Bookstores in Minnesota Accepting Local Authors
These 6 independent bookstores publicly say they accept submissions on their own websites. All are in Minnesota; see all 96 nationwide or the Minneapolis–St. Paul page.
The 6 shops
The Shop at Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Book-arts center shop carrying 275+ consignment artists: zines, journals, artists' books, prints, paper and cards.
Not accepting right now. General consignment closed until Winter/Spring 2028; narrower calls in January and May 2027.
Next Chapter Booksellers
St. Paul general independent bookstore.
Heads up: No consignment requests in November-December (held to the new year).
Red Balloon Bookshop
Children's bookshop in St. Paul.
Heads up: No new consignments November 1–January 3. Titles available through Ingram don't qualify.
Birchbark Books
Indigenous-focused independent bookstore (online shop features books by and about Indigenous Americans).
Heads up: No consignment.
Boneshaker Books
Volunteer-run radical bookstore in the Wedge neighborhood.
Heads up: In person only, no mail.
Milkweed Books
Independent bookstore of the nonprofit publisher Milkweed Editions, inside the Open Book literary center.
Heads up: No stocking policy published beyond the manager's email.