Carmichael's Bookstore: A Louisville staple for books, gifts, and unforgettable author events.
Located at 2720 Frankfort Ave in Louisville, Carmichael's Bookstore is a small independent bookshop and gift shop. The shelves span classics, minority and queer titles, puzzles, games, notebooks, and gifts, plus a dedicated kids' section. Highlights include Louisville-opoly, Bri Bower stickers, and frequent author signings.
2720 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206, USA
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Curated selection of fiction, nonfiction, minority/queer authors, kids' books, and Kentucky history titles.
Offers puzzles, games, cards, T-shirts, tote bags, stickers, and unique local items like Louisville-opoly.
Cozy area dedicated to board books, picture books, and middle school reads for young readers.
Hosts book signings and events with authors, including big names and local figures.
Website allows customers to search for specific books before visiting the store.
Overall rating
Tom Romano
Small bookstore but you can search their website beforehand if you are looking for a specific book. So many restaurants and shops close by on Frankfort Ave if you want to make more than just the bookstore visit to the area.
Grace Yocum
“I’m up at Carmichael’s tryna get on the same page” 🎶 They’ve got notebooks, cards, classics, puzzles, games, “world’s smallest” series, a section for kids, postcards, T-shirts, tote bags, and even free stickers! But my favourite item is probably the “Louisville-opoly” edition of monopoly. I love the idea and I’ve only seen that edition sold at a couple other places. You can also buy Bri Bower’s Carmichael’s stickers here, or the same images in a puzzle.
Jessica Townsend
Very small shop. Staff was helpful. They didn't have a large selection for the reading level I was looking for. They've got a ton of board books, picture books, and middle school aged books, but barely anything for early chapter readers.
Renee Pinkston
Perfect little independent bookstore! The selection of books here is wonderful; you can find plenty of minority and queer books/authors in all genres as well as puzzles, stickers, and gifts. The back section is for kids books and is so cute and cozy! There is a small section of Kentucky history books but most of the space seems to be dedicated to nonfiction. They also host book signings throughout the year, and sometimes bring in some big names.
Scanlon Rush
I love this bookstore and have since I was a kid. I've found many treasures on the shelves and have met quite a few personal heroes thanks to their events. Most recently was meeting Democratic Candidate for Senate Charles Booker, and getting his novel signed. I value every memory made here.
