Winner: Nowhere Bookshop
5154 Broadway
(210) 640-7260
nowherebookshop.com
Native Texan Jenny Lawson — aka The Bloggess — made a name for herself by penning soul-
bearing slices of life which have been collected in the New York Times bestsellers Let’s Pretend
This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (2012), Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About
Horrible Things (2015) and You Are Here: An Owner’s Manual for Dangerous Minds (2017).
Beloved for her earnest and humorous approach to writing about depression and anxiety,
Lawson boasts an irreverent spirit that’s brilliantly reflected in her smartly curated Nowhere
Bookshop. Located on a fairly traditional stretch of Broadway in Alamo Heights, Nowhere goes
far beyond the expectations of a San Antonio bookstore by stocking an incredibly diverse
assortment of titles — not to mention coffee, wine and beer. During a recent visit, we sipped a
glass of Pinot Noir while perusing staff-approved books including Johnny Compton’s Gothic
horror fantasy Devils Kill Devils, Madeline Miller’s subversive historical fiction Circe and Alex
Michaelides’ psychological thriller The Silent Patient. And while books are the main affair at
Nowhere, don’t sleep on the excellent assortment of giftables, which run the gamut from
LGBTQ+ and pro-choice stickers to artsy greeting cards that employ kitty cats to deliver such
pointed messages as “Fuck Elon and His Dumbass Cars and Rockets.”
2. The Twig Book Shop
306 Pearl Parkway #106
(210) 826-6411
thetwig.com
3. Nine Lives Books
7959 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 119
(210) 647-5656
mobile.ninelivesbooks.com
This article appears in Jul 23 – Aug 6, 2025.