Were on a Minneapolis vacation, and my husband and I have to pause and write a 5-star review for this place. This is exactly what you look for in a bookstore! From the moment you walk in there are books from the floor to ceiling on bookshelves, stacked in piles in the corners, just overflowing with classics and new titles from debuting authors. There are thorough, handwritten Staff Picks notes on all the shelves, there are creaky hardwood floors, there are pothos vines draped over bookshelves, and theres the largest collection of works from Indigenous authors weve ever seen in one place; I think its an unrivalled resource in that way. Theres a loft overhead and a Hobbit Hole underneath for kids to play in while their parents shop. The employees interacted with each other like good friends, and were upbeat and helpful to work with. This was such a cool experience, and were so glad we wandered into this neighborhood bookstore in our time in Minneapolis.

You will always find something...even if you walk in not knowing what youre looking for. Its a very unique space inside and just begs for you to wander and find that special book that is calling your name. Staff are friendly and knowledgable and have made great recommendations; they are a great resource. They pack a lot of subject matter into this space. If you have young readers in your life, make sure you check out the childrens and young adult sections too. Birchbark is also a great shop to find greeting cards and gifts for anyone. Thank you, Birchbark - see you soon!

Amazing bookstore! I found a beautiful selection of bird books and I bought the biggest one for a very good price. The staff is sooo nice

Cosy and stacked with great books. Great to take a kid. Great to browse. Employee recommendations on little notes sprinkled throughout the shelves.

A beautiful space, wonderful staff, and a great vibe! I wish Id had more time there, but I look forward to returning whenever I visit the Twin Cities! Among my purchases were cards to send to friends and bookmarks - stunning designs by Native American artists. 😊 Excellent service.

I wish I had had more than 10 minutes. Next time Im in the Twin Cities Ill plan better. Great selection of Native American poetry and prose.

Recently moved to the neighborhood and adore this bookstore. The staff are SO sweet and they have an incredible curated selection of titles (I pretty much get all my book recommendations from browsing what’s in their windows each week). If they don’t have a particular book you’re looking for they can always order it for you, so with enough advance planning there’s really no need to go anywhere else for your books! Please support this neighborhood native owned business!

I just received the most beautiful gift wrapped book from Birchbark Books sent by a dear friend. They created a truly special moment with their care and attention to detail. Order books from this wonderful shop!!

Fantastic first order! Definitely coming back for more. I ordered online and the book I ordered wasnt immediately available and they promptly emailed with information on when it would be coming in and shipped out. Was happily surprised when it came and was a signed copy! Thank you Birchbark Books!

Owner Louise Erdrich is an amazing writer and this store is charming, the book recommendations by the staff are great, and of you walk inside, you will definitely walk out with a book to treasure.

Love it! The staff are friendly and I found so many books that were on my reading list. I also found tons to add to add to my list as well.

Wonderful selection of books and the people were absolutely a delight to talk to

Good physical selection, as well as online. . . Great to support native businesses!

Very cute bookstore, staff was helpful and I enjoyed shopping here.

I bought from them online and they were incredible. Not all of the books I ordered were available and they let me know right away they would be ordered and sent out ASAP. I got the books I ordered quickly even the ones that were not immediately available. They have a wide variety of native books and I will be ordering more soon! Support native!

Great book selection. Everyone I spoke to was very helpful and helped me with recommendations in the genre I was interested in. Highly recommend

Very helpful and friendly staff when I placed an order online! Great selection of books.

Everyone was so helpful!

My friend took me to this little store. This store is tucked off the main street. But was amazed at their book selections and all the assortment of beautiful handmade gifts. This store also smells good and tje clerks were friendly. I loved this store. I wanted to see more...It should be bigger!

Ive ordered from Birchbark twice now. The books are shipped promptly and packaged well. There is a variety of books available - I would highly recommend Birchbark for Native literature!

I love their selection of books. I placed a phone order and was able to pick it up right away. Service and knowledge is second to none.

After spending a week in awe of the native lands up by the Boundary Waters and northern Minnesota, my partner and I wanted to find some reading material to learn more about what it was like to live up there for native people (before, and during when they were being pushed out). Although we couldn’t go in to this bookstore, the woman working there over the phone suggested some great books. I just finished reading one and I think it might be one of my new favorite books. I will definitely treasure these stories and am so glad we stopped by this bookstore.

Boozhoo! Birchbark Books is such a wonderful place to be. Amazing and beautiful Indigenous art, and were so helpful and friendly when I ask questions. I love this place so much. Miigwetch

The first irl bookstore browsing like feel I’ve had during COVID! While standing outside I browsed the books in the 2 big windows, looked them up online to learn more, called to pay, then they no-contact dropped them off outside the door :) Thank you!!!!

