Redbud Books is a bookstore and community space dedicated to shared thought in Bloomington. Through thoughtfully curated collections, engaging programming, and a welcoming space, we hope to bring people and books together and into dialogue with contemporary debates and struggles over the future of our city and our world.
About Us
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We’re Bloomington’s community bookstore, a collective of local book lovers who believe in the world-making magic of the written word. Our collections are hand-picked and thoughtfully curated to make browsing a joyful experience. Come visit our storefront at 408 W. Kirkwood Ave. to discover unexpected gems — new and used works of fiction, poetry, and theory that are beautiful, inspiring, and maybe even a little dangerous.
As a community-led non-profit, we’re also a hub for exchanging ideas and building connections: we host themed reading groups, a speaker series, and international film screenings. We recognize that thought itself can be a radical proposition and that books enable other worlds to bloom by inspiring us to think and act otherwise. Redbud isn’t just a bookstore – it’s a portal between local and global, between the known and the unknowable, between the present and what could be.
We are a project of the Center for Sustainable Living (CSL). If you are interested in volunteering with us, please fill out this quick interest form.
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Recent Press
Into the Arts: Redbud Books (IU Office of the Provost)
More than books: Redbud Books on Kirkwood (The Herald Times)
Redbud Books to open on Kirkwood Ave (WFIU/WTIU, also via Indiana Public Media)
Redbud Books Coming to Bloomington, Ind. (Shelf Awareness)