Romance
Sweet, swoony, dramatic, and everything in between.
find your next favorite →USED BOOKSTORE · SARASOTA, FL
Your next favorite book has already been loved.
Come wander the shelves, find a hidden gem, and give a great story its next home.
✦ 5353 S Tamiami Trail, Unit L · Sarasota
FICTION✦ROMANCE✦FANTASY✦MYSTERY✦KIDS✦RARE FINDS✦NONFICTION✦
FICTION✦ROMANCE✦FANTASY✦MYSTERY✦KIDS✦RARE FINDS✦NONFICTION✦
01 · ABOUT THE SHOP
A little bookstore for people who really love books.
Every book on our shelves has already been loved once — maybe a cracked spine, a coffee ring, or a name written inside the cover by the reader who had it before you.
Shelf Love is a cozy stop for gently used fiction, nonfiction, kids' books, and the occasional rare or collectible find. Our inventory is always changing, so there is always a reason to look again.
Stop by, take your time, and see what finds you.
02 · WHAT'S ON THE SHELVES
Pick a mood. Find a book.
Inventory changes all the time, which is half the fun.
Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Magic, quests, strange worlds, and faraway galaxies.
enter another world →Mystery & Thriller
Whodunits, page-turners, dark secrets, and suspense.
follow the clues →Fiction
Literary favorites, contemporary stories, classics, and more.
browse the stacks →Nonfiction
History, memoir, cookbooks, curiosity, and real-world stories.
learn something new →Kids & Young Readers
Picture books, chapter books, adventures, and growing imaginations.
for little book lovers →03 · TRADE, READ, REPEAT
Give your books another chapter.
We accept book trade-ins for store credit. Bring in gently used books you are ready to part with, and we will take a look at what fits our shelves.
Bring Your Books InAccepted books and credit amounts depend on condition, demand, and current shelf space. Not every book can be accepted, but we are always happy to take a look.
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Bring in your books
Gather the gently used books you are ready to send on to another reader.
2
We review the stack
We look at condition, what readers are asking for, and what we currently have room for.
3
Get store credit
For the books we accept, you receive Shelf Love store credit to put toward your next great find.
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Pre-loved. Well-read. Ready for its next shelf.
✦04 · COME SAY HI
Come get lost in the shelves.
5353 S Tamiami Trail, Unit L
Sarasota, Florida 34231
Shelf Love is an independent used bookstore in Sarasota, Florida on South Tamiami Trail (US 41). Browse pre-loved fiction, romance, fantasy, mystery, nonfiction, children's books, classics, and more—or bring gently used books to trade for store credit.
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STORE HOURS
Monday – Saturday10 AM – 6 PM
SundayClosed
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05 · ONLINE BOOK CLUB
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