Friendly City Books

Hours: 12-6 pm Weekdays & 10-4 Saturday

Phone: (662) 570-4247

Location: 423 Main Street, Columbus, MS

A new chapter

Now open at 423 Main Street

Come visit the new location for our community bookstore in downtown Columbus! Don’t forget that you can also shop with us online at Bookshop.org — where you can browse our entire warehouse inventory and get books shipped directly to your door — or try an audiobook through our friends at Libro.fm.

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Our Preorder Pick

Bless Your Heart: A Field Guide to All Things Southern

We are obsessed with Landon Bryant’s hilarious explanations of Southern culture to unenlightened Yankees on his @landontalks social media channels and the Friendly City Books podcast, and we are so excited to get signed copies of his very first book! Preorder now to make sure y’all get one before they’re all gone.

Get it now

Preorder: Bless Your Heart (Signed!)

$25.00

Audiobook Bestsellers

Check out the Top 100 audiobooks on the Libro.fm app.

New Releases on Audio

Listen to the hottest brand new audiobooks on Libro.fm.

Mississippi Authors

Listen to audiobooks by Jesmyn Ward, Michael Farris Smith, and more.

Emily’s Pick: Neko Case (Signed!)

Signed: Neko Case

$30.00

Emily says: “I have long admired Neko Case as a powerful singer and incredible songwriter, but you don't have to already be a fan to be moved by her story. I was stunned to learn what she overcame in her childhood, which reminded me so much of memoirs like The Glass Castle and Educated. The rawness and vulnerability that Case shares in her life's story give me a new appreciation for her music. I will treasure this book for a long time.”

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