English Bookshops in Berlin

As befits a city of its size, Berlin has a good number of book shops and book stores with English-language literature. While you won't find the sheer range available say in London or New York, it's still fairly easy to get hold of books in English - both new and second hand - and many of the bookshops listed below are able to order publications they don't have in stock.

If you're looking for specific titles which aren't on the bestseller list however, it may be easier to order via amazon.de, who are able to source virtually any book and have it sent over usually quite quickly.

Most normal bookstores carry selections of computer books and foreign travel guides in English too. Discerning armchair travelers and ambitious globetrotters will find that travel specialist Schropp Land & Karte will make them very happy campers.

Bookshops specialising in English books

• Another Country - English-language bookstore and library club in Kreuzberg
• Books in Berlin - English and American literature, also second-hand (Charlottenburg)
• East of Eden - an independent second hand book shop in Friedrichshain
• Fair Exchange - second hand books in Kreuzberg
• Marga Schoeller Bücherstube - good selection of new titles, especially non-fiction and academic books
• mundo azul - international children's books
• Saint Georges - second hand fiction/ non-fiction (Prenzlauer Berg)
• Storytime Books and Café - quality books and related products for children (Friedenau)
• Village Voice - literature café and cultural events (Mitte)

Bookshops with English book sections

• Berlin Story - Berlin-related literature and goods, with many titles in English (Unter den Linden)
• Dussmann - one of Berlin's larger bookstores, with a large English section (Friedrichstraße)
• Hugendubel (Friedrichstraße) - small selection of paperbacks and new titles
• Hugendubel (Potsdamer Platz) - some bestsellers, paperbacks, DVDs
• Hugendubel (Steglitz) - small selection of popular titles, bestsellers
• Hugendubel (Tauentzienstraße) - well-stocked selection of paperbacks, new titles and bestseller non-fiction (Ku'damm / Breitscheidplatz)
• Thalia (Alexa): the branch of Thalia in the Alexa shopping centre has a large-ish selection of popular books in English in its international section.

Specialist bookstores with English stock

• Hammett Krimibuchhandlung - specialises in crime / detective novels (Kreuzberg)
• Lehmanns - academic bookstore near the TU with many specialist titles in English
• Schropp Land & Karte - Berlin's specialist for travel literature and maps, with many travel guides in English