The story
Book City opened its first store in the Annex neighborhood of Toronto in 1976.
From Wikipedia’s article on Book City (Canada), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Private company
Book City
Logo: bookcity.ca3
Independent bookstore in Ontario, Canada
Book City is a Canadian independent book store chain based out of Toronto.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1976Founded1
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersToronto1
- Websitewww.bookcity.ca
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Book City is a Canadian independent book store chain based out of Toronto.2
Products and brands
At its peak, the chain had six locations in Toronto.
Their flagship location at 501 Bloor Street West in The Annex neighbourhood closed in 2014. Their location in the High Park neighbourhood closed in 2012, but a new location was opened nearby 2 years later. As of 2026 four locations remain:
Book City Bloor West Village — 2354 Bloor St. West
Book City on Danforth — 348 Danforth Ave.
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Book City in the Beach — 1950 Queen St. East
Book City St. Clair — 1430 Yonge Street
From Wikipedia’s article on Book City (Canada), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1976Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.bookcity.ca1
- X (Twitter)x.com/BookCityTO1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/bookcityto1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/bookcityto1
- WikipediaBook City (Canada)
- WikidataQ4942931
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataBook City on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBook City on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteBook City logo
- 4
- 5Wikimedia CommonsBook City photo by Indiebooks, CC BY-SA 4.0