The Modern Bookshop
Charlottesville Deserves

499 W Main St, Charlottesville, VA
Open Wed - Sun, 10am - 6pm

A fresh spin on the beloved indie bookstore, now open inside the Doyle Hotel.

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We can't wait for you to see the updates we are making to the Gallery @ the Doyle.

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We’ve called Charlottesville home for nearly 20 years and are building Commerce Street to give some shape to the remarkable intellectual energy we've experienced in this great city.

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Culpability
Culpability
$30.00
Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
$22.99
How to Think about AI: A Guide for the Perplexed
How to Think about AI: A Guide for the Perplexed
$13.99
Road to Tender Hearts
Road to Tender Hearts
$29.00
On Beauty and Being Just
On Beauty and Being Just
$19.95
Big Panda and Tiny Dragon
Big Panda and Tiny Dragon
$19.99
Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Tree Grows in Brooklyn
$18.99
Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
$29.99
Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation
Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation
$26.00
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
$20.00
Anomaly
Anomaly
$16.99
Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance (Revised)
Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance (Revised)
$18.00

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The power of the bookstore doesn’t just emanate from the books, the architecture, and the staff. Customers also make the space. Neither home nor work, these “third spaces” function as critical sites for intellectual, social, political, and cultural exchange. They nurture existing communities and foster new ones. They are de facto public spaces, gathering spots. They cost nothing.

Evan Friss

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