Munro's Books

Munro's Books Victoria booksellers since 1963! Please visit our landmark heritage store in the heart of downtown. Browse our shelves online or in person.
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Munro’s Books has been described by noted columnist and author Allan Fotheringham as “the most magnificent bookstore in Canada, possibly in North America.” We offer a wide range of books from Canada, the U.S. and Britain, including an extensive selection of children’s titles. We think you’ll like what you find.

06/11/2026

Whether you're a FIFA fanatic or think Soccer and Football are the same, we got you covered! Our staff are big 🇧🇷 fans, who are you rooting for? 

⚽️ World Cup Fever by Simon Kuper 
⚽️ The Soccer 100 by Oliver Kay and James Horncastle
⚽️ The Messi Effect by Paul Tenorio 
⚽️ Winning Pitch by Murray Mollard
⚽️ How To Watch Soccer Like A Genius by Nick Greene 
⚽️ The History Of The World in 12 Soccer Matches by Stefano Bizzotto 
⚽️ The Football by Etienne Ghys 
⚽️ The Game At The End Of The World by Juan Villoro

Happy Pride Month! 🌈No matter how you celebrate, through festivals, parades or liberation protests every action commemor...
06/09/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

No matter how you celebrate, through festivals, parades or liberation protests every action commemorates years of struggle for civil rights and equal justice. Featured here today are six titles that you might find interesting:

🌈 Rainbow Wisdom: 18 LGBTQ+ Life Lessons for Everyone by Mischa Oak (Local Author!) 🍁
🌈 Staying Power: On Q***rness, Inheritances, and the Families We Choose by Zena Sharman (Local Author!) 🍁
🌈 Be Gay, Do Crime by Molly Llewellyn 
🌈 Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together by Jean Spade
🌈 The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta
🌈 The Love That Dares: An Anthology of Q***r Love Letters by Rachel Smith and Barbara Vesey

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the signing with BC Bob on Saturday, June 6th has been cancelled. We apologize for any ...
06/05/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the signing with BC Bob on Saturday, June 6th has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience!

New books from Ann Patchett AND Maggie O’Farrell on the same day? Our TBR piles just keep getting bigger and bigger…📚📚📚🔅...
06/02/2026

New books from Ann Patchett AND Maggie O’Farrell on the same day? Our TBR piles just keep getting bigger and bigger…📚📚📚

🔅The Disaster Gay Detective Agency by Lev AC Rosen
🔅Death on the Lanai by Rachel Ekstrom Courage
🔅Don’t Call It Art by Austin Kleon
🔅The Typing Lady by Ruth Ozeki
🔅Ghost-Eye by Amitav Ghosh
🔅The Double Life of Eve Sinclair by C.C. Humphreys
🔅Whistler by Ann Patchett
🔅Land by Maggie O’Farrell
🔅Grill by Jamie Oliver

Big new release day this week! 📚 We have a new Matt Dinniman, new Louise Penny and new Ann Leckie just to name a few!🪐 C...
05/12/2026

Big new release day this week! 📚 We have a new Matt Dinniman, new Louise Penny and new Ann Leckie just to name a few!

🪐 Coffin of Honey by Geoff Morrison 
🪐 Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty 
🪐 Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellisa Fung 
🪐 Anima Rising by Christopher Moore 
🪐 Little Feral by Maria Giesbrecht
🪐 First and Forever by Lynn Painter 
🪐 Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman 
🪐 Radiant Star by Ann Leckie


💮 May is Asian Heritage Month, and we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate Asian Canadian authors whose voices bring ...
05/11/2026

💮 May is Asian Heritage Month, and we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate Asian Canadian authors whose voices bring fresh, vital perspectives to the literary world! 🌸
Have you read any of these authors?

🏮 Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad
🏮 The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu 
🏮 Denison Avenue by Christina Wong and Daniel Innes 
🏮 Inheritance by Jane Park 
🏮 The Breakwater by Leslie Shimotakahara 
🏮 She Waits Where Shadows Gather by Michelle Tang 
🏮 Seven Heavens Away by Ashraf Zaghal 
🏮 Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies by Lindsay Wong

05/05/2026

Who brought the heat? 'cause we've got some hot ones on the shelves now! 🔅⚡

⚜Hardcover :
> Platform Decay by Martha Wells
> Our Perfect Storm by Carly Fortune 🍁
> Wild Fire by Jesse Winter 🍁
> West Coast Kitchen Garden by Sabrina Currie
> John of John by Douglas Stuart
> Book of Birds by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris
> The Good Eye by Jess Gibson

🧩 Paperback :
> Earth for Sale by Maude Barlow
> Girl With A Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
> Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
>The Calamity Club by Kathrine Stockett
>Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
> Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore

Thank you for the celebrating Independent Bookseller Day with us this past weekend! We're so lucky to have this communit...
04/29/2026

Thank you for the celebrating Independent Bookseller Day with us this past weekend! We're so lucky to have this community of readers and writers that support local indie bookstores! 💙

So... what's new this week? Let's see :

> Spirit Of The Great Bear by Jack Plant 
> Wildwood by Elinor Florence 
> Devils by Joe Abercrombie 
> Written On The Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay 
> We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune 
> Organs Speak by Giulia Enders 
> False And Fatal Claim by Iona Whishaw 
> Plants Of Greater Victoria by Collin Varner

Today is the day! Come down to celebrate Canadian Independent Bookstore Day with us and join in for all the fun! *BOOK S...
04/25/2026

Today is the day! Come down to celebrate Canadian Independent Bookstore Day with us and join in for all the fun!

*BOOK SIGNINGS WITH & Phoebe Wang
*DOUBLE POINTS
*BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK
*GIVEAWAYS
*COLOURING STATION
*PHOTO BOOTH

Address

1108 Government Street
Victoria, BC
V8W1Y2

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 7:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 7:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 7:30pm
Sunday 9:30am - 6pm

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+12503822464

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