Malvern Books

Wonderful bookstore with staff who love poetry and literature and are warm. They also make interesting recommendations. The poetry bundle option (20% off!) is hilarious and fun. I bought a Polish Poetry Bundle yesterday. Great place to get lost browsing. So nice to have this resource locally.

My go-to for finding new and exciting books. I am not personally good at finding new books and am not an avid reader as much as I once was, but they are changing that! Their recommendations were all specific and perfect. I’ve also had them do recommendations for other people. The staff are extremely kind and helpful.

This place is the exact reason small local bookstores are essential. The online and big chain stores aren’t going to find you something specific to your tastes. Shop here!! They’re amazing!

Hands down my favorite bookstore in Austin-just on selection alone. Indie publishers galore (poetry, essays, literature/short stories and graphic novels). The store itself is pretty chill and feels intimate. Staff has been helpful every time I've visited. They hold events here too, poetry readings and book debuts. That kind of thing. And they have ice cream once a month at one of these, so I've been told.Every book I've purchased was recommended through their Instagram and has been a winner-I take it as a sign that they know their stuff.

I'm a little biased as I have a partner who works here, but I'm gonna try to ignore that. Malvern is just... utterly unique and so important. I still probably go to Half Price for the bulk of the books I need from authors with 7/10 name recognition or higher. But what Malvern provides is the opposite: individualized recommendations from the most voracious readers (most of them writers, too) you've ever met. It's "come in and we'll give you something new to try", in the vein of the kinds of video stores Quentin Tarantino bragged about working at. This place is the antidote to Amazon.

Plus, if you're a poetry nerd, you'll recognize it can often be difficult to find any whatsoever in chain stores or at Half Price, let alone the problem of developing a compass for what to try. No such problem here. Every time I've gone in to scratch that itch, Stephanie or one of the other poets on staff has listened attentively to the kind of thing I feel like reading and then made a beeline to Snatch something off the shelves and shove it in my hands and that kind of experience is priceless.

A very unique and local bookstore that specializes in selling books by local as well as international authors. One of my favorite things about this store is that it places more emphasis on highlighting books that were not best sellers but still have quality content. Already loving the recommendation by the store staff.

I wish this place wasn't closing down. One of the employees recommended some excellent books that I'm already mostly through. I'll have to go back before they shut the doors for good.

This is a great little bookstore for those with eclectic tastes. They offer a wide variety of hard to find and lesser known books. The real value of this business are the employees . As they are all avid readers, they are excellent at providing book recommendations.

Although Malvern Books is a recent addition to the area, I have high hopes for this niche book store. They specialize in translated works in particular, and the staff are both friendly and extremely knowledgeable about many of the works that they carry. They have semi-regular poetry readings, and have specials focusing on specific genres from time to time.

Nice small independent bookstore. Sells prose & poetry from small publishers. Great events. Anything from unpublished authors reading their own work; Music events to writers from out of town reading from their published books.

We'll miss you, Malvern Books! This store was the very best for indie presses and local gems. All the best to everyone at the store.

Pleasantly surprised with this wonderful poetry bookstore!

I didn’t know it existed and I just saw it on the road. Definitely a worthy stop for poetry lovers.

Attended an Austin Community College literary event here. It was small and personal experience for me. All the books there are from independent publishers you won't find your bestselling books here.

This is one of the great small independent book stores in the U.S., specializing in the work of small presses that publish poetry, fiction, and translations of both. It is also a welcoming and comfortable place to just visit and sit around and read.

This place is amazing! They’ve got books you won’t find anywhere else and a wide selection of periodicals to choose from too. I make it a point to stop in whenever I am in Austin.

Incredible space for visiting writers and brilliant variety of works to choose from. I always find an intriguing read (or more than one!) Staff are welcoming, friendly, and helpful.

You should seriously check this place out. Lots of poetry. Lots of cool events held here including readings by established writers and open "mics". Go support this place. There aren't a lot of book stores like this open any more.

This place is super spacious and I feel like the books they feature here are really intentional which is cool. There's an open mic for local authors to share their work which is pretty neat as well.

Fantastic indie bookstore with a stellar poetry collection. This place is carefully curated for readers who want to find that perfect gem of a book.

Such a wonderful curated bookstore, that also holds space for readings from poete like Kaveh Akbar! Absolutely suggest going to explore new fiction and poetry

Great selection. Lots of poetry not found in average bookstores. Nice staff. Thoughtful events!