Best New Book Store

Voyageur Book Shop

It's been open only since April 2016, but it already feels like an institution. Maybe that’s because owners Jeremy Mericle and Blaine Wesselowski are veterans of the now-shuttered Renaissance Book Shop. Like Renaissance, Voyageur (2212 S. Kinnickinic Ave.) sells used books, including first editions, and a smaller selection of new titles. And the shop hosts book release parties, writing classes and (on November 5) a scavenger hunt.