Virginia's oldest independent bookshop, on the Downtown Mall since 1924. Strong selection in Virginia history, Southern literature, and general fiction; the staff recommendations shelf is reliable. A short walk from the Jefferson Theater on the mall's main pedestrian strip. Open daily; author events several times a month.
New Dominion Bookshop
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New Dominion is the oldest independent bookshop in Virginia, operating on the Downtown Mall since 1924. The shop has a strong local history section, a well-curated literary fiction selection, and a loyal customer base that has kept it solvent through the decades when independent bookshops were closing across the country. Author readings and signings happen regularly — the shop has a drawing power with writers that is unusual for a city Charlottesville's size, partly because of the UVA connection.