This place is amazing, and I hadnt asked how they do their Covid-related protocols,(They do curbside, shop online, purchase ahead online or by phone!), and I had walked there a couple of miles, from home, in the cold, cutting it within 5 minutes of closing time....doh! The staff person I dealt with was supernice, Anthony, and he worked with me very warmly and professionally.We had spoken on the phone the previous day, so he knew exactly where the Solstice-present-for-my-grown-daughter book was, (The Marrow Thieves), and we did a socially distanced transaction.The jewelry and gifty cards in the window bespoke volumes of local and Native artist support, and I know the store,(owned mostly by World renowned author Louise Erdrich and her talented artist and producer sister Heidi), does many amazing traditional classes, readings and booksignings, storytelling and Community artist events when were not in pandemics !Easily 5 Stars out of 5 !🔥

If I could give them a million stars I would. Highly HIGHLY recommend!!!

I order books from Birch Bark frequently. They’re staff is super helpful.

Incredibly special locally owned book store. Absolutely excellent book selection! I know that I can visit and find the perfect gift for a friend here.

One of my favorite bookstores in the Twin Cities. A great selection of top-notch authors and their works in a wide range of genres and topics. The atmosphere and decor of Birchbark are cozy and welcoming.

Great bookstore! I ordered a book online and the package was delivered with no issue. I was touched by the sweet note accompanying the book I had bought as well.

The most amazing bookstore in the city. Native authors and topics, and a great selection of other books as well. Great place for gifts, including cards and small arts and crafts. Childrens books, poetry, indigenous studies, law, climate, history, fiction, nonfiction, baby books, young adult, and much more. Every book feels carefully selected and is in stock for a reason.

They had the books I was looking for. I ordered (from NY) and they came within a week. Will definitely purchase from this shop again!

I always love visiting this bookstore whenever Im in town. Super friendly staff, and such a wonderful selection of poetry books! Also, theres a ton of variety of genres!

Great customer service. Too bad that Google maps said they were open, as they were closed for inperson shopping and only for online pickup and delivery. However, I told the woman who worked in the store what I was looking for and she brought out several books for me to review, apologized that the store was closed even though the door was unlocked, and returned to process my selected purchase. So it ended up being a pretty simple experience.

So glad to support a local indigenous business. A great experience overall.

This is undoubtedly one of my favorite bookstores in town. The selection of American Indian texts is unmatched in the city, and selection of young adult and childrens literature by Indigenous authors is unparalleled. Come here. Support your local bookstore.

Well-curated selection of new books. A large number of titles by First Nations authors, as you would imagine.Beautiful decor.Helpful staff.

Excellent selection

I ordered The Forest Heals print from Birchbark Books. Not only is it beautiful, I received it very promptly ~ Thank you!

Cozy little book store with lots of native American books and nature type books. A decent selection of childrens books -especially unique books. I enjoyed perusing the childrens books by Native authors and looking through the many biological type books in the store. Not a large selection of Native products, but a few interesting ones. Staff was eager to be helpful but not pushy.

This is our favorite book store ever! We love the atmosphere, intelligent and inspiring book selection and staff is so helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. And congratulations on the New York Times article in the July 26th issue! Well done and well deserved!!.

This is a fantastic bookstore in a very pretty neighborhood. On almost every shelf, youll find cards with handwritten reviews/suggestions from the staff. Its not a huge space, but theres enough room to browse without crowding other customers. I could have spent hours there.

Really nice, non cookie cutter book independent book shop. Cookbook and childrens section as well. Great selection and a great place to go if youve run out of ideas for what to read. Nice atmosphere and nice notes on staff on some of the books.

Great selection of curated books always out on the table. Love to support this place and the nice people who work here.

Very quaint Naive American themed bookstore in the heart of the Lake of the Isles neighborhood. Large selection of childrens books, books on metaphysics and History as well. A very wonderful feature is that there are summaries and recommendations throughout the store to flesh out your choices, so give yourself ample time to browse.

Great selection. But staff is eager to greet white customers rather than the broad audience stopping in. Eh, the staff was wrapped up ina conversation amongst themselves to even notice. It’s a toss up on customers service.

Very nice, cozy, and friendly local book store specializing in Native American books and authors, but not exclusively.

Very knowledgeable staff very friendly theyre knowledgeable staff is a big plus help me find the book I needed so pleased

We were excited to visit after reading the Birchbark House series. It is a small but mighty bookstore. Great selection! We will be back! Happy independent bookstore day!!

I could spend hours at this small bookstore! I did a lot of my Christmas shopping here this year. I love their handwritten staff picks all over the store and the variety of high quality books they have. There are also some nice Native products like jewelry and wild rice.

