Read up at these magazine stands in Calgary

The magic of the magazine stand is alive and well across Calgary. Pop into these news shops and bookstores for everything from popular mainstream titles and topical fare to obscure, hard-to-find and foreign-language selections.

Read up at these magazine stands in Calgary
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Billy's News & Smoke Shop

1
604 1 St SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1M7

Formerly located on Seventh Avenue Southwest on the downtown CTrain line, Billy’s News & Smoke Shop can now be found in a stylish and compact shop space in the historic Lougheed Building on First Street Southwest. Billy’s carries popular English language magazine and newspaper titles as well as foreign-language publications. The shop offers a reservation service as well as cigarettes.

Daily Globe Newshop

2
101-1013 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2T 0A7

Carrying 4,000 titles, Daily Globe News Shop on 17th Avenue Southwest is a go-to newsstand for hard-to-find newspapers and magazines, with many titles available nowhere else in the city. Foreign language magazines include Croatian, French, German, Italian, Serbian and Spanish titles. Ask about the shop’s reservation service.

Shelf Life Books

3
100-1302 4 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0X8

A downtown independent bookstore known for its smartly curated shelves, Shelf Life Books also carries a solid and compact selection of magazines. With many literary titles such as Tin House and Broken Pencil, its back-wall rack also features mainstream titles such as The New Yorker and GQ as well as regional magazines such as Alberta Venture and Alberta Views.

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Indigo

4
170-4916 130 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2Z 0G4

Calgary Indigo locations as well as the bookseller’s CrossIron Mills shop feature designated magazine rooms. Choose from titles on fashion, food and foreign affairs as well as news, science and popular culture. When visiting the 130th Avenue Southeast store, sit down with your selection at the in-store Starbucks and enjoy some non-digital magazine reading time with your cappuccino.

University Of Calgary

5
2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4

In contrast with the higher-learning demands of its educational institution setting, the big back-wall magazine rack at the University of Calgary Bookstore leans to recreational reading. Weekly and monthly selections include celebrity gossip, music and hobby titles. The bookstore also maintains smaller magazine racks at other campus locations including within Hotel Alma.

Bass Pro Shops

6
112-261055 Cross Iron Blvd, Rocky View, AB T4A 0G3

One of CrossIron Mills’ anchor businesses, Bass Pro Shops carries a wide selection of outdoor-themed magazines in its Gifts of Nature section. In the sprawling store’s northwest corner (over by the fudge shop) you’ll find hunting, archery, fly-fishing, spin-casting and firearms titles. Both the hunting and fishing departments also feature smaller magazine racks.

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Chapters

7
66 Crowfoot Terr NW, Calgary, AB T3G 4J8

Though its periodical racks have diminished somewhat in recent years, Chapters maintains a robust selection of magazines and newspapers. Find mainstream titles such as The Economist and Canadian Geographic, topical titles on everything from technology and economics to pets and music as well as many arts and literary magazines and quarterlies.

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