Joni Saxon-Giusti, who worked at The Book Lady with Mrs. Raskin for many years, is now at the helm of this beloved Savannah bookshop and continues the work of expanding the city's rich literary legacy.
We are very active with our community partners, collaborating with Savannah's Coastal WildScapes, Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home, Georgia Historical Society, Georgia Poetry Circuit, Ossabaw Island Foundation, Penny Candy Books, Southern Poetry Review, Georgia Conservancy, Telfair Museum of Art, Seersucker Live, Senior Citizens Inc.'s The Learning Center, Savannah State University, Wormsloe Foundation, and many other nonprofits in Savannah and the region, including the Georgia Antiquarian Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance.
We are very active with our community partners, collaborating with Savannah's Coastal WildScapes, Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home, Georgia Historical Society, Georgia Poetry Circuit, Ossabaw Island Foundation, Penny Candy Books, Southern Poetry Review, Georgia Conservancy, Telfair Museum of Art, Seersucker Live, Senior Citizens Inc.'s The Learning Center, Savannah State University, Wormsloe Foundation, and many other nonprofits in Savannah and the region, including the Georgia Antiquarian Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance.
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Our Services
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We offer many services and advice (maybe too much!) from our knowledgeable staff, but our best service is providing an unforgettable book lover's experience where customers are invited to browse for that serendipitous find, curl up in one of our cozy chairs beside two fireplaces, have a cup of coffee or tea from our wifi-cafe, and meet other book lovers.
On Our Shelves
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Thousands of books, both fiction and nonfiction, hardbacks and paperbacks, in over 40 genres.
Our rooms of books include an extensive collection of Georgia and Southern history, art, architecture and photography, literary biography, classics, women's studies, military history, foreign places and travel memoirs, small press, poetry, drama, philosophy, African-American, children's, gardening, sports, religion, McSweeney's issues, science and nature, and cookbooks.
Our rooms of books include an extensive collection of Georgia and Southern history, art, architecture and photography, literary biography, classics, women's studies, military history, foreign places and travel memoirs, small press, poetry, drama, philosophy, African-American, children's, gardening, sports, religion, McSweeney's issues, science and nature, and cookbooks.
About Our Events
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Our author events both at the shop and with many other organizations around town have included award-winners and regional favorites, including David Sedaris, Caryl Phillips, Edwidge Danticat, Benjamin Busch, Beverly Donofrio, Robert Olen Butler, Daniel Handler, Sylvie Simmons, David Blight, Neil Gaiman, Allan Gurganus, Douglas Blackmon, Joyce Maynard, Brendan Koerner, Sarah Domet, Patrick Samway, Jan Gehl, Dan Kennedy, Ann Hood, Charles Frazier, and Isabel Wilkerson.
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