Reviews of Octavia Books. (Book Store) in New Orleans (Louisiana).

Octavia Books

263 Reviews

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Book store

513 Octavia St, New Orleans, LA 70115, United States

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Information of Octavia Books, Book store in New Orleans (Louisiana)

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Reviews of Octavia Books

Nicole Fuller

I came across this neighborhood bookstore while living in New Orleans. Staff are friendly and helpful. Even after relocating from the area, I still consistently order from here. I specifically love the free gift wrapping option for books I buy and ship to others.

Garland

Great neighborhood bookstore with helpful employees eager to help find and order books. Nice selection of New Orleans culture books.

Jeanne Howe

The sweetest cozy bookstore that makes you feel like you’re in a movie! Tons of selections, helpful and friendly staff, plus they do book signings. Many local options!

Leiana Quintero

If you don't know about this bookstore its because regulars love it and want to keep it secret! Its awesome, a gem.

Emma Simon

This is one of my favorite places. The staff is very knowledgeable and happy to assist with anything, from finding exactly what you need to suggesting something else you may enjoy. If the book you're looking for isn't on their excellently-curated shelves, they'll order it for you and it can be at the store within the week. There is a wide selection of local authors, kids books, new and popular, and gifts. I'll be back soon!

Kandice Cole

Must visit bookstore in New Orleans. Great selection of books especially kids section. Lots of local authors and topics too!

Lisa Gray

Beautiful little neighborhood book store. Love their Louisiana/New Orleans selection. Take some time to walk around the block while you're there. Enjoy the beauty of area. :)

Diamond Maultsby

I loved this store, they had a great selection of books and collectibles! The customer service and conversation are easy going and very genuine as well.

Gabriela Swanson

I LOVE this bookstore. It's such a special place to go browse and inhale the happiness that is hundreds of books.

James Orbeck née Watkins

Fabulous selection, staff is super friendly and really helpful without being intrusive. BEAUTIFUL location. Really eclectic stock, as well.

Annabell N' Betty

Had every book I needed and the staff was very helpful and welcoming. Great bookstore 😊 …

Adrianne Montoya

Well-curated selection, including a pleasantly surprising number of titles by high-quality small/indie presses. Lots of fascinating local interest titles. Great kids' section.Staff is helpful and friendly but unobtrusive, and they're happy to order titles for you.Clean, cozy, bibliophilic space.

John Lundquist

The owner and staff are very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. They helped my teenaged daughters find books that they were interested in and made thoughtful recommendations. This Independently owned bookstore has a large selection and is beautifully designed.

Catherine Hunter

Beautiful bookstore. Super space for booksignings. Great place to engage with ideas.

Myra And Watson

Wonderful service, helped me purchase gift books.

Helena Mouskouri

Such a cool place! Great collections and found some really unique arts and journals

Mary Marshall Brame

beautiful, well-appointed bookstore with plenty of incredible selections, as well as a robust local New Orleans section. helpful, friendly staff, and an easy online ordering platform makes for the perfect bookstore experience. shop local!

Evan Broussard

Nice neighborhood bookstore with a great selection and friendly staff

Melissa L. Petzel Rose

Beautiful store! Great local section. Awesome staff! Be sure to support this local independent bookstore.

Wayne Boyko

I took my wife to the book shop during mother's day. Although it didn't appear large from the street, it was surprisingly large once we were inside. The book categories and topics covered were expansive as well. Definitely a great alternative to the big box bookstores that we will be returning to, often.

Cindy Coren

Octavia books is a beautiful place staff is accomodatig

Lydia

Beautiful store with a great selection and super helpful staff!

Dov Glazer, DDS

What a book store should be. Huge, but not overwhelming amount of local interest books, with a knowledgeable, helpful and friendly staff. Love the vibe of this place!

Mabel Jane Hoevker

One of my favorite bookstores that I try to hit up every time I'm in the city. Very friendly and helpful, it makes my heart feel good they've survived 2020. Great selection of local based books, too. I even picked up a few puzzles to bring home with me!

