Flying Books — Bloor St. West

Fall in love with reading all over again with Flying Books. 

This local bookstore can be found nestled inside a variety of different locations across downtown Toronto. With a location on Queen Street West in the Gladstone Hotel, as well as two locations in The Good Neighbour Espresso Bar on Bloor St. West and on Dovercourt, you can treat yourself to good reads across the city.

This particular location is found at Good Neighbour in Koreatown. Located at 678 Bloor St. West, you can explore the neighbourhood that is one of our picks for underrated shopping. 

When Flying Books first opened, the team made it their mission to ensure that all of the books that they carried were selectively handpicked for readers based on what they want to share with their community.

You can enjoy the curated books, specially picked for you by the talented and experienced staff. 

The store also includes a handwritten note with each selection, so you know their reasoning behind choosing the novel.

The books rotate from fiction and non-fiction and even graphic novels, so there's always something to interest every type of reader. 

Flying Books also has guest choosers pick their favourite selections to add to the inventory. Guest choosers include authors and journalists alike, and anyone else who is involved with the literature community. 

As mentioned, the careful curation of various novels can be found within the cozy confines of the Good Neighbour Espresso Bar. 

While you are enjoying a cup of freshly made espresso-based drinks, grab a pick from Flying Books.

The espresso bar is the perfect place to curl up and read. With its warm caramel hardwood interior and exposed brick throughout the space, you will feel right at home.

The bookshop also has a variety of programs in order to help up-and-coming writers get connected to a professional mentor to help them improve their craft. They also have reading and writing classes.

Whether you are looking for your next favourite book, or trying to write one, Flying Books is going to become your new go-to spot.