Faulkner House Books, New Orleans

Best bookstore I've ever been to, right in the very heart of the French Quarter. I buy a Faulkner book every time I visit, and I like to imagine where in the house he was sitting when he wrote a few of his books. It's fairly small, but you will find exactly what you're looking for here (unless you're into the vampire romance genre. This ain't your spot.) If you want to read what was written in the house, the following books are usually stored front and center: 1. Soldiers' Pay (His first major work) 2. Mosquitoes (set in NOLA) If you're a fan of poetry, the back hallway is your spot. There are 2 full bookshelves packed with all the poetry you could ever want. Then go next door and get some absinthe 😬

Great, quiet little spot in the French Quarter featuring a wide variety of books, both rare and ordinary, for purchase. Like everything in the Quater, it is tight inside but this is nothing unusual. The staff is warm and helping and the prices are standard and, historically, the location is that where the one and only William Fualkner stayed and wrote at while in New Orleans. For that fact alone, any lover of literature of tourist should pay a visit to Faulkner House Books.

A blink and you'll miss it hole-in-the-wall place, but it has a treasure trove of books

Not worth going to if you're a racial minority or do not fit the white, thin and able-bodied persona. A place's bookseller does not have to be explicitly racist to tell you you aren't welcome in their store. I saw the old white woman go out of her way to help my white friend and another white lady that walked into the store but did not say a word to me or an overweight white woman who walked in. This detail to service had that much of an effect that I decided not to buy a book that I had actually wanted to read and decided that I'd find the book elsewhere to not give to a low key subtly racist seller. It's quite odd given that Southern Gothic literature often provides a scathing critique on old Southern racism and yet this store is run by a seller whonis racist, which makes this establishment even more ironic. POC - this place is definitely not for you. Spend your money elsewhere with people that will actually give a damn.

Very beautiful bookstore. Been around for 27 years. Nice selection of books. Small and lovely. The owner is very sweet and willing to make recommendations.