Omnia

What can I say about Octavia Books? I love the personal attention they give to each and every customer. It's like you are really about of the Book family. Dosen't take long to get help and they know where all the books are as if it's a mental database. I adore the fact that its private owned and local. To me, that gives it a more personal feel. The atmosphere is great. It sits in the back of a huge building on the corner of Laurel and Octavia (picture included) and once you purchase a book from their wide selection of authors and titles, you can go grab a bite to eat from the cafe up from. I highly recommend this store to all the bookworms out there.

Autumn Montgomery

Great local bookshop! Friendly and well informed book nerds. 👍😊 Found them via an author's announcement for a book tour event and enjoyed the store and its resident staff so much I will most certainly return with frequency. One of my favorite things about this shop is the particular way the buyers fill their shelves. There are popular titles but there are also a great many titles that step just aside of traditional and grab your attention. Whether they are fiction or nonfiction, they are not "standard fair". I was consistently taking photographs of book covers to remind myself of what I wanted to purchase in future return visits.

Katarina Merlini

This store has a great vibe. Very curated selection with a diverse offering of local and national titles. In addition, they offer great local stationary and gifts for out-of-towners. I was a little disappointed with the poetry section, but c'est la vie. Support indie bookstores!!

kathleen kamphausen

Such a lovely shop in a cute area of the city! I've received porch drop offs and pick up orders from here, as well as placed orders to be shipped out of state. All of my orders have bee fulfilled SO quickly and I'm so appreciative of all the help I've received from Octavia. I'd highly recommend supporting this shop!

John O'Neill

Great little neighborhood book store set in an interesting building. We found it very welcoming and enjoyable. They had a nice array of book selections.

Lenny Feller

An uptown institution. I order all my books through them instead of amazon. They will also wrap and send books as presents which is super helpful. The staff is knowledgeable and very friendly.

JM

Absolutely love this book shop, it has a very present charm and the book selection is varied and relevant. They're organized and the people at the register were so helpful.

Amanda Letaw

FANTASTIC local selection, from NOLA/LA history, food/recipes, art, music, Katrina books (ugh), courtyard gardens - best selection of local books I’ve found in the city. The rest is good, but not books/stationery/etc. you can’t find anywhere else. Worth going for local!!! The staff are great, too. Helpful and friendly but not obnoxiously attentive.

Andres Barcelo

Quaint little book shop that you would miss if you blinked twice. The owners definitely put care and time into both their book selection and their design. Stepping through the doors is like crossing into a book lover's paradise with a fantastic local selection of authors and a cute kids section in the back. I definitely recommend it.

Christiana Thomas

Friendly, helpful staff. The store was well-stacked with a wide variety of titles and inviting displays.

Milana A

Super friendly staff and tons of events for aspiring authors to meet published ones. I love the location and space. Also great book selection. They were one of the only places carrying Zora Neale Hurston's new book and I snagged the last one.

Marjorie Pokorny

This is a lovely bookstore. They are very supportive of local writers. Always a welcoming vibe.

David Kay

Great variety with a strong collection of local and regional authors and subjects. Knowledgeable, helpful staff who also let you indulge in the profound pleasure of browsing a good bookstore.

Leah Williams

Always love stopping by & perusing Octavia Books when I’m in town! Cozy, inviting, & full of great finds!

M.C. Barrett

I wandered into Octavia Books today for the first time, and I'm glad I did. It's larger than I anticipated, with well-organized and artfully arranged shelves, friendly staff, a range of genres and interests represented, some writing supplies (journals, pens, etc.), other standard bookstore novelties (puzzles, pins, greeting cards, etc). It was neither sweltering hot nor ice cold, which are often the only options for store temperatures in New Orleans in the summer. It was such a nice space that I found myself wishing they had a bit more space for tables and chairs to allow folks to sit down and do some work cafe-style.

Alexander Malsbury

My favorite book store in New Orleans! My go to place to browse the stacks. Staff has always been super helpful. Everything is so well organized and right where you would expect it to be. Lovely atmosphere! Would reccomend to anyone!

Alex Mikulich

A Favorite independent bookstore in New Orleans with the Community Bookstore. Too rare these days of digital media! Great people! They take care in what they do! Order your books here rather than as amazon!

Patrick Hrabos

Friendly staff, enjoyed browsing the selection of local books.

