shelves full of books at Parnassus Books, the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best Book Store in Nashville

Best Book Store: Parnassus Books

Second Place: The Bookshop

Third Place: Novelette Booksellers

Past Best of Nashville wins: Parnassus Books also took Best Book Store (2024, 2022, 2021, 2020) and Best Bookstore (2023, 2019) in the Readers' Poll.