I love that Birchbark has titles I wont find at chain bookstores. The staff is welcoming and friendly. The store manages to fit an amazing number and range of books while still seeming roomy. Its a real shame the cafe next door closed - the two locations worked well together (owner was unreasonable on the lease renewal, I hear).Perhaps best of all, theyll order anything they dont have, and remind you when it comes in (rather necessary for me, Im afraid). Highly recommended.

I love neighborhood book stores. Plus, my daughter and I always find a good read. Favorite place to spend some quality time is always a book store and in this neighborhood Birchbark Books & Native Arts is that place.

I have been wanting to visit Birchbark for a long time, and I wasnt disappointed.

Cute, but didnt have the type of books we were looking for. It is definitely a local bookstore. It was very eclectic. We wanted run of the mill books, but they didnt have them. I was looking for the newest girl with the Dragon tattoo or even a Patterson, but we didnt see any. The staff seemed to be carrying on a really ridiculous conversation. One employee thought that hed eaten meat a couple times that week and thought he had iron poisoning then asked if that was even a thing. I wanted to say, yes it is a thing but it doesnt happen in 3 days. They are so engrossed in conversation, I didnt want to ask if they had the books.

Birchbark has one of the best childrens and Native American-related book selections in the twin cities. They also have a brand new store on the lower level with unusual and speciality books, puzzles, handmade items, and cards.

This is a great little bookstore. They have a large selection of books written by and about Native Americans. Staff offer lots of advice and are friendly. There is a little nook for kids to play in while you shop.

My favorite bookstore of all time, love how wide the selection is for Native American language resources, and books in general.

I have been shopping in this wonderful book store for many years and have enjoyed it more each year. Great staff, great books, great atmosphere & NO rules for kids! Perfection.

A charming bookstore which forefronts indigenous authors. Serves as a model of decolonization which other businesses around the Twin Cities ought to learn from.

Its my favorite independent bookstore owned by my favourite author, Louise Erdrich.

Great selection of unique books and pleasant reading environment. Plus wonderfully mini-house for kids play.

If youre a Louise Erdritch fan, you have to go here. Great books, with many signed. Beautiful jewelry, too.

Cool little bookstore in a quieter part of Minneapolis. Fun place to seek out regional titles and authors.

One of the best independent bookstores in MN. And by far the best selection of Native American authored books. Not to be missed!

Beautiful community space full with books that features inclusion and equity

Native American art, all kinds of books, a great place to spend a couple of hours.

Relaxing environment with unique MN and Native American focus. You can find classics, new books, and the staff recommendations are always on point. A must for the avid reader.

Such a great bookstore with an amazing selection (How could it not be when its owned by Louise Erdrich?) Also does a great job of centering POC

Independently owned, wide variety of books - including, but not limited to, a wide range of Native-written books.

Beautiful store. Kid-friendly with loft. Great books and Native artwork.

Love the selection. My favorite bookstore!

The selection and atmosphere are awesome.

My name is ainsley good service here i like tacos good service

A wonderful bookstore. The staff are warm and engaging, environment is welcoming, and its a terrific place to browse and pick up some great books.

We are in love! We wanted every book, puzzle, and piece to art in the store！Such a carefully curated selection

I love this book store. Ill be back!

Lovely little bookstore featuring a nice selection of Native American writers/topics.

Most of the books are focused on American Indian topics. Old school small book store.

What a wonderful, thoughtful little jewel. Every neighborhood should be blessed with a bookstore like this one.

Abundance of books lovingly displayed with attention to minorities, social issues, and harmony with self, others and Mother Earth.

A bookstore of rare quality, also featuring beautiful jewelry at modest prices.

A great independently owned bookstore and sidewalk dance venue.

Beautiful bookstore with a huge range of Native American -- and other minority -- literature.

Wonderful source of books, and native arts. Support independent book stores!

Cozy bookstore, thoughtfully chosen selection of books.

So much to choose from! Fun place for kids to hang out with the play area.

Always find that unique book here.

Amazing little book shop with an unparalleled collection of native books!

Beautiful books, inviting store!

A little crowded but wonferful books and native crafts. Off the beaten path in Minneapolis but worth rhe drive.

Very nice Native American bookstore near Lake of the Isle

Best Native book collection

Atmosphere is nice. Good food.

My absolute favorite independent bookstore. Warm and inviting, with plush arm chairs and a wide variety of good books and stunning sterling silver sterling jewelry.

Amazing selection of indigenous writers.

Really nice independent bookstore.

Very cute, local bookstore with a dedicated staff

Outstanding book store for every age.

Current titles; wonderful staff!

Great books, jewelry and other Native products.