Anthony Hill

This is a great independent bookstore. Nice large unique selection. Don’t miss it.

CJ BLACK

This is my favorite book store in New Orleans. If they don't have the book you want, they will order it. I'd rather support our local vendors than the big corporations any day. The people who work here are very helpful, AND know their books.

Zane Katsikis

Fine independent bookstore with a large, eclectic selection of books and knowledgeable, convivial booksellers.

Kenna Hadley

A great place to buy gifts and find fun, local treasures. The staff was very helpful and nice. Walking into this store felt like a hug. Would highly recommend.

Joshua Burns

Always great to be able to shop at a local book store. I wish there were more. This is an experience far too many people go without these days.

Paul Teall

The ideal neighborhood book store - awesome selection, great atmosphere. They've got a nice variety of books that are either focused on New Orleans/Louisiana, or written by people from the area. Knocked off one star for the prices, which are obviously going to be higher than ordering online. That's the price you pay if you prefer to do your shopping in an actual physical location.

Camille Seyler

Amazing local bookstore. Great service, lovely atmosphere. They give good recs and will order you anything they don't have in stock.

Lisa Rene' DeBenedictis

The staff is warm and welcoming and sophisticated about new and classic literature. A great place to meet authors and to discuss literary texts, biographies, and new fiction and factual prose. Great place to find gifts for old and young.

Marius Commodore

As a fan of Politics and Prose and 53rd street books, this place has that kind of selection and quirky knowledgeable booksellers that those stalwarts have. Loved my first visit....there will be more

Patrick Armstrong

One of the best bookstores in New Orleans. Great selection, helpful staff, and a great local vibe for bookstore lovers.

Farah Momin

A really lovely and well curated neighborhood bookstore. Glad to have them as a local option to support instead of Amazon.

Ezekiel Martin

Broad, diverse selection in well-labeled sections. Helpful, friendly staff. Great local business.

Anthony Oscar

staff keeps to themselves, nice selection of local books to browse, enjoyable author events etc.

D'Anne Witkowski

Small but mighty indie bookstore with friendly and helpful staff and good selection. They have a lot of books about New Orleans for kids and adults.

Mike Whalen

I really love this bookstore! It's independent, small... But has one heck of a selection. Nestled in the garden district it has all the character you need in a bookstore.

Eric Noriz

I stop by once a week and it's the same clean, awesome, bookstore each and Everytime. :)

Mary Ricci

This store almost always has the book I'm looking for! If you call ahead they will even put it behind the counter for you. Super convenient uptown location with on street parking.

Terri Gregory

Quaint bookshop. I love looking at all the new stuff and I'm left alone to browse and greatly helped when the need arises and when I find the perfect read I take it to lunch cuz Toast is just around the corner. Toast!

Gina MacLaren Realtor

I am always able to find what I am looking for at Octavia Books. Great little neighborhood bookstore with excellent selection of books of local topics. Always nice to support local!

Kate Scheuermann

Comfortable, small local bookstore with a great selection of books and gifts. Lots of author events. Street parking only.

Jack Valentine

Awesome selection of local books about New Orleans and all the bestsellers you'd expect. The staff was very helpful in providing recommendations and helping find what I was looking for.

christopher kirsch

Great bookshop, friendly & knowledgeable staff

Angeli Elliott

Great bookstoee- fantastic selection and staff are super helpful.

Rylan Domingue

Love this book store. Very helpful staff. Everything is displayed well & great selection.

margene minor

A cozy, true book store that is well stocked and friendly. Love the place!!

Josh Adams

What a secret jewel tucked and hidden away... beautiful store, friendly service... great store! Lots of local books and books about New Orleans history, too.

James Hendrick

Excellent book store. We go there every time we're in New Orleans. Great staff.

Chloe Papai

Smells good inside. Cute bookstore with good selection. Very nice how they do author nights.

Kim Bryson

Best book store. So glad they are there. Really good newsletter too.

Mike Rodgers

Friendly and well curated bookstore. I always make a point to drop in and pick up something new to read when I'm in town.

Sara Perry

Incredible selection of books in a small store. I can always find something new and intriguing.

Kate S

Love that there are still a few good local book stores in residential neighborhoods. This one is top notch.

