New Orleans bookstores accepting local authors & zines
These 4 shops publicly say they accept submissions. Each card links to a listing with the exact pitch instructions from the shop's own website. Read how to pitch to retailers and grab the free line sheet template before you hit send.
The 4 shops
The Garden District Book Shop
Garden District bookshop inside The Rink, with Bar Epilogue, a monthly book club and author events.
Heads up: Consignment is only for independently published authors living in the New Orleans metro area.
Blue Cypress Books
Oak Street bookshop selling new and used books, with author events.
Heads up: They read every submission but don't respond to all; if you don't hear back, they aren't stocking your book.
Baldwin & Co.
Bookstore and coffee shop on Elysian Fields that hosts book festivals and events.
Heads up: No explicit submission process, only the IngramSpark note.
Ox Lot Books
Independent bookstore on Covington's Lee Lane that also carries work by local artists and makers.
Heads up: No walk-ins without an appointment and no phone pitches.
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