The Outer Banks is home to many proud bookworms, and the stores on the beach cater to their needs. Outer Banks bookstores can take the form of your typical independent bookstore, coffeehouses, gift shops, general stores, markets, consignment stores and more. Being on vacation, it’d be nice to enjoy a book or two between sunning on the beach and whiling away hours on a rainy day. Fortunately, you don’t have to look hard or long before you find somewhere that sells books. The towns from Corolla through Ocracoke have multiple stores that carry books. You can pick up a paperback while doing your grocery shopping, or you can spend the morning sipping coffee as you browse through an eclectic selection of new and used books. Many Outer Banks bookstores sell books by popular authors as well as local authors, so you can get a taste of local style and culture as a book takes you on an adventure. So start reading . . . through the below listing of Outer Banks book shops!
Outer Banks Shopping by Area
Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
Roanoke Island & Manteo | Hatteras Island | Ocracoke Island
Outer Banks Shopping by Category
Shop here for gently used men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, household accessories, DVDs and a large selection of jewelry. They have a giant collection...read more
Upstairs in Jockeys Ridge Crossing Center you'll find one shop run by a husband-and-wife team with two distinct passions. Abbi is a tea expert, and she...read more
Next door to the world-famous Awful Arthur’s Oyster Bar is this shop, where you can buy Awful Arthur’s t-shirts, sweatshirts and beachwear as well as great...read more
Beach Books is a northern Outer Banks bookstore that's locally owned and run by Corolla residents. They have a wide selection of fiction and...read more
Ben Franklin is a great stop for beach items such as floats, towels, boogie boards, hats and sandals. You can pick up souvenirs and sundries and browse a...read more
Pronounced “body,” this horizontally striped lighthouse is on the soundside at the southern end of Bodie Island in Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It re-...read more
Duck’s tiny post office is located at this shop, which is in the Loblolly Pines Shopping Center. The shop sells locally made art, greeting cards, postcards...read more
This vintage, family-owned grocery store offers fresh meats, a great selection of fine wines and a variety of groceries....read more
If one thing represents all of Hatteras Island, it has to be the famous black-and-white, spiral-striped Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The lighthouse has...read more
