These 8 Bookstores Should Be On Every Hyderabadi's Radar

Hyderabad's latest, and much loved store Luna Books should be on your radar if you love discovering new authors and have a penchant for picking up what's not on the bestseller lists. Run by two voracious readers (who happen to be sisters), Luna Books also has a well-curated list of books you should check out every month. Whatever your fancy, we promise you'll find a hidden gem at this charming store. 

Stumping your expectations of a regular Hyderabad bookstore, Akshara is known to receive new stock every day. So, find yourself gawking at the latest releases, and manga like One Piece (priced at INR 499). The main hall of the store holds the bestsellers, latest editions, as well as collectibles. There are two other rooms, out of which one is dedicated to children's books and Young Adult Fiction, and the other holds classics. We couldn't help but buy more than we had planned, and also place a request for the books we'd love to get our hands on. 

MR Book Center, a 15-year-old bookstore, offers rare, unused, and old stocks of books at super discounted prices. Classics from Jane Austen, Leo Tolstoy, Victor Hugo, and more find a major place here and they are priced as low as INR 100, while novels of Tom Sawyer, Nancy Drew, Agatha Christie are priced at INR 100 too. You will also find coffee table tomes and illustrated biographies of Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, and more priced at INR 300 only. And the best part? The prices start at INR 20! 

E. Babaiah bookstall, a little-known store, has been a favourite amongst those that know of it, and for those who did not, well, it’s about to be. Books by the likes of Sudha Murthy, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and Shashi Tharoor rub shoulders with Telugu books. If you’ve been looking for the works of Telugu writers like Vishwanatha Satyanarayana, Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani, Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy, Chalam, you can get them from here. That said, you will also find translations of popular novels. Although the collection might seem minimal, there is a godown upstairs that houses a treasure waiting to be discovered. 

Located in Punjagutta, Landmark is where we get our scoop on the latest releases and bestsellers. It's a large bookstore and the only chain bookstore in the city that actually has a great collection of books. While you cannot expect any discounted prices, they usually have sales on a certain section of books throughout the year and have a fairly decent collection. 

Not sparing a single Sunday morning, the book bazaar stirs life into Abids. With National Geographic‘s hardbound magazines dating back to the 70s and the 80s sold at INR 50 per copy, magazine collectors can go as much nostalgic as they want. Walk a little further and enter the Hollywood lane, and be blown away by the book collection. Be sure to carry cash and a large tote, this spot's going to tap into the book hoarder in you.  

This one's for the book collectors. Haziq and Mohi Rare Books has been around since 1972, and stocks rare books that date back a few decades. The place needs some patience to get around, but once you get discovering, there's no stopping you from getting a book that'll be a find you brag about for a long time from this treasure trove.