Here are some fun statistics about Nova Scotia’s bookshops!

• There are 48 independent bookshops* in Nova Scotia.

• The oldest bookshop is: Schooner Books! It opened in 1975!

• The newest bookshops are Fluffy Cat Books, Seed and Spark Book Co-op, Salt-Water Ballad Books, and On the Same Page, which opened in 2025!

• Outside of the HRM, Annapolis Royal and Lunenburg are the towns with the most bookshops, tied with three each!

• The most popular opening years were 2021 (Agricola Street Books, Friction Books, and The Curious Cat Tea and Books), 2022 (MareGold Bookstore, Shore Bound Books, and Vickery House Books), and 2024 (Good Dog Books, The Book Shed, and Pages and Pieces), and 2025 (Fluffy Cat Books, Seed and Spark Book Co-op, Salt-Water Ballad Books, and On the Same Page).