Munro's Books

Munro's Books is a large independent bookstore in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, located in a landmark heritage building on Government Street.

[2] Munro's Books has been described by journalist Allan Fotheringham as "the most magnificent bookstore in Canada, possibly in North America.

[2] According to Jim Munro, Alice Munro began to write after reading some of the bookstore's stock and deciding angrily that "I can write better books than this,"[1] however Alice had her first story published 13 years before the bookstore opened, in 1950.

[4] Although Alice Munro did not have any relation to the bookstore for decades, the store still received fan and press calls asking for her.

[5] Textile artist Carole Sabiston, Jim Munro's second wife, created the tapestries that decorate the bookstore.