(828) 456-6000
428 Hazelwood Ave.
Waynesville, NC 28786
blueridgebooks@ymail.com

Our Location

About Blue Ridge Books

Blue Ridge Books is a female-owned business located in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. We have been a part of the Waynesville community for more than a dozen years. Our store opened in 2007 in the strip shopping center on Main Street. The current owners, Jo and Allison, took over in 2010 and in 2017 moved the store to the historic Hazelwood Village in Waynesville.

As an independent, locally owned business, the community has always been a major focus of the bookstore. We love to talk about books with our customers, and we listen to what interests them. We also know how important it is to find a child’s first book, a book for someone going through a tough time or just as an escape. It is a wonderful feeling to put a book in someone’s hands that we know they will love. An independent bookstore seeks to strike a balance between popular, well-known titles, and those special books that may escape notice in the broader media.

We also enjoy working with and providing discounts to students, schools, community groups, and book clubs. Head Start is near and dear to our heart.  By combining our efforts with donations from our customers, we provide books for preschool students in Head Start.  

The most popular sections in our store contain local books, mystery/thrillers, fiction, and, literally a vault full of gorgeous children’s books. We also carry magazines and newspapers for those people that just need a quick reading fix.

We would love for you to visit us and spend time browsing our shelves, but if that isn’t possible for you, you can still shop with us online and take a look at some of our favorites. The online list includes more books than are in stock at the store.

If you have a special interest in local non-fiction, please give us a call to order regional titles that may not be available through our online system.

Events at Blue Ridge Books

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Blue Ridge Books

428 Hazelwood Ave. Waynesville, NC 28786

(828) 456-6000

LIN STEPP  

Fri, March 27th 2:00-4:00pm 

Lin is a favorite of our customers and she will be signing her latest book, 
Wildflower Haven: A Mountain Home Book.
Drop by to meet Lin and pick up a copy. It takes place in the beautiful setting of Cosby, TN where Valerie & Patrick have an inauspicious start after their first meeting. Her family
owns a local garden/nursery center and he is a biology/botany professor. Sounds like a perfect match…but are they?
 
 

DR. BART EHRMAN  

Wed, April 8th

7:00pm at Feichter Studio Theatre @ HART.

We are privileged to welcome Dr. Bart Ehrman discussing his newest book, 
Love Thy Stranger: 
How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West.
This is a ticketed event and seating is limited. Books purchased in advance include one
ticket to the event and individual tickets are available for $12. Tickets are available only at Blue Ridge Books. Come by or call 828-456-6000. Books will also be available at
the reading. We would like to thank HART Theatre for their cooperation with this event. 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

For more detailed information on our events, be sure to follow us on Facebook!

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More Ways to Shop

  • Order by phone and we will do curbside delivery.
  • We can mail to you – Books can be shipped directly to you by our distributor.
  • You can order from our shopping page!

Our Team

Jo - Owner

Jo - Owner

Jo enjoys watching movies from the 1930s and 1940s and likes to read thrillers.

Allison - Owner

Allison - Owner

Allison is obsessed with her flower garden and loves regional literature.

Mary - Store Manager

Mary - Store Manager

Mary went sky diving for her 50th birthday and enjoys suspense books.

Interesting Facts About Blue Ridge Books

Locals remember the bank being located here years ago. But few remember that before the bank a modern 300 seat movie theater opened in our building in 1941.

The restored hardwood floors and brick walls are original to our old building. The ceiling, though not original, is a sight to behold.

Our literary clock reminds us that it’s always time for books.

We’re a dog-friendly store! Fresh water is always available for our thirsty furry visitors. Treats are on hand, also. We are not responsible for our staff over-feeding you precious pups!

Carefully designed with your children in mind, the old bank vault has become our bright, happy, young-reader inspired Children’s Room.

The Constitution of the United States is the #5 bestseller at Blue Ridge Books since 2007. You can pick up a copy for just $2.50.

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