Alison Rutsch

Great selection, very helpful people working at the desk. Brought a big bowl of water for my hot dog to drink outside :)

Lessie Smith

The delivery is always on time. Love it

Eliot kamenitz

Nice offering of books. Help is like Mr. Cranky pants, but one should buy your books here to support the local independent venders.

Andrea F

Great local bookstore with friendly staff and a nice selection of books.

atheist southern

Good independently owned book store. Great local section. Book signing events with many writers.

Amy

Amazing selection in a small space. The staff are always helpful and have great recommendations. They will order what they don't have.

Charles Ryan

Great local bookstore. Good kid book selection too!

Damaris Botwick

Wonderful selection for adults and kids great independent book store

Bill Davison

This is a very comfortable, local bookstore with a good vibe and a solid staff.

Robert Grace

Great bookstore. They cater to a wide audience.

Chloe Frank

Favorite bookstore in the city. Extreme knowledgable staff, and they offer gift wrapping

Karen Spahn Jorgenson

Best bookstore in New Orleans! Great selection, knowledgeable staff.

Rebecca Prosino

Lovely bookstore. great choice and extremely helpful crew.

R Martin

Great store. Personalized, informed service.

Nicole Dolly

Adorable bookstore. Staff are very friendly and accommodating.

Dov Glazer

Friendly, knowledgeable staff, pleasing environment and impressive book selection.

Ray Rodriguez

Great indie bookstore nestled in a neighborhood

AMB

A great employee knew exactly where the book I was looking for was. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Thank you.

Dan Bevan

Delightful gem of a bookstore.

Margaret Pope

Be Very helpful ordered a book for me They are very polite and look for Anything I request.

Lisa Jiardini

Small but comfortable bookstore

Blane Edwards

Great selection and helpful staff!

R S

Wonderful

Sybil Cox

Great book store very nice

Wesley Billac

So quaint and right in the heart of uptown too!

Umm No

Great selection! Amazing costumer service!

Imtiaz

We buy all our birthday party gifts here.

C Davis

Great selection, engaging staff, lovely atmosphere.

Kristel Amin

Nice local bookstore with a good selection.

Marjorie Pokorny

Nice space and friendly staff. Jockomo launch was entertaining.

Lorilei Bozeman

Great people. Great ambience. Great selection. Great location was from the bustle of things.

rod beauchamp

These people are lovely and kind and hold frequent author events

Leslie Molson

Best bookshop in New Orleans.

Karen Filos

A Sweet Little Bookstore! You can't go wrong here!

Jeff Haun

Cute small book store with a lot of local writers and autographed books.

George Lanier

Super cozy, local content, great location.

James Triche

Great local store nice salection

Dr. Jon Chandler

Love this bookstore. #SupportLocalBiz

Ester Wensink

Dangerous place.... Too many great books

Andrew Hardy

The best book store in NOLA

G Kunkel

Charming neighborhood bookstore with knowledge staff.

Jason Starrett

Wonderful service and terrific selection!

Andie Paloutzian

Great Indie with a plethora of author visits

Joseph Connor

Fantastic local interest section!!

M Sims

Favorite bookstore.

Jayconfused

Staff were not helpful at all we had to ask for help 🤦🏾‍♂️ …

Ann Elizabeth Maier

Wonderful author talk.

Quinn PF

Autographed books & they gift wrap!!!

Scott Lesh

Great book store

Alba Houston

Excellent service and selection!

Gary Laura

Good Service. Good selection.

Steve C

So neat.

Donald Duggan

Excellent neighborhood bookshop.

Jennifer Do

Great service! Great atmosphere!

Dave Holt

Knowledgeable and pleasant staff.

Valerie Kilpatrick

A gem .

John Couret

Wonderful store 👍 …

Lisa Heilbronn

Great selection

Jessica Vines

Love this little place

Brandon Deriso

great events!

Michael Bailey

Worth a visit

Nathaniel Bailey

Great bookstore. Selection and staff are excellent.

John White

I could’ve spent hours in here, it was so peaceful. Charming space with a delightful staff. The store offered a wide variety of genres and gifts if that’s what you’re looking for.

Christopher Caterine

Amazing local bookshop with very helpful staff.

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